Hawaii
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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
771,485 |
75.18% |
832,226 |
73.37% |
Spanish |
13,729 |
1.34% |
18,820 |
1.66% |
Other Indo-European* |
14,002 |
1.36% |
14,242 |
1.26% |
Asian Language** |
226,002 |
22.02% |
267,157 |
23.55% |
Other |
991 |
0.10% |
1,906 |
0.17% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,026,209 |
100.00% |
1,134,351 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,960 |
26.35% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,165 |
22.22% |
Asian Language** |
134,782 |
50.45% |
Other Language |
598 |
31.37% |
Total |
143,505 |
12.65% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,402 |
24.78% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,933 |
20.95% |
Asian Language** |
117,863 |
52.15% |
Other Language |
220 |
22.20% |
Total |
124,418 |
12.12% |
* "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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