New York, NY - Almost one in four New Yorkers admit they can't speak English well, almost three times the national average, according to U.S. Census data.
About 5.7 million of the 7.3 million city residents age 5 and older claimed to know the English language "very well." This compares to more than 1.6 million residents who know English "less than very well."
New York City's command of English stood in stark contrast to national figures. Only 8.6 percent of America's 268.1 million residents over 5 struggle with English, Census data showed.
Spanish is the No. 1 foreign language spoken in New York, with 1.8 million speakers, Russian is No. 3 foregin language, with 198,969 speakers, Yiddish is No. 8 with 77,392 speakers, and Arabic No. 10.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
New York, NY - One in Four New Yorkers Can't Speak English
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