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Table 1 Percentage of male 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

2.9 (1.7–4.7)

4998

14993

   35–54

6.0 (4.3–8.2)

8823

50293

   55+

20.9 (16.6–25.8)

14923

137292

Pakistani

   

   16–34

9.8 (7.4–12.7)

12957

24618

   35–54

15.1 (11.5–19.3)

10020

66131

   55+

35.3 (27.5–43.8)

11740

123274

Bangladeshi

   

   16–34

14.8 (11.3–18.9)

7573

22718

   35–54

36.2 (29.5–43.3)

7748

66635

   55+

65.6 (56.5–73.8)

8248

122894

Chinese

   

   16–34

9.3 (5.5–14.5)

4172

5423

   35–54

26.0 (19.8–33.0)

7628

21357

   55+

57.1 (46.1–67.6)

6457

32933