Litchfield 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 |
148,954 |
91.88% |
157,582 |
91.85% |
Spanish |
1,350 |
0.83% |
3,535 |
2.06% |
Other Indo-European* |
10,362 |
6.39% |
8,618 |
5.02% |
Asian Language** |
896 |
0.55% |
1,302 |
0.76% |
Other |
551 |
0.34% |
530 |
0.31% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
162,113 |
100.00% |
171,567 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,244 |
35.19% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,547 |
29.55% |
Asian Language** |
845 |
64.90% |
Other Language |
137 |
25.85% |
Total |
4,773 |
2.78% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
491 |
36.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,195 |
30.83% |
Asian Language** |
485 |
54.13% |
Other Language |
170 |
30.85% |
Total |
4,341 |
2.68% |
* "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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