Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Scarborough 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
3,828
100.0%
Speak only English
3,642
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
186
4.9%
Spanish
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
67.3%
Speak English "well"
16
32.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
73.0%
Speak English "well"
28
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
3,828
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
186
4.9%
5 to 17 years
33
0.9%
18 to 64 years
86
2.2%
65 years and over
67
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
53
1.4%
5 to 17 years
25
0.7%
18 to 64 years
28
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
9
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,764
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
9
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
9
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
