LEO studies: Living with Low Literacy
The aim of the LEO study was to measure the degree of low literacy among German-speaking adults. The study provides differentiated information for the lower skill levels of reading and writing - the so-called alpha levels. Detailed information on the study can be found on the LEO study website.
The data from the first Level One study is freely accessible as a Public-Use-File. The data of the LEO 2018 study are available as Public-Use-File and Scientific-Use-File.
leo. - Level-One Studie (Level One)
| ZA5365: leo. - Level-One Studie (Level One) | |
|---|---|
Data collection period | March 2010 - July 2010 |
Available since | January 2014 |
Target population | 18- to 64-year-old adults |
Sample size | 8.436 |
Instruments | Background questionnaire; Assessment of writing skills |
| Main topics of background questionnaire | Learning at an adult age, occupational status, characteristica of main professional occupation, participation in regular education, educational background, use of information and communication technology, language skills, current life situation and coping with life problem |
Region | Germany |
Further documentation (only in German) | Questionnaire (1,9 MB) |
| Data access | |
| Citation | Buddeberg, Klaus; Grotlüschen, Anke; Riekmann, Wibke; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Bonn/Berlin (2014): leo. - Level-One Studie (Level One). GESIS Datenarchiv, Cologne. ZA5365 Datenfile Version 1.0.0, doi.org/10.4232/1.11913 |
LEO 2018 - Living with Low Literacy (LEO 2018) - Public Use File
The second Level-One Study 2018 (LEO 2018) measures the reading and writing skills of the German-speaking adult population and reports this differentiated for the lower skill levels of reading and writing - the so-called alpha levels. The study builds on the results of the LEO - Level-One study from 2010. The study includes a representative sample of 7,192 respondents. The goal of the study is to capture the current magnitude of the phenomenon of low literacy among adults. More than the previous study, it is devoted to concrete questions of participation, everyday practices, and competencies in various areas of life.
| ZA6266: LEO 2018 - Living with Low Literacy (Public Use File) | |
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| Data collection period | March 2018 - September 2018 |
| Available since | July 2021 |
| Target population | 18- to 64-year-old adults |
| Sample size | 7.192 |
| Instruments | Background questionnaire; Assessment of reading and writing skills |
| Main topics of background questionnaire | Questions of participation, everyday practices, and competencies in various areas of life: Digital practices and basic skills; Financial practices and basic skills; Health-related practices and basic skills; Political practices and basic skills; Writing-related practices in the context of work, family, and everyday life; Literacy in the context of continuing education; Literacy in the context of migration and multilingualism |
| Region | Germany |
| Further documentation | User notes (only in German) Technical report (only in German) |
| Data access | |
| Citation | Grotlüschen, Anke, Buddeberg, Klaus, Dutz, Gregor, Heilmann, Lisanne M., & Stammer, Christopher (2021). LEO 2018 - Living with Low Literacy (Public Use File). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA6266 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13771 |
LEO 2018 - Living with Low Literacy (LEO 2018) - Scientificc Use File
The Scientific-Use-File contains further uncoarse information (e.g., age, education and income), which could not be published in the Public-Use-File due to data privacy reasons, and is only accessible for the purpose of scientific research.
| ZA6265: LEO 2018 - Living with Low Literacy | |
|---|---|
| Data collection period | March 2018 - September 2018 |
| Available since | July 2021 |
| Target population | 18- to 64-year-old adults |
| Sample size | 7.192 |
| Instruments | Background questionnaire; Assessment of reading and writing skills |
| Main topics of background questionnaire | Questions of participation, everyday practices, and competencies in various areas of life: Digital practices and basic skills; Financial practices and basic skills; Health-related practices and basic skills; Political practices and basic skills; Writing-related practices in the context of work, family, and everyday life; Literacy in the context of continuing education; Literacy in the context of migration and multilingualism |
| Region | Germany |
| Further documentation (only in German) | |
| Data access | Scientific-Use-File: LEO 2018 - Living with Low Literacy (directly to the document: „ZA6265_data_access.pdf“) |
| Citation | Grotlüschen, Anke, Buddeberg, Klaus, Dutz, Gregor, Heilmann, Lisanne M., & Stammer, Christopher (2021). LEO 2018 - Living with Low Literacy (Scientific Use File). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA6265 Data file Version 1.0.0, doi.org/10.4232/1.13770 |