Table 8 | Incarcerated Adults Are Overrepresented Towards the Lower Literacy Proficiency Skill Levels Compared to the General Public

Percentage Distribution of Adults in the Literacy Proficiency Levels & the Average Literacy Score

* Significantly different (p < .05) from the comparison category, general public.
‡ Reporting standards not met.

Note: The percentages may not sum to totals because of rounding. The total N for incarcerated adults and the general public is lower than the original sample because some individuals under special circumstances (e.g., spoke neither English nor Spanish or had a disability) did not take the literacy/numeracy assessment.