LA Ranks Among Least Literate US Cities
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — If you're reading this sentence, there's a good chance you may not be a local Angeleno.
KNX 1070's Pete Demetriou reports a study of America's most literate cities shows Los Angeles is in the bottom third, and a shift in how people get information may be the reasons behind that ranking.
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An annual study by Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) ranks Washington DC at the number one slot, with San Francisco in the top ten at #6, and L.A. at a lowly #61.
Although technically reading is still done online, the study focused on a number of more traditional literacy markers, including bookstores (LA ranking: #53), education level: (#54), access to internet resources: (#33), library support / holdings: (#70), newspaper circulation (#51) and periodical publishers: (#58).
Other low-ranking Southland cities include Santa Ana (#67), Long Beach (#68) and Anaheim (#72).
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