08-17-2009, 03:51 AM
http://www.khnl.com/global/story.asp?s=10939420
1 in 6 functionally illiterate in Hawaii, must be a huge problem for employers ... also may explain the propensity to burglary that has been of topic late
edit: at 85% literacy, puts us on par with the republic of the congo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cou...eracy_rate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in...ted_States
"A five-year, $14 million study of U.S. adult literacy involving lengthy interviews of U.S. adults, the most comprehensive study of literacy ever commissioned by the U.S. government,[2] was released in September 1993. It involved lengthy interviews of over 26,700 adults statistically balanced for age, gender, ethnicity, education level, and location (urban, suburban, or rural) in 12 states across the U.S. and was designed to represent the U.S. population as a whole. This government study showed that 21% to 23% of adult Americans were not "able to locate information in text", could not "make low-level inferences using printed materials", and were unable to "integrate easily identifiable pieces of information."[2]"
1 in 6 functionally illiterate in Hawaii, must be a huge problem for employers ... also may explain the propensity to burglary that has been of topic late
edit: at 85% literacy, puts us on par with the republic of the congo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cou...eracy_rate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in...ted_States
"A five-year, $14 million study of U.S. adult literacy involving lengthy interviews of U.S. adults, the most comprehensive study of literacy ever commissioned by the U.S. government,[2] was released in September 1993. It involved lengthy interviews of over 26,700 adults statistically balanced for age, gender, ethnicity, education level, and location (urban, suburban, or rural) in 12 states across the U.S. and was designed to represent the U.S. population as a whole. This government study showed that 21% to 23% of adult Americans were not "able to locate information in text", could not "make low-level inferences using printed materials", and were unable to "integrate easily identifiable pieces of information."[2]"