Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fraser 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
14,413
100.0%
Speak only English
13,176
91.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,237
8.6%
Spanish
146
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
68.5%
Speak English "well"
21
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
25
17.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
841
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
494
58.7%
Speak English "well"
227
27.0%
Speak English "not well"
112
13.3%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
124
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
107
86.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
126
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
45.2%
Speak English "well"
38
30.2%
Speak English "not well"
31
24.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,413
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,237
8.6%
5 to 17 years
150
1.0%
18 to 64 years
721
5.0%
65 years and over
366
2.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
479
3.3%
5 to 17 years
36
0.2%
18 to 64 years
247
1.7%
65 years and over
196
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
150
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,192
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
265
1.9%
5 to 17 years
23
0.2%
18 to 64 years
126
0.9%
65 years and over
116
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
