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3/31/2007 – 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy and 1992 National Adult Literacy Surveys Now Available
View the updated NAAL Public-use file for the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy
and the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey as well as the accompanying
2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy Public-Use Data File User's Guide 
(1.7 MB)
file that explains how the data was collected and how it can be analyzed using AM Software
9/6/2006 – The Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results From the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy
This report is the first release of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) health literacy results. The results are based on assessment tasks designed specifically to measure the health literacy of American adults. Health literacy was reported using four performance levels: Below Basic, Basic, Intermediate, and Proficient. The majority of adults (53 percent) had Intermediate health literacy. About 22 percent had Basic and 14 percent had Below Basic health literacy.
8/15/2006 – Adults With Basic and Below Basic Literacy Levels: Findings From NAAL (panel webcast)
View Dr. Sheida White, NAAL Project Officer in a panel presentation on the NAAL findings in a National Institute for Literacy-sponsored webcast. Dr. White’s presentation focused on demographic and other variables of American adults with Below Basic and Basic literacy. Other panelists, John Strucker of the National Center for the Study of Adult Literacy and Learning (NCSALL) and Brian Bosworth of FutureWorks, discussed practical implications of the NAAL findings on workforce programs and programs that serve adults with Below Basic and Basic literacy.
12/15/2005 – Archive of the webcast of press conference now available.
View the webcast of the press conference today at 9:30 AM EST.
12/15/2005 – A First Look at the Literacy of America's Adults
This report provides a “first look” at the literacy skill levels of the nation’s adults in 2003. It includes results by various background characteristics (such as gender, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment) as well as information on changes in adult literacy performance between 1992 and 2003.
Supplemental resources:
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(101 KB)12/15/2005 – Key Concepts and Features of the 2003 NAAL
This companion report describes important features and data types of the 2003 NAAL. In addition to reviewing key elements carried over from the 1992 assessment (such as a “functional” view of literacy and three distinct literacy areas), the report also introduces critical new aspects of the 2003 assessment (such as new assessment components and new performance levels).
View the transcript of NCES Associate Commissioner Peggy Carr's online chat which took place on December 15, 2005.
