Another variable used to produce correlations with the AIDS rates was language. Language, in some socioeconomic structures, can be seen as a barrier that prevents people from obtaining the amount of assistance they need from certain resources such as employment, medical attention, and education. The correlations made with the AIDS Rates against the language variables produced only one positive correlation, which was the percent of the population that speaks English (Refer to scatter plot 10). This factor produced a .31 correlation which supports the fact that AIDS has been present in the region for many years and not brought in by groups of people from other countries. The correlations between the percent of 5- 17 year olds that spoke French and other Indo-European languages were negative, as well as the percent of individuals 18 and over that spoke Russian (Refer to scatter plots 11, 12, & 13).
It was somewhat astounding that the data reflected no correlation to the French language because based on knowledge about the history of AIDS; one of the populations that it appeared in most prominently was the Haitian community. Creole, a combination of French and other languages, is commonly spoken in the Haitian population. These languages did not correlate because the AIDS epidemic is not common in these specific demographics. There is no overwhelming evidence that these populations have been severely impacted by the AIDS epidemic.