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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 7. Religion, Ethnicity, and LanguageTable 7.6: Languages Spoken at Home by Ethnicity, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Per- Yap Pohn- Poly- Kos- Per- Yap Pohn- Poly- Kos-Language spoken Total cent Yap O.Is. Chuuk pei nesia rae Asia White Other Total cent Yap Is. Chuuk pei nesia rae Asia White OtherPersons 5+ yrs 44,879 100.0 0.1 0.1 90.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.1 7.2 46,248 100.0 0.1 - 93.7 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 5.9Chuuk/Mortlockese 44,184 100.0 0.0 0.1 92.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 7.2 45,981 100.0 - - 94.1 - - - - - 5.8Yapese 8 100.0 100.0 - - - - - - - - 16 100.0 75.0 - 12.5 - - - - - 12.5Y. Outer Islands 10 100.0 40.0 60.0 - - - - - - - 12 100.0 16.7 25.0 41.7 - - - - - 16.7Pohnpeian 53 100.0 - - 9.4 83.0 - - 1.9 - 5.7 52 100.0 1.9 - 1.9 90.4 - 1.9 - - 3.8Polynesian 2 100.0 - - - 50.0 50.0 - - - - 7 100.0 - - - 14.3 57.1 - - - 28.6Kosraean 13 100.0 - - 23.1 - - 76.9 - - - 8 100.0 - - 12.5 - - 50.0 - - 37.5English 330 100.0 1.8 0.3 35.8 2.7 - 1.8 40.6 11.2 5.8 124 100.0 4.0 - 19.4 2.4 0.8 1.6 12.9 33.9 25.0Japanese 8 100.0 - - 12.5 - - - 62.5 - 25.0 - - - - - - - - - - -Filipino 81 100.0 - - - - - - 100.0 - - 26 100.0 - - - - - - 100.0 - -Chinese 145 100.0 - - - - - - 99.3 - 0.7 - - - - - - - - - - -Koreans 2 100.0 - - - - - - 100.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Others 43 100.0 - 2.3 34.9 - - - 25.6 2.3 34.9 22 100.0 - - 9.1 - - - 13.6 13.6 63.6Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P57; 2000 FSM Census, Table P4-10.Table 7.7 further presents the languages commonly spoken at home by place of birth for 1994 and 2000 Censuses.Almost all persons who spoke the Chuukese language at home were born in Chuuk. In 2000, other languages spoken inChuuk included English, Pohnpeian, Filipino, and Yapese, in that order. In 1994, before Chuuk State Governmentremoved Ting Hong, there were a handful of Chinese/Taiwanese speakers in Chuuk. In all cases, however, languagespoken at home corresponded to place of birth except for Kosraen, Pohnpeian, and English. A significant proportion ofKosraen, Pohnpeian, and English speakers were Chuuk-born.Table 7.7: Languages Spoken at Home by Place of Birth, Chuuk State: 1994 and 2000Place of Birth1994 2000USAUSAPer- Yap Pohn- Kos- Guam Per- Yap Pohn- Kos- GuamLanguage spoken Total cent Yap O Is. Chuuk pei rae CNMI Asia Others Total cent Yap O. Is Chuuk pei rae CNMI Asia OtherPersons 5+ yrs 44,879 100.0 - 0.1 98.0 0.4 - 0.3 1.1 0.1 46,248 100.0 0.2 0.05 98.94 - 0.07 0.34 0.22 0.15Chuukese/Mortlockese 44,184 100.0 - - 99.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 45,981 100.0 0.1 0.05 99.35 - - 0.23 0.11 0.06Yapese 8 100.0 75.0 - 25.0 - - - - - 16 100.0 38 - 56.25 - - - - 6.25Y. Outer Islands 10 100.0 20.0 50.0 30.0 - - - - - 12 100.0 - - 83.33 - 8.33 8.33 - -Pohnpeian 53 100.0 1.9 - 24.5 69.8 - 1.9 - 1.9 52 100.0 17 - 46.15 9.62 23.1 1.92 - 1.92Kosrean 13 100.0 - - 30.8 - 53.8 7.7 - 7.7 8 100.0 25 - 62.5 - - - - 12.5English 330 100.0 1.2 - 38.5 2.7 0.3 16.1 35.8 5.5 124 100.0 1.6 - 19.35 - 0.81 39.5 16.1 22.6Japanese 8 100.0 - - 37.5 - - - 62.5 - - - - - - - - - - -Filipino 81 100.0 - - - 2.5 - - 97.5 - 26 100.0 - - - - - - 100 -Chinese/Taiwanese 145 100.0 - - - 1.4 - - 98.6 - - - - - - - - - - -Koreans 2 100.0 - - - - - - 100.0 - - - - - - - - - - -Others 45 100.0 - - - 40.0 - 4.7 25.6 35.6 29 100.0 - - 9.091 - 24.1 13.6 18.2 59.1Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P74; 2000 FSM Census, Table P5-10.Table 7.8 shows the frequency of English language use in Chuuk by region in 1994 and 2000. The proportion of thepopulation who spoke English was about similar in both years, at about 40 percent. The proportion who spoke onlyEnglish and English as first language decreased while the proportion who spoke English as second and third languageincreased. In both years, Northern Namoneas had the highest proportion speaking English as their first language. Thismay be due to the fact that it is where the state center is located and most likely to be residence of expatriate workers.Additionally, the proportion speaking English as second language was around 90 percent.Table 7.8: Frequency of English Use by Municipality, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Persons Total Percent Percent speak English Persons Total Percent Percent speak English5 years spoke spoke English as 1 st as 2 nd as 3 rd 5 years spoke spoke English as 1 st as 2 nd as 3 rdRegion & over English English Total only lang. lang. lang. & over English English Total only lang. lang. lang.Total 44,879 18,504 41.2 100.0 1.9 9.6 87.6 0.9 46,248 18,327 39.6 100.0 0.2 0.8 90.6 8.6Lagoon 34,978 14,604 41.8 100.0 2.4 10.6 86.1 0.9 34,886 14,066 40.3 100.0 0.3 1.0 97.6 1.4N. Namoneas 14,548 7,309 50.2 100.0 3.9 12.2 82.7 1.2 12,993 6,780 52.2 100.0 0.6 1.9 96.0 2.1S. Namoneas 10,059 3,533 35.1 100.0 1.5 11.0 87.0 0.5 10,078 3,131 31.1 100.0 - 0.1 98.9 1.0Faichuk 10,371 3,762 36.3 100.0 0.3 7.4 91.8 0.6 11,815 4,155 35.2 100.0 0.1 0.3 99.2 0.5Outer Islands 9,901 3,900 39.4 100.0 0.2 5.6 93.4 0.8 11,362 4,261 37.5 100.0 - 0.1 67.7 32.2Mortlocks 5,563 1,719 30.9 100.0 - 2.7 96.3 1.0 6,077 2,133 35.1 100.0 - 0.1 35.7 64.1Pattiw 1,819 823 45.2 100.0 0.2 1.9 96.8 1.0 2,353 720 30.6 100.0 - - 99.9 0.1Namonwito 825 436 52.8 100.0 0.2 3.2 96.3 0.2 1,103 264 23.9 100.0 - 0.4 98.9 0.8Halls 1,694 922 54.4 100.0 0.3 15.5 83.5 0.7 1,829 1,144 62.5 100.0 - - 99.8 0.2Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P74; 2000 FSM Census, Table P5-10.Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 61