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Peer reviewedScales, Alice M.; Biggs, Shirley A. – Educational Gerontology, 1987
Elderly adults responded to the Survey of Elderly Reading Attitudes instrument. Most felt they had time to read, more married than single subjects reported buying magazines and daily newspapers, and more females than males reported reading advertisements without difficulty. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Marital Status, Older Adults, Psychological Testing
Download full textScales, Alice M.; Zikri, Lawrence B. – 1986
Investigating the reading habits of adults in Egypt, East Africa, a study examined 294 Egyptians (233 males and 61 females) in post-secondary education in Cairo, and in the industrial cities of Shopra El-Khema, and Impapa, El-Giza. Marital status, sex, and occupation were used to group the subjects. Subjects completed a 29-item questionnaire…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Blue Collar Occupations, Developing Nations, Females
