Illiteracy In The United States: October, 1947 (P20-20)

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Report Contains Tables 1, 2, and 3. (2.2M)

• Table 1 - Illiteracy In The Population 10 Years Old and Over, By Age, Color, and Nativity, For The United States: 1930 and 1920

• Table 2 - Estimates of Illiteracy in 1940, By Age, For The United States: Method 1

• Table 3 - Estimates of Illiteracy in 1940, By Age, Color, and Nativity, For The United States: Method 2

Table 4 - Illiteracy In The Civilian Noninstitutional Population 14 Years Old and Over, By Years of School Completed, Age, and Sex, For The United States, Urban and Rural: October, 1947 (457k)

Table 5 - Percent Illiterate In The Civilian Noninstitutional Population 14 Years Old and Over, By Years of School Completed, Age, Color, and Sex, For The United States: October, 1947 (213k)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division,
Education & Social Stratification Branch
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Created: January 28, 2000

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