Ohio
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 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
9,517,064 |
94.57% |
9,951,475 |
93.88% |
Spanish |
139,194 |
1.38% |
213,147 |
2.01% |
Other Indo-European* |
310,850 |
3.09% |
296,816 |
2.80% |
Asian Language** |
54,595 |
0.54% |
84,658 |
0.80% |
Other |
41,509 |
0.41% |
53,872 |
0.51% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
10,063,212 |
100.00% |
10,599,968 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
77,394 |
36.31% |
Other Indo-European* |
99,316 |
33.46% |
Asian Language** |
40,574 |
47.93% |
Other Language |
17,175 |
31.88% |
Total |
234,459 |
2.21% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
48,080 |
34.54% |
Other Indo-European* |
102,498 |
32.97% |
Asian Language** |
27,008 |
49.47% |
Other Language |
12,279 |
29.58% |
Total |
189,865 |
1.89% |
* "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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