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
21,340
100.0%
Speak only English
16,779
78.6%
Speak a language other than English
4,561
21.4%
Spanish
279
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
175
62.7%
Speak English "well"
79
28.3%
Speak English "not well"
16
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
9
3.2%
Other Indo-European languages
4,165
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,483
59.6%
Speak English "well"
762
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
666
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
254
6.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
90
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
33.3%
Speak English "well"
51
56.7%
Speak English "not well"
9
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
70.4%
Speak English "well"
8
29.6%
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
21,340
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,561
21.4%
5 to 17 years
593
2.8%
18 to 64 years
2,709
12.7%
65 years and over
1,259
5.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,854
8.7%
5 to 17 years
29
0.1%
18 to 64 years
1,018
4.8%
65 years and over
807
3.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
461
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,235
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
843
4.4%
5 to 17 years
51
0.3%
18 to 64 years
276
1.4%
65 years and over
516
2.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
