Posted: 2/6/2015 3:31:36 PM EDT
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Here is a link to a ward-by-ward break down of the illiteracy rate, with other demographic info on D.C.'s ~ 600,000 residents:
http://www.american.edu/ocl/volunteer/Community-Service-Center-Maps-and-Stats.cfm Highest Illiteracy Rates By Ward The below information breaks down the illiteracy rates by ward. For more information on wards go here •Ward 7 50.4% •Ward 8 48.9% • Ward 5 48.2% •Ward 1 43.6% •Ward 4 42.2% •Ward 6 37.3% •Ward 2 20.8% • Ward 3 8.2% The 36% city-wide rate comes from another site that poped up on Google. |
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Originally Posted By Dominion21:
Here is a link to a ward-by-ward break down of the illiteracy rate, with other demographic info on D.C.'s ~ 600,000 residents: http://www.american.edu/ocl/volunteer/Community-Service-Center-Maps-and-Stats.cfm Highest Illiteracy Rates By Ward The below information breaks down the illiteracy rates by ward. For more information on wards go here •Ward 7 50.4% •Ward 8 48.9% • Ward 5 48.2% •Ward 1 43.6% •Ward 4 42.2% •Ward 6 37.3% •Ward 2 20.8% • Ward 3 8.2% The 36% city-wide rate comes from another site that poped up on Google. The Interwebz tells me that Zimbabwe has an adult illiteracy rate of only 10%. We are on track to out-Zimbabwe Zimbabwe. Wait. All these people get to vote, at least once, just like me? |
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Originally Posted By Dominion21:
Here is a link to a ward-by-ward break down of the illiteracy rate, with other demographic info on D.C.'s ~ 600,000 residents: http://www.american.edu/ocl/volunteer/Community-Service-Center-Maps-and-Stats.cfm Highest Illiteracy Rates By Ward The below information breaks down the illiteracy rates by ward. For more information on wards go here •Ward 7 50.4% •Ward 8 48.9% • Ward 5 48.2% •Ward 1 43.6% •Ward 4 42.2% •Ward 6 37.3% •Ward 2 20.8% • Ward 3 8.2% The 36% city-wide rate comes from another site that poped up on Google. I lived in Ward 5 and that study sounds accurate. |
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