Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Peterborough 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
2,852
100.0%
Speak only English
2,682
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
170
6.0%
Spanish
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
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
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
77.6%
Speak English "well"
32
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
2,852
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
170
6.0%
5 to 17 years
27
0.9%
18 to 64 years
66
2.3%
65 years and over
77
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
32
1.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
24
0.8%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,617
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
