National Data | Chart | The Stupid American?-Part 2: For Hispanics, Spanglish is Killing English Literacy
Edwin S. Rubenstein
January 5, 2006, 9:00 am
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Average Literacy Scores of Adults by Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2003 |
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Race/ethnicity |
1992 |
2003 |
% Change |
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Prose Literacy |
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White |
287 |
288 |
0.4% |
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Black |
237 |
243 |
2.8% |
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Hispanic |
234 |
216 |
-7.4% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander |
255 |
271 |
6.2% |
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Document Literacy |
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White |
281 |
282 |
0.3% |
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Black |
230 |
238 |
3.5% |
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Hispanic |
238 |
224 |
-6.0% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander |
259 |
272 |
5.1% |
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Quantitative Literacy |
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White |
288 |
297 |
3.1% |
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Black |
222 |
238 |
7.3% |
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Hispanic |
233 |
233 |
-0.3% |
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Asian/Pacific Islander |
268 |
285 |
6.1% |
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics, “A First Look at Literacy of America`s Adults in the 21st Century,” December 2005. |
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Table 2:
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Percent of Adults With Below Basic Literacy Levels, 1992-2003 |
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Race/ethnicity |
1992 |
2003 |
% point change |
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Prose Literacy |
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White |
9 |
7 |
-2 |
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Black |
30 |
24 |
-6 |
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Hispanic |
35 |
44 |
9 |
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Asian/Pacific Islander |
25 |
14 |
-14 |
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Document Literacy |
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White |
10 |
8 |
-2 |
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Black |
31 |
24 |
-7 |
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Hispanic |
28 |
36 |
12 |
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Asian/Pacific Islander |
19 |
11 |
-8 |
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Quantitative Literacy |
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White |
19 |
13 |
-6 |
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Black |
57 |
47 |
-10 |
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Hispanic |
50 |
50 |
0 |
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Asian/Pacific Islander |
31 |
19 |
-12 |
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics, “A First Look at Literacy of America`s Adults in the 21st Century,” December 2005. Page 9. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
