The Health Literacy of U.S. Adults across GED Credential Recipients, High School Graduates, and Non-High School Graduates. GED Testing Service[TM] Research Studies, 2008-1

The Health Literacy of U.S. Adults across GED Credential Recipients, High School Graduates, and Non-High School Graduates. GED Testing Service[TM] Research Studies, 2008-1

Health literacy is important for all adults. Because lower health literacy is associated with lower educational attainment, many adult basic and literacy education programs increasingly provide health education to low-literate adults to improve their health literacy. Using data from the 2003 Nationa...

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Veröffentlicht in:GED Testing Service 2008
1. Verfasser: Hsu, Yung-chen
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult Learning
Adult Literacy
Adults
African Americans
Age Differences
Comparative Analysis
Dropouts
Educational Attainment
Employment Level
English (Second Language)
Gender Differences
General Educational Development Tests
Health Education
High School Equivalency Programs
High School Graduates
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
Knowledge Level
Language Usage
Literacy Education
Mental Health
National Assessment of Adult Literacy
Physical Health
Poverty
Racial Differences
Whites
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Zusammenfassung:Health literacy is important for all adults. Because lower health literacy is associated with lower educational attainment, many adult basic and literacy education programs increasingly provide health education to low-literate adults to improve their health literacy. Using data from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), this study examined the health literacy of adults across GED [General Educational Development] credential recipients, high school graduates, and non-high school graduates by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Specific populations with lower health literacy levels were identified so that adult education entities and policy makers can target these groups with more support, funding, and better programs to improve their health literacy skills. (Contains 10 figures and 1 table.)