Coffee 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 |
36,654 |
97.53% |
43,131 |
96.26% |
Spanish |
438 |
1.17% |
1,071 |
2.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
405 |
1.08% |
310 |
0.69% |
Asian Language** |
77 |
0.20% |
268 |
0.60% |
Other |
10 |
0.03% |
26 |
0.06% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
37,584 |
100.00% |
44,806 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
522 |
48.74% |
Other Indo-European* |
49 |
15.81% |
Asian Language** |
113 |
42.16% |
Other Language |
7 |
26.92% |
Total |
691 |
1.54% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
106 |
24.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
139 |
34.32% |
Asian Language** |
40 |
51.95% |
Other Language |
10 |
100.00% |
Total |
295 |
0.78% |
* "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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