Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: an Application Using Dutch Data

Policy measures to combat low literacy are often targeted at municipalities or regions with low levels of literacy. However, current surveys on literacy do not contain enough observations at this level to allow for reliable estimates when using only direct estimation techniques. To provide more reli...

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Main Authors: Bijlsma Ineke, van den Brakel Jan, van der Velden Rolf, Allen Jim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Official Statistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2020-0014