National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 2003
National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 2003 (NAAL:2003), is a study that is part of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy program. NAAL:2003 (https://nces.ed.gov/naal/) is a cross-sectional assessment that collected information about English literacy among American adults age 16 and older. The study was conducted using direct assessment from 19,000 adults 16 or older, in their homes and some in prisons from the 50 states and District of Columbia. Households and prison inmates were sampled in 2003. The weighted response rate was 62.1 percent for households and 88.3 percent for prison inmates. Key statistics produced from NAAL:2003 include reading skills, general literacy, relationships, demographics, and background characteristics.
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NAAL_2003_Health.zip
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NAAL_2003_PDQ.zip
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "018:50" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Jing Chen", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:odp@ed.gov" } |
| description | National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 2003 (NAAL:2003), is a study that is part of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy program. NAAL:2003 (https://nces.ed.gov/naal/) is a cross-sectional assessment that collected information about English literacy among American adults age 16 and older. The study was conducted using direct assessment from 19,000 adults 16 or older, in their homes and some in prisons from the 50 states and District of Columbia. Households and prison inmates were sampled in 2003. The weighted response rate was 62.1 percent for households and 88.3 percent for prison inmates. Key statistics produced from NAAL:2003 include reading skills, general literacy, relationships, demographics, and background characteristics. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "NAAL_2003_Health.zip", "format": "Zipped TSV", "mediaType": "application/zip", "description": "A separate 2003 public-use file Zip File (5.3 MB) permits estimates of proficiency on the health literacy scale.", "downloadURL": "https://nces.ed.gov/naal/data/NAAL_2003_Health.zip" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "NAAL_2003_PDQ.zip", "format": "Zipped TSV", "mediaType": "application/zip", "description": "The 2003 combined household-prison public use file", "downloadURL": "https://nces.ed.gov/naal/data/NAAL_2003_PDQ.zip" } ] |
| identifier | ea330636-edd4-4edb-99e3-70f6b7b48195 |
| keyword |
[ "0ee4621b-38be-46bb-8360-219726022a58", "United States", "adult-literacy", "assessment" ] |
| landingPage | https://nces.ed.gov/naal/index.asp |
| language |
[ "en-US" ] |
| license | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-zero |
| modified | 2023-06-27T15:24:59.794843 |
| programCode |
[ "018:000" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | United States |
| temporal | 2002/2003 |
| title | National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 2003 |
