Literacy of Older Adults in America

Download or read book Literacy of Older Adults in America written by Helen Brown and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A national household survey of the literacy skills of adults in the U.S. Contents: literacy in the older adult pop'n. (comparing older & younger adults); literacy profiles for various subgroups of the older adult pop'n. (educ.; race/ethnicity; language use; sex; visual impairment; region); employment, civic participation, & economic status as they relate to literacy in the older adult pop'n. (retirement; voting; volunteer activity; annual household income); literacy practices & proficiencies in the older adult pop'n. (library use; newspaper & magazine read.; TV viewing).