| FIGURE 31 |
Harris and Associates
Survival Literacy Study - 1970 |
| Form III |
| Application for
Driver's License |
1. What is your
name?_________________________________
2. What is your
weight?_________________________________
3. What is your height?
_________________________________
4. What is the color of your eyes?
_________________________
5. List any visual, physical, or mental
conditions that might impair your ability
to drive safely?
________________________________________
6. List any previous driver's
license issued to you:
State ________________ Year
________________
7. How many times have you previously been examined for
driver's license?
______________
8. what day of the week would be
most convenient for you to take the driver's
examination?
_______________
9. What hour of the day would be most convenient for you
to take the driver's
examination? _______________
PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. IF YOU ARE
NOT
SURE OF AN ANSWER TO ANY ITEM, DRAW A LINE THROUGH THE SPACE
PROVIDED
FOR THE ANSWER. |
| (N.B. Drawing a
line through the space was considered a correct answer.) |
| Source: L. C. Steadman and C.F. Kaestle (1986, May). An investigation
of crude literacy, reading performance, and functional literacy in the United
States, 1880 to 1980. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Center for Education Research,
School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison. p.100. |
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Years of Education
Percent Correct 8th grade High
Score Range or less School College
90 - 100 83a 92 96
80 - 89 9 5 2
70 - 79 4 2 1
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| a. Percentage of
respondents falling in the given percent correct score range |
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| Source: Congressional Record, November 18, 1970, Page E9722, Chart
XVIII. |
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