Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Atlantic Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,887
100.0%
Speak only English
6,667
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
220
3.2%
Spanish
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
91
66.4%
Speak English "well"
28
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
18
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
81.5%
Speak English "well"
12
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,887
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
220
3.2%
5 to 17 years
51
0.7%
18 to 64 years
127
1.8%
65 years and over
42
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
58
0.8%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
30
0.4%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,523
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
36
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
24
0.4%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
