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TABLE 1.10 (continued) Average Proficiency on Each Literacy Scale Race/Ethnicity by Country of Birth RACE/ETHNICITY COUNTRY OF BIRTH WGT N n (/1,000) Born in the USA or US Territory RPCT ( SE ) PROF ( SE ) Born in Another Country RPCT ( SE ) PROF ( SE ) Asian/Pacific Islander 438 4,116 Prose 22 ( 2.5) 78 ( 2.5) 274 (11.2)! 233 ( 7.2) Document 22 ( 2.5) 78 ( 2.5) 266 (12.4)! 240 ( 5.4) Quantitative 22 ( 2.5) 78 ( 2.5) 279 (10.0)! 249 ( 7.9) American Indian/Alaskan Native 189 1,803 Prose 100 ( 0.4) 0 † ( 0.4) 254 ( 4.1)! *** ( ****) Document 100 ( 0.4) 0 † ( 0.4) 254 ( 5.0)! *** ( ****) Quantitative 100 ( 0.4) 0 † ( 0.4) 250 ( 5.1)! *** ( ****) White 17,292 144,968 Prose 96 ( 0.2) 4 ( 0.2) 287 ( 0.8) 258 ( 4.3) Document 96 ( 0.2) 4 ( 0.2) 281 ( 0.9) 255 ( 3.3) Quantitative 96 ( 0.2) 4 ( 0.2) 288 ( 0.8) 260 ( 4.2) Other 83 729 Prose 24 ( 7.8) 76 ( 7.8) *** ( ****) 197 (16.3) Document 24 ( 7.8) 76 ( 7.8) *** ( ****) 203 (15.5) Quantitative 24 ( 7.8) 76 ( 7.8) *** ( ****) 202 (12.3) n = sample size; WGT N = population size estimate / 1,000 (the sample sizes for subpopulations may not add up to the total sample sizes, due to missing data); RPCT = row percentage estimate; PROF = average proficiency estimate; (SE) = standard error of the estimate (the reported sample estimate can be said to be within 2 standard errors of the true population value with 95% confidence). † Percentages less than 0.5 are rounded to 0. *** Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate (fewer than 45 respondents). ! Interpret with caution -- the nature of the sample does not allow accurate determination of the variability of this statistic. Source: Educational Testing Service, National Adult Literacy Survey, 1992. Appendix B ......159
CENSUS REGION TABLE 1.11 Average Proficiency on Each Literacy Scale Census Region by Country of Birth COUNTRY OF BIRTH 160......Appendix B WGT N n (/1,000) RPCT ( SE ) PROF ( SE ) RPCT ( SE ) PROF ( SE ) Northeast 5,425 39,834 Prose 86 ( 0.7) 14 ( 0.7) 279 ( 1.3) 213 ( 3.3) Document 86 ( 0.7) 14 ( 0.7) 272 ( 1.4) 210 ( 3.4) Quantitative 86 ( 0.7) 14 ( 0.7) 276 ( 1.3) 211 ( 4.5) Midwest 7,494 45,318 Prose 97 ( 0.3) 3 ( 0.3) 281 ( 1.1) 223 ( 7.9) Document 97 ( 0.3) 3 ( 0.3) 275 ( 1.3) 227 ( 8.5) Quantitative 97 ( 0.3) 3 ( 0.3) 281 ( 1.7) 229 ( 9.3) South 7,886 65,854 Prose 93 ( 0.5) 7 ( 0.5) 271 ( 2.1) 219 ( 4.2) Document 93 ( 0.5) 7 ( 0.5) 265 ( 2.1) 219 ( 4.5) Quantitative 93 ( 0.5) 7 ( 0.5) 269 ( 2.2) 224 ( 4.5) West 5,286 40,282 Prose 82 ( 0.9) 18 ( 0.9) 292 ( 1.9) 204 ( 5.0) Document 82 ( 0.9) 18 ( 0.9) 285 ( 1.7) 204 ( 4.9) Quantitative 82 ( 0.9) 18 ( 0.9) 290 ( 1.9) 208 ( 5.9) n = sample size; WGT N = population size estimate / 1,000 (the sample sizes for subpopulations may not add up to the total sample sizes, due to missing data); RPCT = row percentage estimate; PROF = average proficiency estimate; (SE) = standard error of the estimate (the reported sample estimate can be said to be within 2 standard errors of the true population value with 95% confidence). Source: Educational Testing Service, National Adult Literacy Survey, 1992. Born in the USA or US Territory Born in Another Country
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ADULT LITERACY in America A First L
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U.S. Department of Education Richar
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iv ......Contents Section II: The C
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vi ......Contents Figures and Table
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viii ......Contents Table 3.1: Perc
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Our thanks go to all those who carr
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xii ......Preface the last decade
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adults received proficiency scores
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Historians remind us that during th
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NALS Percentages of Adults with Sel
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NALS Percentages of Adults Who Repo
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NALS Average Literacy Proficiencies
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Results by Parents’ Level of Educ
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Results by Age 30 ......Section I T
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NALS Average Years of Schooling, by
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NALS PROSE Average Proficiency Aver
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NALS Percentages of Adults Born in
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NALS Percentages of Adults Who Vote
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Aspects of Newspaper Reading 56 ...
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NALS Among Adults Who Read the News
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NALS Average Literacy Proficiencies
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NALS Median Weekly Wages, by Litera
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Summary 68 ......Section II The gre
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NALS 72 ......Section III The respo
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