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Frequently Asked Questions - ALL
- What is the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey?
- What can we learn from ALL?
- How was ALL data collected?
- When were the data collected?
- How does ALL compare to other national and international assessments of adult literacy and lifeskills?
- Where can I get ALL data?
How was ALL data collected?
ALL consists of two components:
- Background questionnaires designed to collect general participant information.
- Assessments of the skills of participants in Prose and Document Literacy, Numeracy, and Analytical Reasoning/Problem Solving. (The United States did not participate in Analytical Reasoning/Problem Solving.)
ALL is a household survey. Participants completed approximately 45 minutes of background questions and 60 minutes of assessment items in their homes. In the United States, a nationally representative sample of approximately 4,000 adults aged 16-65 was selected. Each participating country provided a sample which is representative of their adult population as a whole.
