Bertie 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 |
18,504 |
97.97% |
18,139 |
97.69% |
Spanish |
198 |
1.05% |
317 |
1.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
180 |
0.95% |
64 |
0.34% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
0.02% |
41 |
0.22% |
Other |
1 |
0.01% |
6 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
18,887 |
100.00% |
18,567 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
99 |
31.23% |
Other Indo-European* |
17 |
26.56% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
14.63% |
Other Language |
1 |
16.67% |
Total |
123 |
0.66% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
105 |
53.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
60 |
33.33% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
165 |
0.87% |
* "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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