Pawnee 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 |
14,222 |
97.94% |
15,165 |
97.29% |
Spanish |
99 |
0.68% |
211 |
1.35% |
Other Indo-European* |
115 |
0.79% |
80 |
0.51% |
Asian Language** |
24 |
0.17% |
28 |
0.18% |
Other |
61 |
0.42% |
103 |
0.66% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
14,521 |
100.00% |
15,587 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
83 |
39.34% |
Other Indo-European* |
10 |
12.50% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
46.43% |
Other Language |
19 |
18.45% |
Total |
125 |
0.80% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
41 |
41.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
27 |
23.48% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
54.17% |
Other Language |
15 |
24.59% |
Total |
96 |
0.66% |
* "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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