Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bristol 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
16,479
100.0%
Speak only English
16,075
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
404
2.5%
Spanish
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
104
59.8%
Speak English "well"
56
32.2%
Speak English "not well"
14
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
119
78.3%
Speak English "well"
19
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
14
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
34.6%
Speak English "well"
28
35.9%
Speak English "not well"
23
29.5%
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
16,479
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
404
2.5%
5 to 17 years
40
0.2%
18 to 64 years
305
1.9%
65 years and over
59
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
154
0.9%
5 to 17 years
31
0.2%
18 to 64 years
101
0.6%
65 years and over
22
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,840
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
