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Illiteracy
Problem: As many as five percent of adult Americans are "totally illiterate," and perhaps as many as 10 percent may be impaired in their ability to understand and assess written information.
Source: Mathews, "Adult Illiteracy, Rewritten: Director Revises Widely Quoted 1993 Study That Said 1 in 5 Couldn't Read; Analysis Called Overly Pessimistic," Washington Post, July 17, 2001, A9:
"Even under the estimate of 5 percent illiteracy, advocates point out, at least 10 million adults cannot read and thus cannot participate effectively in the job market or the voting booth."
"'We still have a significant problem, and we are doing almost nothing about it,' said Andrew Harman, director of the National Institute for Literacy, the federal agency most involved in the issue.
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