Frequently Asked Questions - ALL

• What is the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey?
• What can we learn from ALL?
• How was ALL data collected?
• When was the data collected?
• How does ALL compare to other national and international assessments of adult literacy and lifeskills?

How was ALL data collected?

ALL consists of two components:

• Background questionnaires designed to collect general participant information.
• Assessments of the skills of participants in Prose and Document Literacy, Numeracy, and Analytical Reasoning/Problem Solving. (The United States did not participate in Analytical Reasoning/Problem Solving.)

ALL is a household survey. Participants completed approximately 45 minutes of background questions and 60 minutes of assessment items in their homes. In the United States, a nationally representative sample of approximately 4,000 adults aged 16-65 was selected. Each participating country provided a sample which is representative of their adult population as a whole.

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