Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Edinburgh 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
4,293
100.0%
Speak only English
4,171
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
122
2.8%
Spanish
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
75.2%
Speak English "well"
8
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
21
17.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
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
4,293
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
122
2.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
117
2.7%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
29
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
29
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,293
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
16
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
16
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
