U.S. PIAAC Skills Map: State and County Indicators of Adult Literacy and Numeracy

Title:	U.S. PIAAC Skills Map: State and County Indicators of Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Description:	The U.S. PIAAC Skills Map allows users to access estimates of adult literacy and numeracy proficiency in all U.S. states and counties through heat maps and summary card displays. The Skills Map also includes state- and county-level estimates for six age groups and four education groups. It also provides estimates of the precision of its indicators and facilitates statistical comparisons among states and counties. The users guide explains reporting practices and statistical methods that are needed to accurately use these state and county estimates and it provides examples of common uses.
Online Availability:	Skills Map: State and County Indicators of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Download, view and print the user guide as a pdf file (September 2022) (836KB) Download, view and print the Errata Sheet for the user guide as a pdf file. (337KB)
Cover Date:	April 2020
Web Release:	April 14, 2020
Publication #:	NCES 2020047
Center/Program:	NCES
Associated Centers:	IES
Authors:	Tom Krenzke, Weijia Ren, Angelica Paul, Alexander Schneider, Varun Karne, Meganne Abbott, Justin Kemmerer, Leyla Mohadjer, Jacquie Hogan.
Type of Product:	Directory
Survey/Program Areas:	International Activities Program (IAP) Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Keywords:	21st Century • learning • skills Ability Adult Education Adult Literacy • international Age Assessment Data Interpretation Educational Improvement Educational Policy Educational Research Labor Market Outcomes Literacy Mathematics Reading States
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Directory, please contact: Holly Xie.