Literacy Statistics
Southern California Library Literacy Network, SCLLN, member
libraries provide Free
Adult Literacy and Families For Literacy services to adults
and children from
Santa Barbara to San Diego.
|
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
Adult Literacy |
|
Adult Learners |
9,981 |
8,870 |
9,041 |
9,389 |
|
Hours of Instruction |
335,604 |
358,604 |
334,779
|
349,133 |
|
Volunteer Tutors |
5,940 |
5,586 |
5,285 |
5,360 |
|
Family Literacy - FFL |
|
Children under 5 |
9,981 |
7,015 |
27,954 |
25,942 |
|
Children over 5 |
8,392 |
8,844 |
23,423 |
24,503 |
|
Free Books |
93,215 |
103,709 |
87,926 |
75,378 |
SCLLN serves a population of 22.4 million including 6
million children.
|
Literacy Level:
Below Basic
Below Basic
indicates the lowest levels of performance such as signing
a form or adding the amounts on a bank deposit slip. |
|
|
Population |
Per Cent |
|
U.S. Statistics |
|
|
30,000,000 |
14.00% |
|
County Statistics |
|
Imperial |
37,042 |
35.00% |
|
Los Angeles |
1,952,715 |
27.30% |
|
Orange |
452,761 |
20.70% |
|
Riverside |
303,377 |
23.50% |
|
San Bernardino |
325,123 |
25.00% |
|
San Diego |
440,206 |
20.20% |
|
San Luis Obispo |
30,808 |
15.50% |
|
Santa Barbara |
65,321 |
21.60% |
|
Ventura |
121,922 |
21.30% |
|
Total |
3,729,275 |
23.00% |
Based on the
2003 National
Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL),
a nationally representative assessment of literacy among
adults (age 16 and older) residing in households and prisons
in the United States. More at:
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/
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