Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ottawa 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
11,146
100.0%
Speak only English
10,595
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
551
4.9%
Spanish
325
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
212
65.2%
Speak English "well"
61
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
52
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
46.9%
Speak English "well"
22
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
29
30.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
111
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
65.8%
Speak English "well"
18
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
6
5.4%
Speak English "not at all"
14
12.6%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
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
11,146
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
551
4.9%
5 to 17 years
98
0.9%
18 to 64 years
410
3.7%
65 years and over
43
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
202
1.8%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
155
1.4%
65 years and over
26
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,637
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
103
1.0%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
73
0.7%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
