Emery 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 |
9,103 |
97.39% |
9,434 |
94.55% |
Spanish |
128 |
1.37% |
381 |
3.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
60 |
0.64% |
120 |
1.20% |
Asian Language** |
34 |
0.36% |
23 |
0.23% |
Other |
22 |
0.24% |
20 |
0.20% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
9,347 |
100.00% |
9,978 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
210 |
55.12% |
Other Indo-European* |
31 |
25.83% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
17.39% |
Other Language |
9 |
45.00% |
Total |
254 |
2.55% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
51 |
39.84% |
Other Indo-European* |
13 |
21.67% |
Asian Language** |
8 |
23.53% |
Other Language |
12 |
54.55% |
Total |
84 |
0.90% |
* "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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