More than one quarter of adults are faced with literacy level one competency problems in south Georgia.

According to the National Adult Literacy Survey, Level 1 individuals:

Usually can:

Sign their name

Total a bank receipt

Identify a country in a short article

Locate the expiration date on their driver's license

 

But usually cannot:

Locate eligibility from a table of employee benefits

Total cost from an order

Fill out a government benefits application

Locate two pieces of information in a sports article

Understand an application warranty