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Literacy and Dependency: The Literacy Skills of Welfare Recipients in the United States

Author(s):
Jenkins, Lynn B.; Barton, Paul E.
Publication Year:
1995
Source:
ETS Policy Information Center Report
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
63
Subject/Key Words:
Welfare Recipients, Socioeconomic Status (SES), National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), Literacy, Adult Literacy, Employment Potential

Abstract

This Policy Information Report describes the prose, document, and quantitative literacy levels of the welfare population. The report also summarizes the results of related research on efforts to raise the literacy levels of recipients of welfare population.

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