Phillips 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 |
25,595 |
97.69% |
23,447 |
96.93% |
Spanish |
366 |
1.40% |
352 |
1.46% |
Other Indo-European* |
171 |
0.65% |
295 |
1.22% |
Asian Language** |
52 |
0.20% |
93 |
0.38% |
Other |
16 |
0.06% |
3 |
0.01% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
26,200 |
100.00% |
24,190 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
138 |
39.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
62 |
21.02% |
Asian Language** |
63 |
67.74% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
263 |
1.09% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
135 |
36.89% |
Other Indo-European* |
79 |
46.20% |
Asian Language** |
10 |
19.23% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
224 |
0.85% |
* "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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