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
9,286
100.0%
Speak only English
8,073
86.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,213
13.1%
Spanish
827
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
522
63.1%
Speak English "well"
170
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
88
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
47
5.7%
Other Indo-European languages
281
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
216
76.9%
Speak English "well"
20
7.1%
Speak English "not well"
45
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
51.4%
Speak English "well"
11
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
18
24.3%
All other languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,286
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,213
13.1%
5 to 17 years
193
2.1%
18 to 64 years
821
8.8%
65 years and over
199
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
406
4.4%
5 to 17 years
36
0.4%
18 to 64 years
295
3.2%
65 years and over
75
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
94
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,277
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
144
1.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
94
1.0%
65 years and over
50
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
