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Geographic Areas:

Adults Older than Age 16 Lacking Basic Prose Literacy (Percent) – 2003

Data Provided by: New Mexico Voices for Children
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5% - 13%
Los Alamos 5%
Sandoval 11%
San Juan 12%
Lincoln 12%
Catron 12%
Santa Fe 13%
14% - 18%
Bernalillo 14%
Roosevelt 15%
Grant 15%
Curry 15%
Sierra 16%
McKinley 16%
De Baca 16%
Colfax 16%
Torrance 16%
Taos 17%
Eddy 17%
14% - 18%
Cibola 17%
Otero 17%
Union 17%
Harding 18%
19% - 23%
Quay 19%
Valencia 20%
Chaves 20%
Socorro 21%
San Miguel 21%
Lea 21%
Rio Arriba 23%
24% - 33%
Mora 25%
Doña Ana 26%
Hidalgo 28%
Guadalupe 30%
Luna 33%

Definitions: Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Adult Literacy (2003)

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.

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New Mexico Voices for Children 625 Silver Ave., SW Ste.195
Albuquerque, NM 87102

505-244-9505 x.105
chollis@nmvoices.org
http://www.nmvoices.org

Christine Hollis, Kids Count Program Director