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Percentage distribution of yearly earnings among employed adults in the United States by literacy proficiency level: 2012
NOTE: Lower bounds are inclusive and upper bounds are exclusive to the yearly earnings range. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), 2012.
NOTE: Lower bounds are inclusive and upper bounds are exclusive to the yearly earnings range. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), 2012.
Excel Version
| Literacy proficiency level | Below $15,000 | $15,000-$30,000 | $30,000-$45,000 | $45,000-$70,000 | $70,000 or higher | ||||||||||||||
| Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | ||||||||||
| All levels | 18 | (0.8) | 24 | (0.9) | 20 | (0.9) | 19 | (0.8) | 20 | (0.9) | |||||||||
| Level 2 and above | 17 | (0.9) | 21 | (0.9) | 20 | (1.0) | 21 | (0.9) | 22 | (1.1) | |||||||||
| Level 4/5 | 12 | (2.4) | 11 | (1.8) | 17 | (2.5) | 20 | (2.7) | 41 | (3.1) | |||||||||
| Level 3 | 17 | (1.5) | 17 | (1.5) | 19 | (1.3) | 23 | (1.5) | 24 | (1.6) | |||||||||
| Level 2 | 19 | (1.5) | 30 | (1.8) | 21 | (1.7) | 18 | (1.5) | 11 | (1.3) | |||||||||
| Below level 2 | 21 | (2.8) | 41 | (3.5) | 22 | (2.4) | 8 | (1.5) | 7 | (1.5) | |||||||||
| Level 1 | 21 | (3.2) | 39 | (3.5) | 23 | (2.9) | 10 | (2.0) | 6 | (1.6) | |||||||||
| Below level 1 | 22 | (5.8) | 49 | (7.2) | 17 | ! | (5.0) | ‡ | † | 11 | ! | (3.7) | |||||||
† Not applicable.
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable due to high coefficient of variation.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Standard errors are in parentheses. Lower bounds are inclusive and upper bounds are exclusive to the yearly earnings range. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), 2012.
