
Tested Literacy Skill Levels
| Tested Literacy Skill Levels
Most Recent Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) Scores as of June 30, 1998 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy Skill Level | White Males | White Females | Black Males | Black Females | Other Males | Other Females | Total | Percent | Cumulative Percent |
| Less than Basic Literacy (1.0-3.9) | 1,938 | 76 | 7,097 | 396 | 224 | 8 | 9,739 | 16.9 | 16.9 |
| Basic Literacy Skills (4.0 - 8.9) | 9,012 | 455 | 16,736 | 960 | 410 | 36 | 27,609 | 48.0 | 64.9 |
| Functional Literacy Skills (9.0 - 12.9) | 11,765 | 794 | 6,966 | 349 | 266 | 30 | 20,170 | 35.1 | 100.0 |
| Data Unavailable | 4,016 | 179 | 3,979 | 186 | 359 | 43 | 8,762 | ||
| TOTAL | 26,731 | 1,504 | 34,778 | 1,891 | 1,259 | 117 | 66,280 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Median | 9.1 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | ||