Adult Literacy in America: A First Look at the Findings of the National Adult Literacy Survey

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Title:	Adult Literacy in America: A First Look at the Findings of the National Adult Literacy Survey
Description:	This report provides a first look at the results of the National Adult Literacy Survey, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and administered by Educational Testing Service, in collaboration with Westat, Inc. It provides the most detailed portrait that has ever been available on the condition of literacy in this nation -- and on the unrealized potential of its citizens.
Online Availability:	Browse the Executive Summary of this report. Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (3,159KB)
Cover Date:	August 1993
Web Release:	August 30, 1993
Print Release:	August 30, 1993
Publication #:	NCES 93275 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Irwin S. Kirsch, Ann Jungeblut, Lynn Jenkins, and Andrew Kolstad
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessments of Adult Literacy (NAAL)
Keywords:	Adult Education Adult Literacy
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact the Webmaster.