Analyzing U.S. Young Adults' Skills by Student and Employment Status: Methodology for a New PIAAC Variable with Initial Results

Title:	Analyzing U.S. Young Adults' Skills by Student and Employment Status: Methodology for a New PIAAC Variable with Initial Results
Description:	The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult cognitive skills and life experiences. The study focuses on cognitive skills in three domains: literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments. The purpose of this report is to provide researchers a simple and efficient way of investigating policy issues related to young adults (age 16-34) and their transition into the labor force using PIAAC data. In particular, the report introduces a student-and-employment status variable, explains how this variable was developed, and illustrates the use of the variable, reporting skills by student and employment status. The initial PIAAC 2012/2014 First Look report was released in 2016.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (3723KB)
Cover Date:	June 2018
Web Release:	June 19, 2018
Publication #:	NCES 2018122
Center/Program:	NCES
Associated Centers:	IES
Authors:	Stephen Provasnik
Type of Product:	Data File
Survey/Program Areas:	Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) International Activities Program (IAP) Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Keywords:	Adult Education Adult Literacy • international International Comparisons • adult literacy • reading literacy
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Data File, please contact: Holly Xie.