Beaufort 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 |
38,570 |
97.58% |
40,263 |
95.29% |
Spanish |
630 |
1.59% |
1,593 |
3.77% |
Other Indo-European* |
263 |
0.67% |
237 |
0.56% |
Asian Language** |
53 |
0.13% |
89 |
0.21% |
Other |
12 |
0.03% |
73 |
0.17% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
39,528 |
100.00% |
42,255 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
893 |
56.06% |
Other Indo-European* |
36 |
15.19% |
Asian Language** |
68 |
76.40% |
Other Language |
21 |
28.77% |
Total |
1,018 |
2.41% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
283 |
44.92% |
Other Indo-European* |
100 |
38.02% |
Asian Language** |
31 |
58.49% |
Other Language |
12 |
100.00% |
Total |
426 |
1.08% |
* "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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