44 million: Number of adults who have difficulty using reading, writing and computational skills needed in everyday life
20: Percentage of adults who read at fifth-grade level or below
53: Percentage of 3—5-year-olds who are read to daily
77: Percentage of 3—5-year-olds who are read to more than three times per week who could read, or at least pretend to read, a storybook
57: Percentage of 3—5-year-olds who are read to less than three times per week who could read, or pretend to read, a storybook
39: Percent of adults needing help with everyday literacy tasks
68: Percentage of women on welfare with below average high school reading skills
$45,610: Average household income with the highest literacy levels
$15,480: Average household income with the lowest literacy levels
101: Total number of hours spent reading books, per person, in 1995
86: Total number of hours spent reading books, per person, in 2004
1,580: Number of hours spent watching TV, per person, in 1995
1,673: Number of hours spent watching TV, per person, in 2004
