Research and analysis

2011 skills for life survey

National profile of adult literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Assesses the impact of different skills levels on people’s lives.

From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Published
13 December 2012

Applies to England

Documents

2011 skills for life survey: a survey of literacy, numeracy and ICT levels in England

Ref: BIS/12/P168

PDF, 3.1 MB, 425 pages

2011 skills for life survey: annexes

Ref: BIS/12/P168AN1

PDF, 3.79 MB, 236 pages

2011 skills for life survey: appendix of tables

Ref: BIS/12/P168AN2

PDF, 1.86 MB, 223 pages

2011 skills for life survey: initial headline findings

Ref: 11/1367

PDF, 286 KB, 25 pages

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2011 skills for life survey: small area estimation user guide

Ref: BIS/12/1316

PDF, 564 KB, 25 pages

2011 skills for life survey: small area estimation technical report

Ref: BIS/12/1318

PDF, 2.99 MB, 79 pages

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2011 skills for life survey: guide to the small area estimation CSV files

Ref: BIS/12/1319

PDF, 157 KB, 10 pages

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Details

The 2011 skills for life survey provides a national profile of adult literacy, numeracy, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills, and assesses the impact that different levels of skills had on people’s lives. BIS commissioned this follow-up survey in 2010 to:

  • examine changes in literacy and numeracy levels among the adult population of England
  • provide a baseline of ICT skills among adults in England
  • understand the demographic, social and motivational factors related to people’s skills levels

Underlying tables for the small area estimation data are also available.

Published 13 December 2012

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