Butler 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 |
137,334 |
96.90% |
157,969 |
96.93% |
Spanish |
994 |
0.70% |
1,545 |
0.95% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,906 |
2.05% |
2,715 |
1.67% |
Asian Language** |
382 |
0.27% |
582 |
0.36% |
Other |
111 |
0.08% |
161 |
0.10% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
141,727 |
100.00% |
162,972 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
415 |
26.86% |
Other Indo-European* |
499 |
18.38% |
Asian Language** |
206 |
35.40% |
Other Language |
23 |
14.29% |
Total |
1,143 |
0.70% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
308 |
30.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
827 |
28.46% |
Asian Language** |
145 |
37.96% |
Other Language |
43 |
38.74% |
Total |
1,323 |
0.93% |
* "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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