Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Narragansett 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
3,487
100.0%
Speak only English
3,255
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
232
6.7%
Spanish
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
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
119
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
94.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
34.5%
Speak English "well"
27
49.1%
Speak English "not well"
9
16.4%
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
3,487
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
232
6.7%
5 to 17 years
19
0.5%
18 to 64 years
159
4.6%
65 years and over
54
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
43
1.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
36
1.0%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,446
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
1.8%
5 to 17 years
19
0.6%
18 to 64 years
36
1.0%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
