Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Trinidad 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
8,451
100.0%
Speak only English
6,524
77.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,927
22.8%
Spanish
1,770
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,381
78.0%
Speak English "well"
275
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
99
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
15
0.8%
Other Indo-European languages
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
91.2%
Speak English "well"
10
8.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
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
8,451
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,927
22.8%
5 to 17 years
188
2.2%
18 to 64 years
1,046
12.4%
65 years and over
693
8.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
414
4.9%
5 to 17 years
32
0.4%
18 to 64 years
240
2.8%
65 years and over
142
1.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
154
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,103
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
255
3.1%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
133
1.6%
65 years and over
108
1.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
