Literacy, numeracy and disadvantage among older adults in England: final report for Nuffield Foundation
This report sets out findings from new research on the relationships between the literacy and numeracy levels of older adults and the extent of disadvantage in later life. The research consisted of a review of the literature and secondary analysis of a quantitative data source on older adults. The new findings in this report are based on quantitative analysis of a large-scale data source, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). This survey, which began in 2002, contains information on many aspects of older adults' lives including work and retirement, health, wealth and well-being. ELS... Show more
Authors:
National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (Great Britain) (NRDC)
Published: London, England, NRDC, 2011
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 82 p.
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https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Older20adults20and20writing.pdf
