Maui 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 |
72,048 |
77.74% |
90,879 |
75.94% |
Spanish |
912 |
0.98% |
2,613 |
2.18% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,379 |
1.49% |
1,943 |
1.62% |
Asian Language** |
18,294 |
19.74% |
24,069 |
20.11% |
Other |
46 |
0.05% |
171 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
92,679 |
100.00% |
119,675 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
940 |
35.97% |
Other Indo-European* |
372 |
19.15% |
Asian Language** |
12,938 |
53.75% |
Other Language |
34 |
19.88% |
Total |
14,284 |
11.94% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
256 |
28.07% |
Other Indo-European* |
237 |
17.19% |
Asian Language** |
9,696 |
53.00% |
Other Language |
9 |
19.57% |
Total |
10,198 |
11.00% |
* "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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