Choctaw 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 |
13,866 |
97.06% |
13,881 |
96.70% |
Spanish |
207 |
1.45% |
224 |
1.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
87 |
0.61% |
38 |
0.26% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
11 |
0.08% |
Other |
126 |
0.88% |
200 |
1.39% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
14,286 |
100.00% |
14,354 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
56 |
25.00% |
Other Indo-European* |
12 |
31.58% |
Asian Language** |
1 |
9.09% |
Other Language |
57 |
28.50% |
Total |
126 |
0.88% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
48 |
23.19% |
Other Indo-European* |
14 |
16.09% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
30 |
23.81% |
Total |
92 |
0.64% |
* "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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