Anderson 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 |
41,077 |
91.23% |
48,445 |
93.17% |
Spanish |
3,514 |
7.80% |
3,123 |
6.01% |
Other Indo-European* |
303 |
0.67% |
274 |
0.53% |
Asian Language** |
71 |
0.16% |
145 |
0.28% |
Other |
63 |
0.14% |
8 |
0.02% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
45,028 |
100.00% |
51,995 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,327 |
42.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
93 |
33.94% |
Asian Language** |
76 |
52.41% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
1,496 |
2.88% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,474 |
41.95% |
Other Indo-European* |
102 |
33.66% |
Asian Language** |
37 |
52.11% |
Other Language |
5 |
7.94% |
Total |
1,618 |
3.59% |
* "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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