Table 4.

Significant Individual Literacy Practices by Age and Reading Level (N = 239)

Level	N	Measure of Association	p	Strength of Association	Never	Less than once a week	Once a week	A few times a week	Every day
Newspapers
Age		4.70*	.030	2.17*
16 – 18 Years	56				12	11	10	19	4
19 – 24 Years	81				6	17	20	21	17
25 – 44 Years	66				5	20	15	11	15
45 – 59 Years	27				1	5	6	6	9
60 Years and Over	9				0	2	3	2	2
Magazines
Age		6.32*	.012	2.51*
16 – 18 Years	56				4	10	6	23	13
19 – 24 Years	81				10	22	15	21	13
25 – 44 Years	66				10	20	11	13	12
45 – 59 Years	27				7	6	5	4	5
60 Years and Over	9				1	4	1	0	3
Books
Age		10.50*	.001	3.24*
16 – 18 Years	56				11	18	11	6	10
19 – 24 Years	81				10	28	6	21	16
25 – 44 Years	66				8	10	5	23	20
45 – 59 Years	27				4	7	3	3	10
60 Years and Over	9				0	2	0	3	4
Work Memos or Letters
Age		3.91*	.048	1.98*
16 – 18 Years	56				14	12	9	7	9
19 – 24 Years	81				25	12	10	15	14
25 – 44 Years	66				13	9	6	13	21
45 – 59 Years	27				8	5	1	2	9
60 Years and Over	9				0	3	1	1	3
Work Manuals or Reference Lists
Age		5.60*	.018	2.37*
16 – 18 Years	56				16	12	7	10	6
19 – 24 Years	81				23	17	12	13	11
25 – 44 Years	66				15	15	6	17	9
45 – 59 Years	27				7	3	0	5	10
60 Years and Over	9				0	4	0	1	1
Magazines
Reading Level		21.37**	.045	.045**
Low Intermediate ABE	61				14	12	7	13	15
High Intermediate ABE	59				6	12	15	13	13
Low ASE	59				9	16	9	18	7
High ASE	60				3	22	7	17	11

Note:

^*M² and M.

^**X² and λ.