Brunswick 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 |
14,572 |
96.94% |
17,180 |
97.90% |
Spanish |
197 |
1.31% |
254 |
1.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
214 |
1.42% |
81 |
0.46% |
Asian Language** |
28 |
0.19% |
14 |
0.08% |
Other |
21 |
0.14% |
20 |
0.11% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
15,032 |
100.00% |
17,549 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
71 |
27.95% |
Other Indo-European* |
2 |
2.47% |
Asian Language** |
7 |
50.00% |
Other Language |
5 |
25.00% |
Total |
85 |
0.48% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
85 |
43.15% |
Other Indo-European* |
81 |
37.85% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
166 |
1.10% |
* "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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