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[Judy Hallman <hallman AT email.unc.edu>]

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More on Triangle area literacy. From Lucy Haagen, Executive Director,
Durham County Literacy Council -- Judy

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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:19:19 EDT
From: DURHAMLIT AT aol.com
To: hallman AT email.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Question about literacy in Durham county

Durham County has a higher level of illiteracy than Wake or Orange.  But 36
percent is not a reliable figure without some context.  Illiteracy tends to be
overreported or reported out of context.

Stats we prefer

22 percent of Durham County Adults lack high school diplomas
1 in 10 Durham adults has less than a 9th grade education.
24 percent of Durham  City Residents have been determined to be "functionally
illiterate," which means they cannot read a roadmap, job application, or
daily newspaper.

Sources:  2000 US Census; National Survey of Adult Literacy, 1998
extrapolation of 1993 national data sample.