Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brazil 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
7,689
100.0%
Speak only English
7,511
97.7%
Speak a language other than English
178
2.3%
Spanish
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
60.6%
Speak English "well"
19
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
2
2.8%
Speak English "not at all"
7
9.9%
Other Indo-European languages
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
89.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
7,689
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
178
2.3%
5 to 17 years
17
0.2%
18 to 64 years
151
2.0%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
37
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
37
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,566
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
26
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
26
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
