Inequalities in Literacy Skills Among Youth in Canada and the United States - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 89-552-M1999006
Description:
This study examines the general finding that Canadian youth from higher socio-economic backgrounds tend to perform better on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) than do youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. It also looks at whether this applies to states within the United States.
Issue Number: 1999006
Main Product: International Adult Literacy Survey [Series]
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September 22, 1999 |
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Source (Surveys and statistical programs)
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Keywords
- Analytical products
- Economic indicators
- Gross domestic product
- High school education
- High technology
- Illiteracy
- Immigrants
- International comparisons
- Labour market
- Parents
- Reading
- Skills
- Social indicators
- Statistical data
- Survey methodology
- Surveys
- Teenage pregnancies
- Television viewing
- Writing
- Youth
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