Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Montevideo 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
5,032
100.0%
Speak only English
4,845
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
187
3.7%
Spanish
64
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
28.1%
Speak English "well"
18
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
28
43.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
98.3%
Speak English "well"
2
1.7%
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
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
5,032
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
187
3.7%
5 to 17 years
23
0.5%
18 to 64 years
100
2.0%
65 years and over
64
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
48
1.0%
5 to 17 years
15
0.3%
18 to 64 years
31
0.6%
65 years and over
2
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,946
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
17
0.3%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
10
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
