Average ALL literacy and numeracy scores of 16- to 65-year-olds, by sex, subject, and jurisdiction: 2003

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Table B.2.02.

Average ALL literacy and numeracy scores of 16- to 65-year-olds, by sex, subject, and jurisdiction: 2003

Subject and jurisdiction		Total		Male		Female		Male-female difference in score points
Subject and jurisdiction		Average score	s.e.	Average score	s.e.	Average score	s.e.	Male-female difference in score points
Literacy
	Bermuda	285	1.3	283	1.6	287	1.9	-5
	Canada	281	0.6	280	1.2	281	0.9	-1
	Italy	228	1.6	230	2.1	225	1.7	4	*
	Norway	293	0.8	293	1.1	293	1.2	0
	Switzerland	274	1.3	278	1.2	271	1.8	7	*
	United States	269	*1.4*	269	*1.9*	270	*1.6*	-1

Numeracy
	Bermuda	270	1.5	276	1.6	264	2.4	12	*
	Canada	272	0.8	280	1.5	265	0.9	15	*
	Italy	233	1.3	239	1.7	228	1.8	11	*
	Norway	285	1.0	292	1.4	277	1.3	15	*
	Switzerland	290	1.0	298	1.2	282	1.5	16	*
	United States	261	*1.6*	269	*2.1*	254	*1.9*	15	*

* Difference in score points is statistically significant (p <.05).

NOTE: Participants were scored on a 500-point scale. The male-female score point difference is calculated by subtracting the average scores of females from the average scores of males. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant. Standard error is noted by s.e. Detail may not sum to total because of rounding.

SOURCE: Data from Statistics Canada and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL), 2003. Lemke, M., Miller, D., Johnston, J., Krenzke, T., Alvarez-Rojas, L., Kastberg, D., and Jocelyn, L. (2005). Highlights From the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) - (Revised) (NCES 2005-117 Rev), figure 1 and table 3. National Center for Education Statisics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.