Bennington 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 |
31,513 |
94.87% |
33,464 |
95.60% |
Spanish |
254 |
0.76% |
433 |
1.24% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,291 |
3.89% |
965 |
2.76% |
Asian Language** |
122 |
0.37% |
85 |
0.24% |
Other |
37 |
0.11% |
58 |
0.17% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
33,217 |
100.00% |
35,005 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
117 |
27.02% |
Other Indo-European* |
199 |
20.62% |
Asian Language** |
38 |
44.71% |
Other Language |
7 |
12.07% |
Total |
361 |
1.03% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
36 |
14.17% |
Other Indo-European* |
290 |
22.46% |
Asian Language** |
79 |
64.75% |
Other Language |
11 |
29.73% |
Total |
416 |
1.25% |
* "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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