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NALS Average Literacy Proficiencies, by Level of Education Attained by Adults and Their Parents PROSE Average Proficiency 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 to 8 yrs. DOCUMENT Average Proficiency Average Proficiency 0-8 years 0-8 years 174 218 9 to 12 yrs. 9-12 years 9-12 years 191 255 235 H.S. dip. HS dip HS dip 208 296 267 0 to 8 yrs. 9 to 12 yrs. H.S. dip. Parents’ Education 4 yr. deg. 166 169 211 182 217 181 245 232 255 202 232 200 4 yr. deg. 284 4 year deg 303 4 year deg 244 260 0 to 8 yrs. 9 to 12 yrs. Parents’ Education H.S. dip. 4 yr. deg. QUANTITATIVE 266 0 to 8 yrs. 9 to 12 yrs. Parents’ Education H.S. dip. 4 yr. deg. 243 242 308 275 294 271 313 277 255 318 286 324 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 4 4 yr. yr. deg. deg. H.S. dip. 9 to to 12 yrs. Respondents’ Education 0 to 8 yrs. 257 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 4 4 yr. year deg. deg. HS H.S. dip dip. 9 9-12 to 12 years yrs. Respondents’ Education 0 0-8 to years 8 yrs. 256 310 286 320 284 320 324 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 4 4 yr. year deg. deg. H.S. HS dip dip. 9 9-12 to 12 years yrs. 0-8 years Respondents’ Education 0 to 8 yrs. Notes: This figure presents results for only part of the population: those adults who represent a range of educational attainments. The numbers of adults with 0 to 8 years of education whose parents had a four year degree are too small to provide reliable proficiency estimates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Adult Literacy Survey, 1992. Figure 1.4 Section I ......29
Results by Age 30 ......Section I The variations in performance across the age groups are highly similar for the prose and quantitative scales. On both of these scales, average scores increased from the teenage years up to the middle forties, with the largest increase occurring between 16- to 18-year-olds and 19- to 24-year-olds (FIGURE 1.5). Average proficiencies then declined sharply, falling approximately 25 points between the 40 to 54 age group and the 55 to 64 age group, and another 30 points or so between that group and the oldest adults. On the document scale, the performance of the first four age groups (16 to 18, 19 to 24, 25 to 39, and 40 to 54) seems to be more similar than is the case on the prose and quantitative scales. Again, however, there are sharp declines in performance between adults aged 40 to 54 and those aged 55 to 64, and then for individuals 65 years and older. These decreases are 29 and 32 points, respectively, while the largest difference among the younger four age groups is 6 points. To understand these declines in performance, it is helpful to compare the educational attainments of adults in the various age groups. These data clearly show that older adults (that is, individuals between the ages of 55 and 64 and those 65 and older) completed fewer years of schooling, on average, than did adults in the younger age groups (TABLE 1.4). The one exception is for 16- to 18-year-olds, many of whom are still in school. The differences across the age groups in years of schooling parallel the differences in literacy proficiencies. Just as average performance declines among adults in the two oldest age groups, so too do the average years of schooling. Thus, it appears that some of the decrease in literacy skills across the age cohorts can be attributed to fewer years of schooling. Different immigration patterns may also help to explain the decline, as may other factors not examined in this survey. These patterns and relationships will be explored more fully in forthcoming reports on literacy among older adults and on literacy and education.
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ADULT LITERACY in America A First L
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Administering the Data Collection I
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Data Entry 126 ......Appendix A The
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RACE/ETHNICITY TABLE 1.10 Average P
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CENSUS REGION TABLE 1.11 Average Pr
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DISABILITIES Physical, Mental, Heal
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