Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Grenada 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
13,942
100.0%
Speak only English
13,456
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
486
3.5%
Spanish
208
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
147
70.7%
Speak English "well"
21
10.1%
Speak English "not well"
40
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
63.2%
Speak English "well"
44
25.3%
Speak English "not well"
15
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
57.7%
Speak English "well"
10
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
12
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
32.7%
Speak English "well"
35
67.3%
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
13,942
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
486
3.5%
5 to 17 years
121
0.9%
18 to 64 years
339
2.4%
65 years and over
26
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
182
1.3%
5 to 17 years
60
0.4%
18 to 64 years
117
0.8%
65 years and over
5
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,425
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
38
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
38
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
