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International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey
The 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) is the Canadian component of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL). The main purpose of the survey was to find out how well adults used printed information to function in society.
Major topics and subtopics
Education
- Indicators of adult literacy, numeracy and problem-solving capabilities
Secondary topics
Ethnic diversity and immigration
Families and households
Income and earnings
Labour
Language
Limited topics
None
Type
Cross-sectional
Sample size
Approximately 23,000 individuals
Frequency
Occasional (1994 and 2003)
Lowest levels of geography
Provinces
Products and services
- Public use microdata file
- Customized tabulations
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