Cleveland 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 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
152,975 |
94.46% |
179,910 |
92.42% |
Spanish |
3,258 |
2.01% |
6,137 |
3.15% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,306 |
1.42% |
3,071 |
1.58% |
Asian Language** |
2,790 |
1.72% |
4,391 |
2.26% |
Other |
612 |
0.38% |
1,165 |
0.60% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
161,941 |
100.00% |
194,674 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,908 |
31.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
768 |
25.01% |
Asian Language** |
2,242 |
51.06% |
Other Language |
284 |
24.38% |
Total |
5,202 |
2.67% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
928 |
28.48% |
Other Indo-European* |
484 |
20.99% |
Asian Language** |
1,238 |
44.37% |
Other Language |
100 |
16.34% |
Total |
2,750 |
1.70% |
* "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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