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Numeracy practices and numeracy skills among adults

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  • Nicolas Jonas

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We assess the relationship between numeracy skills and numeracy practices among adults in everyday life and at work from the Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), an international survey of about 250 000 adults aged 16-65 years old conducted by the OECD in 33 countries/economies. The level of proficiency and the intensity of engagement in numeracy practices are two embedded aspects of numeracy. Proficient adults use numeracy frequently and adults who regularly engage in numeracy practices improve their performance. Individual and contextual factors influence, in different ways across countries, the strength of these links. The intensity of the use of numeracy in everyday life decreases as the lapse of time since a person’s studies increases. Moreover, employed people engage in mathematical activities less in the private setting if they do not do so intensively in the workplace.

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  • Nicolas Jonas, 2018. "Numeracy practices and numeracy skills among adults," OECD Education Working Papers 177, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaab:177-en
    DOI: 10.1787/8f19fc9f-en
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    1. Anne Maaike Mulders & Frank Tubergen, 2023. "The Role of Education in Native Dutch Adolescents’ Muslim Population Size Perceptions," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 1137-1156, September.
    2. Liu, Huacong & Fernandez, Frank & Dutz, Gregor, 2022. "Educational attainment, use of numeracy at work, and gender wage gaps: Evidence from 12 middle-income countries," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    3. Rosario Scandurra & Marco Alberio, 2021. "A Classification of Factors Affecting Adults’ Skills Distribution," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(2), pages 21582440211, May.

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