Cattaraugus 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 |
74,081 |
95.06% |
74,742 |
94.87% |
Spanish |
862 |
1.11% |
1,118 |
1.42% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,515 |
3.23% |
2,314 |
2.94% |
Asian Language** |
170 |
0.22% |
261 |
0.33% |
Other |
306 |
0.39% |
350 |
0.44% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
77,934 |
100.00% |
78,785 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
380 |
33.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,131 |
48.88% |
Asian Language** |
124 |
47.51% |
Other Language |
74 |
21.14% |
Total |
1,709 |
2.17% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
231 |
26.80% |
Other Indo-European* |
997 |
39.64% |
Asian Language** |
70 |
41.18% |
Other Language |
55 |
17.97% |
Total |
1,353 |
1.74% |
* "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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