Table 360. | Participation in adult education during the previous 12 months by adults 17 years old and older, by selected characteristics of participants: 1991, 1995, and 1999 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |Percent| 1995 | 1999 |parti- |__________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Characteristics | tici- |Popula- | Adult | Percent participating\2\ |Popula- | Adult | Percent participating of |pating | tion, | educa- |________________________________| tion, | educa- |_____________________________________________________________________________ participants |in any | in | tion | In | In part- | In | Per- | in | tion | In | In |In Eng- |In part- | In | In |Per- | pro- | thou- |partici-| any |time post-|career | sonal | thou- |partici-| any |basic |lish |time post-|career |appren- |sonal | gram, | sands | pants, |pro- |secondary |or job |develop| sands | pants, |pro- |educa- |as a |secondary |or job |tice |develop- |1991\1\| |in thou-|gram | educa- |related| ment | |in thou-|gram |tion |second |educa- |related |pro- |ment | | |sands\1\| | tion |courses|courses| |sands\1\| | |language |tion |courses |grams |courses _____________________________________|_______|________|________|_____|__________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|__________|_________|__________|___________|__________|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 _____________________________________|_______|________|________|_____|__________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|__________|_________|__________|___________|__________|___________ Total ..........................| 33.0 |189,543 | 76,261 |40.2 | 6.1 | 20.9 | 19.9 |194,559 | 86,593 |44.5 (0.8)|1.1 (0.2)|0.9 (0.2)| 9.3 (0.4)|22.2 (0.6)| 1.8 (0.2)|22.2 (0.6) |_______|________|________|_____|__________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|__________|_________|__________|___________|__________|___________ Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men ...............................| 32.6 | 90,256 | 34,450 |38.2 | 5.6 | 21.8 | 15.8 | 93,071 | 38,765 |41.7 (1.2)|1.0 (0.2)|0.9 (0.2)| 9.9 (0.6)|22.1 (0.9)| 2.5 (0.4)|17.4 (0.9) Women .............................| 33.2 | 99,287 | 41,811 |42.1 | 6.5 | 20.2 | 23.5 |101,488 | 47,828 |47.1 (1.0)|1.1 (0.2)|1.0 (0.2)| 8.8 (0.5)|22.2 (0.8)| 1.1 (0.2)|26.7 (0.9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Age | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 to 24 years ....................| 37.8 | 22,407 | 10,539 |47.0 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 21.5 | 23,372 | 11,673 |49.9 (2.3)|4.9 (1.0)|1.1 (0.3)|13.6 (1.4)|16.4 (1.5)| 4.0 (1.1)|22.8 (1.9) 25 to 29 years ....................| 40.0 | 18,988 | 9,420 |49.6 | 10.9 | 25.5 | 21.0 | 18,427 | 10,406 |56.5 (2.5)|1.2 (0.5)|2.5 (0.8)|18.6 (1.8)|30.0 (2.1)| 3.4 (0.8)|23.8 (2.0) 30 to 34 years ....................| 37.6 | 21,338 | 10,088 |47.3 | 8.0 | 26.1 | 23.3 | 19,423 | 10,908 |56.2 (2.6)|1.0 (0.4)|1.6 (0.6)|13.0 (1.5)|29.4 (2.2)| 3.0 (0.8)|26.5 (2.2) 35 to 39 years ....................| 42.1 | 22,494 | 10,737 |47.7 | 7.5 | 29.1 | 20.9 | 23,183 | 11,622 |50.1 (2.4)|0.6 (0.3)|1.4 (0.5)|10.9 (1.3)|26.2 (1.9)| 1.7 (0.6)|25.4 (2.1) 40 to 44 years ....................| 49.2 | 19,810 | 10,078 |50.9 | 7.1 | 31.2 | 24.9 | 22,116 | 11,159 |50.5 (2.4)|0.7 (0.3)|0.3 (0.2)|10.2 (1.3)|31.3 (2.1)| 1.7 (0.5)|24.7 (2.0) 45 to 49 years ....................| 40.0 | 17,463 | 8,499 |48.7 | 5.7 | 32.5 | 21.1 | 18,299 | 9,116 |49.8 (2.7)|0.7 (0.4)|0.8 (0.4)| 9.4 (1.3)|26.0 (2.1)| 1.5 (0.6)|25.5 (2.1) 50 to 54 years ....................| 26.8 | 14,344 | 6,093 |42.5 | 3.9 | 26.3 | 19.7 | 16,893 | 7,966 |47.2 (2.5)|0.4 (0.3)|0.2 (0.1)| 5.8 (1.0)|28.2 (2.1)| 1.1 (0.4)|23.5 (2.1) 55 to 59 years ....................| 29.0 | 11,096 | 3,577 |32.2 | 1.7 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 13,450 | 5,107 |38.0 (2.6)|0.3 (0.3)|0.1 (0.1)| 6.7 (1.5)|23.3 (2.1)| 0.5 (0.4)|16.2 (1.8) 60 to 64 years ....................| 17.4 | 10,728 | 2,540 |23.7 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 15.2 | 10,718 | 3,368 |31.4 (2.8)|0.0 0.0 |1.4 (1.4)| 2.4 (0.7)|13.4 (1.8)| 0.3 (0.4)|18.8 (2.2) 65 to 69 years ....................| 14.2 | 10,215 | 1,850 |18.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 15.3 | 9,211 | 2,339 |25.4 (2.5)|0.3 (0.3)|0.3 (0.3)| 1.2 (0.6)| 6.9 (1.2)| 0.1 (0.1)|19.6 (2.3) 70 years and over .................| 8.6 | 20,661 | 2,841 |13.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 19,466 | 2,929 |15.0 (1.4)| # # | # # | 1.3 (0.5)| 1.7 (0.5)| # # |12.2 (1.2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Racial/ethnic group | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | White, non-Hispanic ...............| 34.1 |144,587 | 59,982 |41.5 | 6.0 | 22.8 | 20.8 |143,135 | 63,522 |44.4 (0.9)|0.6 (0.1)|0.1 (0.1)| 8.8 (0.5)|23.6 (0.7)| 1.3 (0.2)|22.9 (0.7) Black, non-Hispanic ...............| 25.9 | 20,806 | 7,704 |37.0 | 7.3 | 16.2 | 18.9 | 22,129 | 10,241 |46.3 (2.3)|2.7 (0.8)|0.2 (0.1)|11.0 (1.3)|20.2 (1.7)| 2.9 (0.9)|23.6 (1.9) Hispanic ..........................| 31.4 | 15,689 | 5,281 |33.7 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 19,491 | 8,045 |41.3 (2.5)|2.4 (0.6)|6.5 (1.2)| 8.6 (1.3)|12.5 (1.3)| 3.7 (1.1)|16.2 (1.9) Asian American/Pacific Islander ...| 35.9 | 4,377 | 1,739 |39.7 | 6.5 | 18.1 | 15.9 | 5,619 | 2,872 |51.1 (4.6)|2.0 (1.1)|5.8 (2.2)|17.1 (3.4)|26.9 (3.8)| 0.5 (0.5)|22.6 (3.6) American Indian/Alaska Native .....| 29.3 | 1,155 | 448 |38.8 | 9.3 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 1,102 | 400 |36.3 (9.2)| # # | # # |12.7 (6.2)|19.2 (7.4)| 4.1 (3.4)|10.6 (4.7) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Highest level of education | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | completed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eighth grade or less ..............| 7.7 | 12,808 | 1,283 |10.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 11,438 | 1,680 |14.7 (2.9)|0.9 (0.4)|5.0 (1.7)| 0.2 (0.2)| 1.4 (0.6)| 0.4 (0.4)| 6.6 (2.4) 9th to 12th grade, no completion ..| 15.8 | 16,511 | 3,332 |20.2 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 21,174 | 5,419 |25.6 (2.6)|4.8 (1.0)|1.3 (0.5)| 3.3 (1.1)| 5.5 (1.2)| 1.9 (0.9)|10.1 (1.9) High school completion ............| 24.1 | 62,956 | 19,341 |30.7 | 3.6 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 55,553 | 19,356 |34.8 (1.4)|1.1 (0.3)|0.6 (0.2)| 6.9 (0.7)|15.5 (1.0)| 1.9 (0.4)|16.9 (1.1) Some vocational/technical .........| 34.2 | 6,327 | 2,648 |41.9 | 5.4 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 6,517 | 2,678 |41.1 (4.0)|2.5 (1.1)|1.9 (1.0)| 6.5 (1.7)|19.9 (3.1)| 3.2 (1.5)|21.8 (3.2) Some college ......................| 41.4 | 34,433 | 16,978 |49.3 | 12.1 | 22.3 | 25.3 | 34,270 | 17,504 |51.1 (1.8)|0.6 (0.2)|0.4 (0.2)|13.9 (1.1)|22.2 (1.4)| 2.8 (0.6)|27.5 (1.5) Associate degree ..................| 49.2 | 9,975 | 5,601 |56.1 | 10.9 | 32.1 | 27.4 | 11,275 | 6,384 |56.6 (2.9)|--- --- |0.2 (0.1)|17.4 (2.1)|33.3 (2.6)| 2.4 (0.8)|24.2 (2.4) Bachelor's degree ................| 51.1 | 26,858 | 15,286 |56.9 | 7.1 | 36.1 | 27.0 | 30,121 | 18,178 |60.3 (1.8)|--- --- |0.5 (0.2)|11.2 (1.1)|36.7 (1.7)| 0.9 (0.3)|31.1 (1.7) Some graduate work (or study) .....| 55.1 | 19,677 | 11,792 |59.9 | 8.5 | 40.4 | 29.1 | 24,211 | 15,394 |63.6 (2.0)|--- --- |0.8 (0.4)|12.8 (1.3)|38.9 (1.9)| 1.2 (0.3)|33.0 (1.8) No degree .......................| --- | 4,123 | 2,563 |62.2 | 15.2 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 4,083 | 2,640 |64.7 (4.4)|--- --- | # # |20.9 (3.5)|45.1 (4.4)| 1.1 (0.6)|28.1 (3.7) Master's ........................| --- | 10,522 | 6,219 |59.1 | 8.1 | 41.0 | 29.0 | 12,715 | 8,357 |65.7 (2.6)|--- --- |1.1 (0.7)|12.5 (1.7)|38.8 (2.6)| 0.7 (0.4)|36.8 (2.6) Doctor's ........................| --- | 2,564 | 1,384 |54.0 | 4.7 | 35.0 | 25.1 | 5,039 | 2,675 |53.1 (4.7)|--- --- |1.0 (0.9)| 7.9 (2.0)|26.7 (3.8)| 2.7 (1.1)|28.5 (4.2) Professional ....................| --- | 2,467 | 1,626 |65.9 | 3.0 | 56.6 | 26.0 | 2,374 | 1,722 |72.5 (5.8)|--- --- | # # |10.9 (5.6)|54.7 (6.2)| 1.1 (1.1)|31.0 (5.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Metropolitan area | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Inside metropolitan area ..........| 34.5 |142,522 | 59,627 |41.8 | 6.5 | 22.0 | 20.3 |146,309 | 67,322 |46.0 (0.9)|1.2 (0.2)|1.2 (0.2)| 9.4 (0.5)|23.2 (0.7)| 1.9 (0.2)|22.4 (0.7) Inside central city .............| --- |118,170 | 49,996 |42.3 | 6.7 | 22.7 | 20.2 |124,108 | 57,688 |46.5 (1.0)|1.3 (0.2)|1.3 (0.2)| 9.7 (0.5)|23.4 (0.7)| 1.9 (0.3)|22.8 (0.8) Outside central city ............| --- | 24,352 | 9,630 |39.5 | 5.6 | 18.4 | 21.1 | 22,200 | 9,634 |43.4 (2.2)|0.5 (0.3)|0.4 (0.3)| 7.9 (1.1)|22.2 (1.7)| 1.5 (0.4)|20.4 (1.8) Outside metropolitan area .........| 28.3 | 47,021 | 16,634 |35.4 | 4.9 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 48,250 | 19,271 |39.9 (1.6)|0.8 (0.3)|0.2 (0.1)| 9.1 (0.9)|18.9 (1.2)| 1.6 (0.4)|21.5 (1.3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Labor force status | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In labor force ....................| 40.7 |125,982 | 62,717 |49.8 | 8.1 | 29.8 | 21.7 |140,400 | 73,097 |52.1 (0.9)|1.1 (0.2)|0.7 (0.1)|12.0 (0.5)|29.4 (0.8)| 2.2 (0.3)|23.3 (0.8) Employed ........................| 42.0 |117,826 | 59,734 |50.7 | 8.2 | 31.1 | 22.0 |132,715 | 69,644 |52.5 (1.0)|1.0 (0.2)|0.6 (0.1)|11.9 (0.5)|30.5 (0.8)| 2.2 (0.3)|23.4 (0.8) Unemployed ......................| 26.0 | 8,155 | 2,983 |36.6 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 17.4 | 7,685 | 3,453 |44.9 (4.6)|3.6 (1.7)|2.4 (1.2)|13.7 (2.8)|11.3 (2.4)| 1.9 (0.9)|21.5 (4.1) Not in labor force.................| 15.7 | 63,562 | 13,544 |21.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 16.2 | 54,159 | 13,496 |24.9 (1.2)|0.9 (0.3)|1.5 (0.4)| 2.3 (0.4)| 3.3 (0.4)| 0.7 (0.2)|19.4 (1.1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Executive, administrative, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | or managerial ...................| 49.3 | 13,098 | 7,313 |55.8 | 7.3 | 42.1 | 23.1 | 27,315 | 15,579 |57.0 (2.1)| # # |0.2 (0.2)|10.9 (1.1)|38.7 (2.0)| 1.2 (0.4)|24.6 (1.7) Engineers, surveyors, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | architects ......................| 62.6 | 1,756 | 1,150 |65.5 | 14.1 | 44.6 | 23.3 | 2,042 | 1,629 |79.8 (6.0)| # # | # # |27.9 (5.8)|52.4 (6.8)| 5.8 (4.2)|28.8 (5.8) Natural scientists and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | mathematicians ..................| 48.2 | 1,743 | 1,261 |72.3 | 9.9 | 58.6 | 24.8 | 2,289 | 1,386 |60.5 (6.7)| # # | # # |13.0 (4.0)|44.1 (6.3)| 1.3 (0.9)|24.8 (5.5) Social scientists and workers, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | lawyers .........................| 55.6 | 2,530 | 1,938 |76.6 | 11.5 | 59.4 | 32.3 | 3,069 | 2,433 |79.3 (4.4)| # # | # # |10.4 (3.1)|56.6 (5.4)| 0.6 (0.6)|42.0 (5.3) Teachers, elementary and secondary | 45.5 | 5,414 | 4,155 |76.7 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 7,033 | 5,511 |78.4 (3.1)| # # | # # |23.8 (2.8)|50.2 (3.4)| 0.3 (0.2)|38.8 (3.3) Teachers, postsecondary ...........| 55.0 | 1,254 | 687 |54.8 | 71.9 | 226.3 | 159.4 | 2,214 | 1,472 |66.5 (5.6)|0.4 (0.4)|3.5 (3.4)|17.0 (5.0)|37.1 (5.8)| 1.8 (1.1)|42.1 (5.9) Physicians, dentists, veterinarians| 67.1 | 859 | 611 |71.1 | 1.2 | 67.1 | 19.0 | 610 | 487 |79.8 (9.0)| # # | # # | 4.6 (4.5)|62.5 (11.5)| 4.2 (4.2)|29.1 (11.2) Registered nurses, pharmacists ....| 59.6 | 2,337 | 2,026 |86.7 | 10.6 | 71.3 | 33.6 | 3,210 | 2,741 |85.4 (4.1)| # # | # # |16.0 (4.7)|71.1 (4.9)| 0.2 (0.2)|46.0 (5.3) Writers, artists, entertainers, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and athletes ....................| 42.9 | 1,874 | 934 |49.9 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 30.0 | 2,481 | 1,241 |50.0 (6.9)|0.4 (0.4)| # # |13.4 (4.2)|29.1 (5.6)| 2.2 (1.2)|21.4 (5.1) Health technologists/technicians ..| 68.6 | 1,697 | 1,270 |74.8 | 12.8 | 47.5 | 33.0 | 2,190 | 1,465 |66.9 (6.2)|1.7 (1.2)|0.6 (0.6)|19.1 (4.3)|40.6 (5.7)| 4.9 (3.3)|35.5 (5.7) Technologists, except health ......| 55.4 | 3,543 | 2,279 |64.3 | 13.5 | 41.3 | 28.7 | 5,090 | 3,032 |59.6 (5.1)| # # |0.4 (0.4)|20.9 (3.8)|37.0 (4.7)| 3.8 (2.7)|24.5 (4.0) Marketing and sales occupations ...| 34.4 | 18,174 | 8,038 |44.2 | 6.8 | 23.2 | 20.4 | 13,578 | 6,022 |44.4 (2.7)|1.4 (0.5)|0.1 (0.1)| 6.1 (1.1)|20.7 (2.1)| 1.6 (0.6)|25.1 (2.3) Administrative support, including | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | clerical ........................| 29.9 | 22,968 | 11,867 |51.7 | 9.5 | 28.9 | 24.7 | 22,052 | 11,042 |50.1 (2.3)|1.9 (0.7)|0.3 (0.2)|10.3 (1.2)|25.1 (1.8)| 0.8 (0.3)|22.5 (1.8) Service occupations ...............| 25.2 | 20,072 | 9,342 |46.5 | 9.0 | 20.9 | 22.8 | 18,649 | 9,497 |50.9 (2.7)|3.2 (0.9)|1.3 (0.5)|13.7 (1.8)|18.5 (1.9)| 2.5 (0.7)|23.7 (2.4) Agriculture, forestry, and fishing | 14.3 | 2,336 | 616 |26.4 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 2,809 | 964 |34.3 (7.2)|2.0 (1.5)|2.0 (1.6)| 9.2 (4.0)|10.5 (3.4)| 6.4 (5.5)|11.2 (3.8) Mechanics and repairers ...........| 32.1 | 4,692 | 2,231 |47.6 | 7.1 | 27.7 | 15.6 | 4,964 | 2,097 |42.2 (5.4)|2.1 (1.4)| # # |14.7 (3.5)|14.4 (3.3)| 5.8 (2.2)|21.9 (4.8) Construction and extractive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations .....................| 21.9 | 6,100 | 2,319 |38.0 | 4.3 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 4,734 | 1,634 |34.5 (4.8)|0.7 (0.4)|2.5 (1.3)|10.4 (2.8)|12.0 (2.8)| 7.0 (2.4)|11.1 (2.9) Precision production occupations ..| 31.2 | 1,875 | 807 |43.0 | 5.5 | 23.2 | 16.1 | 1,638 | 628 |38.3 (8.5)|1.2 (1.2)|1.9 (1.4)| 9.0 (4.2)|17.5 (6.2)|11.4 (5.0)|19.9 (6.3) Production workers ................| 21.1 | 9,483 | 2,908 |30.7 | 5.8 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 10,638 | 4,043 |38.0 (3.5)|0.7 (0.4)|0.7 (0.3)| 6.8 (1.6)|20.2 (2.8)| 2.1 (1.0)|15.9 (2.4) Transportation, material moving ...| 20.7 | 5,311 | 1,507 |28.4 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 11.9 | 5,829 | 1,941 |33.3 (4.3)|2.8 (1.5)|0.9 (0.7)| 5.9 (1.7)|17.1 (3.3)| 2.5 (1.1)|11.8 (2.6) Handler, equipment, cleaners, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | helpers, and laborers ...........| 20.8 | 2,456 | 617 |25.1 | 3.1 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 3,981 | 781 |19.6 (4.6)| # # |2.1 (1.5)| 4.6 (2.0)| 6.1 (3.0)| 1.5 (1.2)| 5.6 (2.2) Miscellaneous occupations .........| --- | 2,311 | 1,308 |56.6 | 7.9 | 35.4 | 22.6 | 2,150 | 925 |43.0 (8.0)| # # |3.3 (1.9)|11.7 (4.6)|16.7 (5.0)| 3.3 (2.1)|24.6 (6.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Annual family income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $5,000 or less ....................| 13.6 | 12,638 | 2,689 |21.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 5,198 | 1,092 |21.0 (3.2)|2.0 (1.0)|1.2 (0.8)| 3.0 (1.1)| 5.0 (1.4)| 0.5 (0.3)|11.9 (2.6) $5,001 to $10,000 .................| 17.5 | 17,560 | 4,194 |23.9 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 9,137 | 2,236 |24.5 (3.4)|2.8 (1.4)|0.9 (0.4)| 3.8 (1.2)| 4.1 (1.1)| 1.2 (0.6)|14.5 (3.0) $10,001 to $15,000 ................| 22.8 | 13,523 | 3,610 |26.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 14.8 | 11,263 | 2,564 |22.8 (2.5)|2.4 (0.9)|2.3 (0.8)| 6.1 (1.4)| 4.3 (0.9)| 1.5 (0.8)|11.5 (1.8) $15,001 to $20,000 ................| 21.9 | 13,116 | 4,176 |31.8 | 5.4 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 12,623 | 3,967 |31.4 (2.8)|2.7 (0.9)|2.3 (0.7)| 5.4 (1.2)|10.1 (1.6)| 1.6 (0.7)|16.4 (2.2) $20,001 to $25,000 ................| 26.7 | 13,812 | 4,339 |31.4 | 4.8 | 13.3 | 17.0 | 13,663 | 4,885 |35.8 (2.8)|1.5 (0.6)|1.7 (0.7)| 7.8 (1.3)|12.7 (1.8)| 3.1 (1.4)|17.5 (2.1) $25,001 to $30,000 ................| 32.1 | 16,386 | 6,208 |37.9 | 6.5 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 17,353 | 6,375 |36.7 (2.6)|0.8 (0.3)|1.5 (0.7)| 7.3 (1.0)|15.5 (1.9)| 2.1 (0.9)|17.0 (1.9) $30,001 to $40,000 ................| 35.6 | 28,628 | 12,220 |42.7 | 6.9 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 27,715 | 12,524 |45.2 (2.1)|0.3 (0.2)|0.9 (0.6)|11.7 (1.3)|20.0 (1.5)| 1.6 (0.5)|22.4 (1.7) $40,001 to $50,000 ................| 44.8 | 20,446 | 9,567 |46.8 | 6.8 | 27.0 | 22.4 | 21,715 | 10,394 |47.9 (2.3)|0.6 (0.4)|0.7 (0.4)|12.0 (1.4)|26.0 (1.9)| 2.5 (0.7)|23.3 (1.9) $50,001 to $75,000 ................| 46.6 | 29,161 | 15,169 |52.0 | 7.6 | 32.8 | 23.6 | 35,984 | 19,828 |55.1 (1.8)|0.5 (0.2)|0.2 (0.1)|11.2 (1.0)|30.6 (1.5)| 2.1 (0.5)|29.8 (1.6) More than $75,000 .................| 48.7 | 24,274 | 14,089 |58.0 | 7.7 | 37.3 | 26.8 | 39,909 | 22,726 |56.9 (1.7)|1.0 (0.4)|0.3 (0.2)|10.1 (1.0)|35.2 (1.5)| 1.1 (0.3)|26.5 (1.4) _____________________________________|_______|________|________|_____|__________|_______|_______|________|________|__________|__________|_________|__________|___________|__________|___________ |
# Rounds to zero. ---Not available. \1\Adult education is defined as all education activities, except full-time enrollment in higher education credential programs. Examples of adult education activities include part-time college attendance, classes or seminars given by employers, and classes taken for adult literacy purposes, or for recreation and enjoyment. \2\Any participation includes adult basic education, English as a second language, and apprentice programs not shown separately. NOTE: Data are based upon a sample survey of the civilian noninstitutional population. Data revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding and survey item nonresponse. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Participation in Adult Education," unpublished data. (This table was prepared June 2001.) |