• rallatsc
    36·
    8 months ago

    Btw your 20% figure includes those at Level 1 literacy, only 8% are below level 1 (from your source)

      • _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz
        13·
        8 months ago

        Best I could find:

        People with Level 1 Literacy can:

        • Locate one piece of information in a sports article

        • Locate the expiration date on a driver’s license

        • Total a bank deposit entry

        People with Level 2 Literacy can:

        • Interpret appliance warranty instructions

        • Locate an intersection on a street map

        • Calculate postage and fees when using certified mail

        People with Level 3 Literacy can:

        • Write a brief letter to explain a credit card billing error

        • Use a bus schedule to choose the correct bus to take to get to work on time

        • Determine the discount on a car insurance bill if paid in full within 15 days

        People with Level 4 Literacy can:

        • Explain the difference between two types of benefits at work

        • Calculate the correct change when given prices on a menu

        People with Level 5 Literacy can:

        • Compare and summarize different approaches lawyers use during a trial

        • Use information in a table to compare two credit cards and explain the differences

        • Compute the cost to carpet a room in a house

        • Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          7·
          8 months ago

          Damn, I’m fairly dumb but I think I could put this on my resume, I’m a lot higher in literacy than I expected.

        • uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
          4·
          8 months ago

          i can’t interpret warranty instructions, but I’ve done the credit card thing. I also found the phones from the manufacturer that were compatable with my non-international telecommunications service. (I got the first Sony waterproof release in the age of ricepacks)

          So I’m… esoteric.

          • _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz
            4·
            8 months ago

            I saw that warranty one and was like, welp, I’m already in trouble.

            Then I got down to the lawyer one, and was like hey only lawyers can understand lawyers in court. A lawyer I am not.