Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sheffield 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
8,933
100.0%
Speak only English
8,693
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
240
2.7%
Spanish
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
42.2%
Speak English "well"
11
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
82
50.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
70.9%
Speak English "well"
5
9.1%
Speak English "not well"
11
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
26.3%
Speak English "well"
14
73.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,933
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
240
2.7%
5 to 17 years
36
0.4%
18 to 64 years
177
2.0%
65 years and over
27
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
128
1.4%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
108
1.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
36
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,892
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
68
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
68
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
