Stanly 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 |
46,987 |
97.76% |
51,941 |
95.32% |
Spanish |
322 |
0.67% |
1,475 |
2.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
496 |
1.03% |
330 |
0.61% |
Asian Language** |
229 |
0.48% |
701 |
1.29% |
Other |
31 |
0.06% |
44 |
0.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
48,065 |
100.00% |
54,491 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
899 |
60.95% |
Other Indo-European* |
55 |
16.67% |
Asian Language** |
373 |
53.21% |
Other Language |
8 |
18.18% |
Total |
1,335 |
2.45% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
196 |
60.87% |
Other Indo-European* |
170 |
34.27% |
Asian Language** |
106 |
46.29% |
Other Language |
26 |
83.87% |
Total |
498 |
1.04% |
* "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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