Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. New Brunswick 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
45,251
100.0%
Speak only English
24,357
53.8%
Speak a language other than English
20,894
46.2%
Spanish
16,108
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,563
34.5%
Speak English "well"
2,837
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
4,236
26.3%
Speak English "not at all"
3,472
21.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,473
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,691
68.4%
Speak English "well"
519
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
204
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
59
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,222
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
779
63.7%
Speak English "well"
345
28.2%
Speak English "not well"
85
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
13
1.1%
All other languages
1,091
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
815
74.7%
Speak English "well"
198
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
69
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
45,251
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
20,894
46.2%
5 to 17 years
3,596
7.9%
18 to 64 years
16,360
36.2%
65 years and over
938
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
12,046
26.6%
5 to 17 years
1,632
3.6%
18 to 64 years
9,811
21.7%
65 years and over
603
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,152
Population 5 years and over in households*
38,776
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7,905
20.4%
5 to 17 years
1,548
4.0%
18 to 64 years
6,050
15.6%
65 years and over
307
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
