U.S. Adult Health Literacy Assessment Results from 2003

The United States National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) in 2003 measured the health literacy skills of American adults. The dataset likely contains survey results and assessment scores related to individuals' ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information. It was authored by Sheida White and is hosted on the paperswithcode platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between demographic factors and health literacy scores (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmark population health literacy for public health intervention planning (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Train models to predict health literacy levels from survey responses (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on paperswithcode.
• Focuses on a nationally representative assessment (NAAL).
• Has a defined author (Sheida White).

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• License is listed as 'closed', which may restrict usage.
• Row count, file formats, and column details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Sheida White via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Likely a national survey and standardized assessment.

Time Range

2003

Geography

United States