Lee 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 |
11,663 |
97.31% |
11,306 |
96.23% |
Spanish |
191 |
1.59% |
358 |
3.05% |
Other Indo-European* |
52 |
0.43% |
52 |
0.44% |
Asian Language** |
77 |
0.64% |
3 |
0.03% |
Other |
2 |
0.02% |
30 |
0.26% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
11,985 |
100.00% |
11,749 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
110 |
30.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
20 |
38.46% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
Other Language |
14 |
46.67% |
Total |
144 |
1.23% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
47 |
24.61% |
Other Indo-European* |
2 |
3.85% |
Asian Language** |
53 |
68.83% |
Other Language |
2 |
100.00% |
Total |
104 |
0.87% |
* "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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