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Question: do you have data on literary.
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No, we have not collected data on literacy for many years. We do have data that might be of use to people interested in literacy. In the American Community Survey, we collected data on related subjects – namely, on language proficiency and linguistic isolation. In addition, you can obtain these data in Census 2000 Summary File 3 and Summary File 4; accessible for many kinds of geographic areas from the American FactFinder. Note too the Census 2000 Brief on Language Use and English Speaking Ability PDF.

For literacy data, we suggest the following:

*Go to the National Center for Education Statistics. The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) measures the English literacy of America's adults (people age 16 and older living in households and prisons). Results are available in the publication "A First Look at the Literacy of America’s Adults in the 21st Century". To download the report as a PDF file, please visit.

*Go to the Statistical Abstract of the United States to view summary data on this topic. Select the edition (year) of interest, then go to the section on "Education" or browse the "Index" for this topic.

*A Current Population Report, entitled Literacy and Educational Attainment, March 1959 PDF, gives an overview of the way literacy data were collected up to that point. (See page 9.)
* Finally, check out the topic using our Google This link to a non-federal Web site does not imply endorsement of any particular product, company, or content. search. There, you will find a number of reports on:
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o Literacy in various countries.
o Selected research reports dealing with literacy issues.
o Selected training materials designed to help teach map and statistical literacy."