• Over 10% of the U.S. population cannot read
• 28% are functionally illiterate
• 44% of American adults do not read a book in a year
• Adults who can read at higher levels are more likely to be employed, to work more weeks a year and to earn higher wages than adults demonstrating lower reading proficiencies.

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