Abstract
This paper uses U.S. data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to analyze the relationship between self-reported health and (a) literacy, numeracy, and technological problem-solving skills, and (b) involvement in adult education, and to determine whether those relationships vary by race/ethnicity and educational attainment.
Keywords
adult health, adult education, adult learning, literacy, numeracy, social determinants of health, technological problem-solving skills
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Recommended Citation
Prins, E.,
Monnat, S.,
Clymer, C.,
&
Toso, B. W.
(2015).
How is U.S. adults’ health related to literacy, numeracy, technological problem-solving skills, and adult education? A PIAAC analysis.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2015/papers/44
How is U.S. adults’ health related to literacy, numeracy, technological problem-solving skills, and adult education? A PIAAC analysis
This paper uses U.S. data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to analyze the relationship between self-reported health and (a) literacy, numeracy, and technological problem-solving skills, and (b) involvement in adult education, and to determine whether those relationships vary by race/ethnicity and educational attainment.
