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    • National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 2003

    Metadata Updated: August 13, 2023

    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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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons CCZero

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    Metadata Created Date August 13, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 13, 2023
    Data Update Frequency irregular

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date August 13, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 13, 2023
    Publisher National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2023-06-27T15:24:59.794843
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 018:50
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    License https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    Old Spatial United States
    Program Code 018:000
    Publisher Hierarchy U.S. Government > U.S. Department of Education > Office of the Secretary (OS) > Institute of Education Sciences (IES) > National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash e815dddf15519d7c5d7f55ca36113c4152b77181
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    System of Records https://www2.ed.gov/notices/pai/pai-18-13-01.pdf
    Temporal 2002/2003

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