From the College of Journalism, Capital News Service on, Thursday,
December 16, 1999.

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^Literacy is Up, But Problem of Functional Illiteracy Touches All
Counties<
   ^By CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE=
  
    WASHINGTON - Maryland has made strides against illiteracy since the
turn  of the century, according to data from the Census Bureau. But it,
like other  states, faces a new problem of functional illiteracy, or
adults able to read at  only a basic level, according to the U.S.
Department of Education's National  Adult Literacy Survey.
COUNTY            RATE OF             FUNCTIONAL
                ILLITERACY            ILLITERACY
        Year    1910    1920    1930    1990        1990
Allegany           4       3       2       0         17 Anne Arundel     
14       8       5       1         14 Baltimore           4       4      
3       1         38 Baltimore Co       5       4       3       1        
16 Calvert          20      15      12       0         14 Caroline        
 13       9       6       0         20 Carroll           4       3       3    
  0         10 Cecil               6       5       2       0         14
Charles          23      18      14       0         14 Dorchester         
14      12       8       1         26 Frederick           6       4      
3       0         10 Garrett           6       5       4       0        
16 Harford           6       5       3       0         12 Howard          
8       7       4       1         11 Kent              13       9       8    
  2         22 Montgomery           9       6       3       4         14
Prince George's      12       7       5       2         26 Queen Anne's    
 16      12       7       0         15 St. Mary's          14      18     
12       0         15 Somerset          17      11       8       1        
33 Talbot          14       9       7       0         19 Washington         
  3       3       2       0         17 Wicomico          14       8      
6       1         21 Worcester          20      15      10       1        
21 MARYAND           7       6       4       1         20
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau and the National Adult Literacy Survey.
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