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Table 2 Percentage of female individuals who speak little or no English, estimates of the number in England and the number of annual GP consultations by age and ethnic group in 1999 and 2004

From: Access to interpreting services in England: secondary analysis of national data

 

% of individuals who speak little or no English

Estimated number in population

Estimated number of GP consultations/year

Indian

   

   16–34

5.3 (3.7–7.2)

9442

49098

   35–54

14.6 (12.1–17.4)

22136

148311

   55+

45.2 (39.5–51.0)

32721

458090

Pakistani

   

   16–34

15.8 (13.0–18.8)

20999

151189

   35–54

40.1 (35.0–45.5)

26743

243358

   55+

67.8 (58.4–763)

18817

319893

Bangladeshi

   

   16–34

31.2 (27.1–35.6)

17134

80530

   35–54

75.9 (68.9–82.0)

15988

174265

   55+

91.1 (82.5–96.4)

7706

77060

Chinese

   

   16–34

6.3 (3.1–11.0)

2868

5162

   35–54

29.8 (24.4–35.6)

11041

57416

   55+

61.2 (49.2–72.2)

7550

67952