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
31,581
100.0%
Speak only English
29,518
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,063
6.5%
Spanish
388
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
287
74.0%
Speak English "well"
52
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
31
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
18
4.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,481
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,054
71.2%
Speak English "well"
311
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
116
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
61.0%
Speak English "well"
35
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
24
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
3
1.9%
All other languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
31,581
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,063
6.5%
5 to 17 years
321
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,087
3.4%
65 years and over
655
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
590
1.9%
5 to 17 years
44
0.1%
18 to 64 years
304
1.0%
65 years and over
242
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
156
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,047
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
229
0.7%
5 to 17 years
28
0.1%
18 to 64 years
63
0.2%
65 years and over
138
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
