International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003 [Canada] (Update)

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Conducted in 2003, the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) is the Canadian component of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills program (ALL). The ALL program is a “… large-scale co-operative effort undertaken by governments, national statistical agencies, research institutions and multi-lateral agencies” that provides internationally comparable measures in four domains: prose and document literacy, numeracy and problem solving.

Notes: Notes: Version February 5, 2015 - Survey data and metadata added, added variable groups, universe and notes for each variable;
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Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Division

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URL:
https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/JK7R7Q
Publication date:
2023-09-19
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Keywords:
Income, Occupation, Language, Immigration, Culture, Age, Seniors, Training, Gender, Marital status, Literacy, Work, Socioeconomic profiles, Courses, Schooling, Health status indicators, Adult education, International comparisons, Job, and Ethnic
Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/JK7R7Q

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APA Citation:
Division, S. C. S. S. (2023). International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003 [Canada] (Update) [Data set]. ODESI Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/JK7R7Q
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