Nassau County
LANGUAGE
The Census asks questions about language use at home to locate groups of people who speak a language other than English. Their isolation or integration into a primarily English speaking community can be determined by their ability to speak English proficiently.
Language Spoken at Home, 1990-2000
|
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
999,119 |
82.68% |
959,465 |
76.84% |
Spanish |
63,699 |
5.27% |
115,039 |
9.21% |
Other Indo-European* |
113,647 |
9.40% |
124,652 |
9.98% |
Asian Language** |
22,627 |
1.87% |
36,354 |
2.91% |
Other |
9,315 |
0.77% |
13,166 |
1.05% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,208,407 |
100.00% |
1,248,676 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
57,053 |
49.59% |
Other Indo-European* |
36,705 |
29.45% |
Asian Language** |
15,519 |
42.69% |
Other Language |
2,633 |
20.00% |
Total |
111,910 |
8.96% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
30,217 |
47.44% |
Other Indo-European* |
34,820 |
30.64% |
Asian Language** |
10,528 |
46.53% |
Other Language |
2,414 |
25.92% |
Total |
77,979 |
6.45% |
* "Other Indo-European" excludes English and Spanish. "Indo-European" is not synonymous with "European." French, German, Hindi, and Persian are all classified as Indo-European. Hungarian, on the other hand, is lumped into "Other Language."
** "Asian Language" includes languages indigenous to Asia and Pacific islands areas that are not also Indo-European languages. Chinese, Japanese, Telugu, and Hawaiian are all classified here.
Also note that ability to speak English "very well" is based on the self-assessment of those responding to Census questions, not on a test of language ability.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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