Literacy Of Older Adults In America... Results From The National Adult Literacy Survey... ED402513... United States Department Of Education
Title | Literacy Of Older Adults In America... Results From The National Adult Literacy Survey... ED402513... United States Department Of Education PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Office of Educational Research and Improvement |
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Release | 1997* |
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Literacy of Older Adults in America
Title | Literacy of Older Adults in America PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Brown |
Publisher | Department of Education |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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A national household survey of the literacy skills of adults in the U.S. Contents: literacy in the older adult pop'n. (comparing older and younger adults); literacy profiles for various subgroups of the older adult pop'n. (educ.; race/ethnicity; language use; sex; visual impairment; region); employment, civic participation, and economic status as they relate to literacy in the older adult pop'n. (retirement; voting; volunteer activity; annual household income); literacy practices and proficiencies in the older adult pop'n. (library use; newspaper and magazine read.; TV viewing).
Literacy of Older Adults in America
Title | Literacy of Older Adults in America PDF eBook |
Author | U. S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement |
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Pages | 187 |
Release | 1996 |
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Adult Literacy in America
Title | Adult Literacy in America PDF eBook |
Author | Irwin S. Kirsch |
Publisher | Department of Education |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Education |
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The National Adult Literacy Survey profiled the literacy of U.S. adults based on their performance on tasks reflecting materials and demands of daily life. Data were gathered through interviews with a random sample of 13,600 people over 16, a survey of 1,000 adults in each of 12 states, and interviews with 1,100 prison inmates, making a total of 26,000 adults surveyed. Participants completed a series of literacy tasks and received proficiency scores on three scales measuring prose, document, and quantitative literacy. They were categorized in five levels. Major findings were as follows: (1) 40-44 million adults were at the lowest level, of whom 25% were immigrants, 62% did not complete high school, and 19% had visual difficulties; (2) 50 million at level 2 had difficulty with higher reading and problem-solving skills; (3) most at levels 1-2 rated their reading/writing as well or very well--they could meet most needs with limited skills; (4) 61 million were at level 3, 34-40 million at levels 4-5; (5) young adults were less proficient than those surveyed in 1985; (6) older adults were more likely to have limited skills; (7) many minorities and prison inmates were more likely to be at levels 1-2, due to fewer years of schooling or limited English proficiency; (8) higher levels correlated with being employed, working more weeks, and having higher wages; and (9) 41-44% of level 1 and 4-8% of levels 4-5 were in poverty. (Appendices include definitions and 31 data tables. Document includes 13 other tables and 26 figures.) (SK)
Literacy of Older Adults in America
Title | Literacy of Older Adults in America PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Brown |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 1997-05 |
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ISBN | 9780788139987 |
A national household survey of the literacy skills of adults in the U.S. Contents: literacy in the older adult pop'n. (comparing older & younger adults); literacy profiles for various subgroups of the older adult pop'n. (educ.; race/ethnicity; language use; sex; visual impairment; region); employment, civic participation, & economic status as they relate to literacy in the older adult pop'n. (retirement; voting; volunteer activity; annual household income); literacy practices & proficiencies in the older adult pop'n. (library use; newspaper & magazine read.; TV viewing).
Adult Literacy and Education in America
Title | Adult Literacy and Education in America PDF eBook |
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Pages | 292 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Adult education |
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Literacy in the Labor Force
Title | Literacy in the Labor Force PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Sum |
Publisher | Department of Education |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Using data from the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey, focuses on the literacy skills of the nation's total civilian labour force.