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Session Type: Symposium
This session will focus primarily on the numeracy skill levels of adults, looking at its relationship with factors such as education attainment, occupation, employment status, labor force activity, and health outcomes. All of the papers will use data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).
U.S. Young Adult Numeracy Skills Lagging Behind: Results From the Newest Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies Release 2012/2014 - Emily Pawlowski, American Institutes for Research
The Changing Impact of Literacy Skills on Trends in Key Indicators of Economic Performance - T. Scott Murray
Some Facts and Myths About Service-Sector Workers: Findings From the 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies - Bitnara Jasmine Park, American Institutes for Research
Possibility or Necessity? U.S. Adults' Numeracy Skills and Employment - Leah Katherine Saal, Loyola University Maryland
Numeracy Skills and Health Information Sources Among the Middle Aged to Older Adults in the United States - Takashi Yamashita, University of Maryland - Baltimore County