Sullivan 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 |
5,594 |
96.82% |
6,102 |
97.09% |
Spanish |
24 |
0.42% |
61 |
0.97% |
Other Indo-European* |
146 |
2.53% |
116 |
1.85% |
Asian Language** |
7 |
0.12% |
1 |
0.02% |
Other |
7 |
0.12% |
5 |
0.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
5,778 |
100.00% |
6,285 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
17 |
27.87% |
Other Indo-European* |
37 |
31.90% |
Asian Language** |
1 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
5 |
100.00% |
Total |
60 |
0.95% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11 |
45.83% |
Other Indo-European* |
8 |
5.48% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
28.57% |
Other Language |
3 |
42.86% |
Total |
24 |
0.42% |
* "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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