Surprise, surprise 5 of the top 10 least literate cities are in California

[DigitalDrifter]

Behold the Obama state of Mexifornia and it's many millions all with their hands out to the government nipple.

America's least literate cities

A recent study by Central Connecticut State University ranked the nation’s largest cities by their reading culture -- how literate they are -- based on six categories: bookstores, residents’ educational attainment, newspaper circulation, use of online resources, the library system, and periodical publishing resources.

Although the focus of the study was on reading culture, not test scores, cities that ranked as less literate were also less educated. The 10 cities with the poorest reading habits were also in the bottom 25 percent nationwide for people with a college degree and for people with a high school diploma.

Methodology: Based on the report published by Central Connecticut State University, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the literacy ranking of 77 U.S. cities with populations of at least 250,000. The study reviewed city literacy based on six categories — library systems, bookstores, educational attainment, digital readership, and newspapers and other publications. Education metrics considered by Miller are from 2012, library system data is from fiscal year 2010, and circulation, publication, and bookstore figures are from 2013. To determine the availability of each reading material, the study measured circulation relative to the size of the population. 24/7 Wall St. also reviewed 2012 data from the Census Bureau, including income, and poverty.

Yahoo!

 

[novasteve]

It isn't based on actual literacy rates though.. So it's stupid..

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It isn't based on actual literacy rates though.. So it's stupid..

Ahh, come on, lemme do sum California bashin' t-nite !

 

[Katzndogz]

The Hispanics in the state don't read very much. Go into a library or bookstore. Mostly Asian and white in that order.

 

[JakeStarkey]

It isn't based on actual literacy rates though.. So it's stupid..

"bookstores, residents’ educational attainment, newspaper circulation, use of online resources, the library system, and periodical publishing resources"

In fact, you are stupid.

Are you from East Texas?

 

[william the wie]

It isn't based on actual literacy rates though.. So it's stupid..

Ahh, come on, lemme do sum California bashin' t-nite !

What is truly frightening is the level of innumeracy nationwide.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

The Hispanics in the state don't read very much. Go into a library or bookstore. Mostly Asian and white in that order.

Libary, whose got time for stinking libary's ?

 

[Political Junky]

Bookstores are becoming rare since folks download books online.

 

[Political Junky]

Mississippi ranks at the top for illiterates.