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The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Further investigation Publications

Publication Details

This fact sheet is a sequel to that entitled The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Headline results and background.

Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: December 2007

Executive Summary

It provides further headline results describing how numeracy and document literacy are distributed through sub-populations of the New Zealand adult population.

For some brief background information, please refer to the fact sheets and publications listed below.

The ALL Survey: An introduction

This publication is intended as an introduction to the ALL survey. It explains the nature of the ALL survey, its application and how the ALL survey results will be presented.

  • The ALL Survey: An introduction [Link]

The ALL Survey: Headline results and background

This fact sheet provides the first headline results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey together with some background information.

  • Fact Sheet: The ALL Survey: Headline results and background [Link]

The ALL Survey: Overview and international comparisonsReport 1 of 4

This report investigates the initial results of the ALL survey. It examines any changes in literacy and numeracy skill between the 1996 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) survey.

  • The ALL Survey: Overview and international comparisons [Link]

The ALL Survey: Education, work and literacyReport 2 of 4

This report presents an overview of New Zealanders' skills in relation to educational and labour force characteristics. It compares the results from the 1996 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) with results from the 2006 ALL survey.

  • The ALL Survey: Education, work and literacy [Link]

The ALL Survey: Gender, ethnicity and literacyReport 3 of 4

This report investigates the initial results of the ALL survey. It presents an overview of New Zealanders' skills in relation to gender and ethnicity, and any changes since 1996.

  • The ALL Survey: Gender, ethnicity and literacy [Link]

The ALL Survey: Age and literacyReport 4 of 4

This report investigates the initial results of the ALL survey. It presents an overview of New Zealanders' skills in relation to age, and any changes since 1996.

  • The ALL Survey: Age and literacy [Link]

Fact Sheet: Wellbeing and education

This report investigates the initial results of the ALL survey. It presents an overview of New Zealanders' skills in relation to age, and any changes since 1996.

  • Fact Sheet: Wellbeing and education [Link]

Fact Sheet: How well do qualifications predict literacy and numeracy?

This fact sheet is the second of two that provides a short analysis from the 2006 ALL survey.  It looks at the relationship between New Zealanders' education level and their assessment of their well-being.

  • Fact Sheet: How well do qualifications predict literacy and numeracy [Link]

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