According to a meme recently shared with the Snopes newsroom, more than half of people living in the United States between the ages of 16 and 74 read below a sixth-grade level. Madison Dapcevich reports.
n in 2012, 2014, and 2017. It found that 130 million adults in the country have low literacy skills, meaning that more than half of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level, according to a piece published in 2022 byThe 2020 Gallup estimates were part of an economic analysis that used literacy rates to determine missed and potential financial gains.
But there are limitations associated with how such data is collected that may skew results. For example, methodologies for collecting data vary by country and there is not a procedure to standardize the information. For example, some countries may require a simple survey response, but only people who are able to receive and read survey correspondence would be able to appropriately respond, creating what’s known as. A person living in poverty without access to an online survey, or the means to receive a mailed survey, may not be reflected in the data. On top of this, a person who cannot read would also not be able to respond without the help of another person.
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