Mifflin 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 |
39,863 |
92.82% |
40,430 |
92.75% |
Spanish |
184 |
0.43% |
343 |
0.79% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,886 |
6.72% |
2,763 |
6.34% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
0.03% |
55 |
0.13% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
42,946 |
100.00% |
43,591 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
76 |
22.16% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,424 |
51.54% |
Asian Language** |
28 |
50.91% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
1,528 |
3.51% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
75 |
40.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,354 |
46.92% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
1,429 |
3.33% |
* "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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