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

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
Subjects:
literacy
basic skills
municipality
region
small area estimation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2020-0014
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spelling doaj-8126cea620d84f5a94ac4a959c8b35232021-09-06T19:41:48ZengSciendoJournal of Official Statistics2001-73672020-06-0136225127410.2478/jos-2020-0014jos-2020-0014Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: an Application Using Dutch DataBijlsma Ineke0van den Brakel Jan1van der Velden Rolf2Allen Jim3Maastricht University, ROA, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.Maastricht University, ROA, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.Maastricht University, ROA, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.Maastricht University, ROA, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.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 reliable results at a detailed regional level, alternative methods must be used.https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2020-0014literacybasic skillsmunicipalityregionsmall area estimation
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Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: an Application Using Dutch Data
Journal of Official Statistics
literacy
basic skills
municipality
region
small area estimation
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Allen Jim
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title Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: an Application Using Dutch Data
title_short Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: an Application Using Dutch Data
title_full Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: an Application Using Dutch Data
title_fullStr Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: an Application Using Dutch Data
title_full_unstemmed Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: an Application Using Dutch Data
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publisher Sciendo
series Journal of Official Statistics
issn 2001-7367
publishDate 2020-06-01
description 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 reliable results at a detailed regional level, alternative methods must be used.
topic literacy
basic skills
municipality
region
small area estimation
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2020-0014
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