Utah
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 |
1,432,947 |
92.25% |
1,770,626 |
87.49% |
Spanish |
51,945 |
3.34% |
150,244 |
7.42% |
Other Indo-European* |
34,088 |
2.19% |
49,865 |
2.46% |
Asian Language** |
22,346 |
1.44% |
37,805 |
1.87% |
Other |
12,025 |
0.77% |
15,335 |
0.76% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,553,351 |
100.00% |
2,023,875 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
71,405 |
47.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
13,156 |
26.38% |
Asian Language** |
16,310 |
43.14% |
Other Language |
4,820 |
31.43% |
Total |
105,691 |
5.22% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
17,037 |
32.80% |
Other Indo-European* |
9,018 |
26.46% |
Asian Language** |
10,274 |
45.98% |
Other Language |
4,496 |
37.39% |
Total |
40,825 |
2.63% |
* "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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