Arizona
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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
2,674,519 |
79.25% |
3,523,487 |
74.14% |
Spanish |
478,234 |
14.17% |
927,395 |
19.51% |
Other Indo-European* |
71,425 |
2.12% |
102,004 |
2.15% |
Asian Language** |
31,243 |
0.93% |
62,204 |
1.31% |
Other |
119,385 |
3.54% |
137,634 |
2.90% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
3,374,806 |
100.00% |
4,752,724 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
435,186 |
46.93% |
Other Indo-European* |
26,527 |
26.01% |
Asian Language** |
28,280 |
45.46% |
Other Language |
49,944 |
36.29% |
Total |
539,937 |
11.36% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
187,314 |
39.17% |
Other Indo-European* |
17,775 |
24.89% |
Asian Language** |
15,472 |
49.52% |
Other Language |
55,346 |
46.36% |
Total |
275,907 |
8.18% |
* "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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