Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Stratham 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
5,930
100.0%
Speak only English
5,697
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
233
3.9%
Spanish
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
85.5%
Speak English "well"
9
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
117
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
68.2%
Speak English "well"
7
31.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
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
5,930
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
233
3.9%
5 to 17 years
44
0.7%
18 to 64 years
172
2.9%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
16
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
16
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,930
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
