Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Coventry 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
2,695
100.0%
Speak only English
2,518
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
177
6.6%
Spanish
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
70.8%
Speak English "well"
30
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
8
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
33.3%
Speak English "well"
16
66.7%
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
2,695
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
177
6.6%
5 to 17 years
16
0.6%
18 to 64 years
131
4.9%
65 years and over
30
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
54
2.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
24
0.9%
65 years and over
30
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,695
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
16
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
16
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
