Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Aberdeen 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
5,960
100.0%
Speak only English
5,834
97.9%
Speak a language other than English
126
2.1%
Spanish
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
77.6%
Speak English "well"
4
6.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
16.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
89.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
5,960
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
126
2.1%
5 to 17 years
31
0.5%
18 to 64 years
78
1.3%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
21
0.4%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
15
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,724
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
