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| Census reveals language use detail | Census reveals language use detail |
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| The number of people living in England and Wales who could not speak any English was 138,000, latest figures from the 2011 census show. | |
| It was the first census to ask how well the population could speak English when it was not a person's main language. | It was the first census to ask how well the population could speak English when it was not a person's main language. |
| After English, the second most reported main language was Polish, followed by Punjabi and Urdu. | After English, the second most reported main language was Polish, followed by Punjabi and Urdu. |
| Meanwhile, the percentage of the population that is married fell from 51% in 2001 to 47% in 2011. | Meanwhile, the percentage of the population that is married fell from 51% in 2001 to 47% in 2011. |
| English was the main language for 92% - or 50 million - of residents aged three and over. The remaining 8% - or 4 million - spoke a different main language, but most were proficient in speaking English. | English was the main language for 92% - or 50 million - of residents aged three and over. The remaining 8% - or 4 million - spoke a different main language, but most were proficient in speaking English. |
| Of those with a main language other than English, 1.7 million could speak English very well, 1.6 million could speak English well, and 726,000 could speak English, however not well. The remaining 138,000 could not speak English at all. | Of those with a main language other than English, 1.7 million could speak English very well, 1.6 million could speak English well, and 726,000 could speak English, however not well. The remaining 138,000 could not speak English at all. |
| In Wales, 97%, 2.9 million of residents reported English or Welsh as their main language and 19%, 562,000, reported that they could speak Welsh. | |
| In London, 22% - or 1.7 million of residents - used a main language other than English. | |
| The top 10 reported languages were English, followed by Polish, Panjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Arabic, French, Chinese (excluding Mandarin and Cantonese) and Portuguese. | |
| Rise in households | |
| On the make-up of homes in England and Wales, there was a total of 23.4 million households in 2011, an increase of 8% from almost 22 million in 2001. | |
| In 2011, there were 14.4 million one-family households, 7.1 million one-person households and 1.9 million "other households," which includes households of unrelated adults or more than one family. | |
| The largest percentage increase was for "other households" which rose 28% between 2001 and 2011. | |
| The census - which is used to plan public services - is carried out every 10 years, during which the public are asked questions about their jobs, health, education and ethnic background. | |
| This year's questionnaire was sent to about 26 million households in England and Wales on 27 March last year and was compulsory to fill in. | |
| The only voluntary question in the census related to religion and allowed people to declare themselves to be Christian (all denominations), Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, of no religion or to list themselves as belonging to any other faith. | |
| Last year was the first time people could fill in the form online. |