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It's even worse than you think. The standard for "literate" is nothing I would describe that way. Take a look at the data here: https://usafacts.org/articles
by fallingknife 2y ago
It's even worse than you think. The standard for "literate" is nothing I would describe that way. Take a look at the data here: https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-have-the-highest-and-lowest-adult-literacy-rates/ https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-have-the-highest-...
And note that very few counties in the US have a score above 276, which is the top of the range described as "Respondents can paraphrase or make low-level inferences."
- parpfish 2y agoYeah, that’s not really what comes to mind for me when I hear about “literacy”. The standards they use to measure literacy aren’t just about being able to read words, but being able to reason with the information. I’m curious is they can reason about the information if it comes up in a spoken format, otherwise it sounds more like a general cognitive impairment and not something specific to written words