Jefferson Davis Parish
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 |
21,472 |
76.04% |
23,805 |
81.99% |
Spanish |
66 |
0.23% |
254 |
0.87% |
Other Indo-European* |
6,666 |
23.61% |
4,846 |
16.69% |
Asian Language** |
20 |
0.07% |
82 |
0.28% |
Other |
14 |
0.05% |
47 |
0.16% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
28,238 |
100.00% |
29,034 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
156 |
61.42% |
Other Indo-European* |
975 |
20.12% |
Asian Language** |
57 |
69.51% |
Other Language |
10 |
21.28% |
Total |
1,198 |
4.13% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
8 |
12.12% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,955 |
29.33% |
Asian Language** |
20 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
11 |
78.57% |
Total |
1,994 |
7.06% |
* "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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