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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

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                                     |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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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# 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.)


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