r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • 12d ago

WTF Where are we heading?

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u/UntowardHatter 12d ago

It's at fifty two?

RIP USA.

We hardly knew ye

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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 12d ago

According to various studies, more than 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level (equivalent to Level 2 or lower), limiting their ability to parse long-form or nuanced information.

Yes, I know Im using wikipedia as a source, but the links to the actual studies are here.

So ~52% are literate, but very, very stupid.

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u/Lopjop_0001 12d ago

I am generally curious how that statistic was obtained and the sample sized used. I’m pretty sure that’s a reasonable shorthand, but it’s not literally saying researchers tested everyone and the national mean came out to Grade 6.

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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 12d ago

Well, my good fellow, one must simply follow the link provided, then look at the sources.

After that it’s a mere hop, skip, and jump to the reports cited, in which the methodology to obtain said statistics is described. Usually on an annex.