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Table 361. Participants in adult basic and secondary education programs, by level of enrollment and state: Fiscal years 1980, 1990, and 1999

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                    |                   1980                 |               1990                  |                 1999
                    |________________________________________|_____________________________________|_____________________________________________
                    |          |     Level of enrollment     |          | Level of enrollment      |          |Level of enrollment
State or other area |          |_____________________________|          |__________________________|          |__________________________________
                    |  Total   |  Adult  |  Adult  |         |  Total   |   Adult    |     Adult   |  Total   |   Adult   | English   |  Adult
                    |          |  basic  |secondary|Ungraded |          |   basic    |   secondary |          |   basic   |as a second|secondary
                    |          |education|education|         |          |education\1\|   education |          | education | language  |education
____________________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|____________|_____________|__________|___________|___________|__________
         1          |    2     |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6     |     7      |       8     |    9     |    10     |    11     |    12
____________________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|____________|_____________|__________|___________|___________|__________
   United States ...|2,018,906 | 915,936 | 531,663 | 571,307 |3,535,970 |  2,435,649 |   1,100,321 |2,840,763 | 1,052,214 | 1,099,537 |  689,012
                    |__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|____________|_____________|__________|___________|___________|__________
Alabama ............|   51,599 |  36,726 |  12,372 |   2,501 |   40,177 |     32,984 |       7,193 |   22,430 |    18,445 |     1,369 |    2,616
Alaska .............|    5,667 |   2,200 |   2,188 |   1,279 |    5,067 |      4,267 |         800 |    5,396 |     2,634 |     1,295 |    1,467
Arizona ............|    9,996 |   9,968 |      22 |       6 |   33,805 |     24,915 |       8,890 |   55,274 |    18,071 |    29,532 |    7,671
Arkansas ...........|    8,583 |   7,308 |   1,275 |     --- |   29,065 |     17,103 |      11,962 |   39,102 |    16,304 |     3,270 |   19,528
California .........|  267,625 |  60,385 |     --- | 207,240 |1,021,227 |    753,282 |     267,945 |  456,125 |    50,360 |   340,813 |   64,952
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
Colorado ...........|    9,381 |   4,295 |   2,644 |   2,442 |   12,183 |      9,877 |       2,306 |   13,743 |     5,807 |     6,260 |    1,676
Connecticut ........|   21,889 |   8,882 |   4,805 |   8,202 |   46,434 |     25,560 |      20,874 |   27,698 |     6,011 |    12,032 |    9,655
Delaware ...........|    1,797 |   1,110 |     503 |     184 |    2,662 |      2,348 |         314 |    3,278 |     1,761 |     1,191 |      326
District of Columbia|   25,214 |   4,928 |   6,502 |  13,784 |   19,586 |     12,631 |       6,955 |    2,828 |     1,125 |     1,403 |      300
Florida ............|  467,162 | 100,958 | 184,568 | 181,636 |  419,429 |    249,339 |     170,090 |  399,772 |   130,908 |   151,003 |  117,861
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
Georgia ............|   50,820 |  26,734 |  17,008 |   7,078 |   69,580 |     49,622 |      19,958 |  107,980 |    60,145 |    30,281 |   17,554
Hawaii .............|   16,457 |  16,457 |     --- |     --- |   52,012 |     31,766 |      20,246 |   16,176 |     6,193 |     3,400 |    6,583
Idaho ..............|   12,851 |   8,915 |   3,010 |     926 |   11,171 |      9,180 |       1,991 |   10,542 |     5,652 |     2,663 |    2,227
Illinois ...........|   76,456 |  59,314 |  17,142 |     --- |   87,121 |     69,770 |      17,351 |  120,752 |    31,945 |    72,773 |   16,034
Indiana.............|   20,882 |  18,127 |   2,660 |      95 |   44,166 |     27,138 |      17,028 |   41,760 |    21,211 |     7,330 |   13,219
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
Iowa ...............|   25,851 |  16,928 |   5,153 |   3,770 |   41,507 |     30,470 |      11,037 |   31,757 |    15,830 |     6,809 |    9,118
Kansas .............|   14,405 |   3,687 |   7,436 |   3,282 |   10,274 |      9,191 |       1,083 |   11,410 |     5,809 |     4,340 |    1,261
Kentucky ...........|   27,800 |   6,147 |   4,735 |  16,918 |   28,090 |     20,406 |       7,684 |   37,061 |    22,049 |     2,216 |   12,796
Louisiana ..........|   16,046 |  12,608 |   2,485 |     953 |   40,039 |     20,941 |      19,098 |   38,873 |    24,644 |     1,418 |   12,811
Maine ..............|    5,327 |   3,029 |     942 |   1,356 |   14,964 |      6,620 |       8,344 |    9,807 |     3,977 |     1,184 |    4,646
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
Maryland ...........|   34,572 |  23,421 |   6,043 |   5,108 |   41,230 |     36,244 |       4,986 |   27,556 |    12,286 |     7,430 |    7,840
Massachusetts ......|   20,420 |  10,241 |   5,044 |   5,135 |   34,220 |     28,140 |       6,080 |   24,565 |     7,194 |    13,646 |    3,725
Michigan ...........|   40,973 |  29,945 |     --- |  11,028 |  194,178 |     80,206 |     113,972 |   86,218 |    35,938 |    22,941 |   27,339
Minnesota ..........|   10,826 |   8,627 |     877 |   1,322 |   45,648 |     33,190 |      12,458 |   51,769 |    20,273 |    20,740 |   10,756
Mississippi ........|   14,317 |  10,340 |   2,918 |   1,059 |   18,957 |     15,834 |       3,123 |   40,370 |    29,465 |     1,800 |    9,105
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
Missouri............|   33,292 |  27,206 |   3,732 |   2,354 |   31,815 |     27,274 |       4,541 |   38,773 |    25,034 |     7,731 |    6,008
Montana ............|    3,525 |   1,795 |     978 |     752 |    6,071 |      3,962 |       2,109 |    4,995 |     3,515 |       172 |    1,308
Nebraska ...........|    7,514 |   5,152 |   2,362 |     --- |    6,158 |      5,349 |         809 |    9,095 |     5,150 |     3,328 |      617
Nevada .............|    3,063 |     845 |      82 |   2,136 |   17,262 |      7,270 |       9,992 |   22,346 |     1,047 |    10,961 |   10,338
New Hampshire ......|    4,844 |   2,657 |   1,625 |     562 |    7,198 |      5,073 |       2,125 |    5,519 |     1,438 |     1,854 |    2,227
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
New Jersey .........|   35,770 |  17,152 |   6,790 |  11,828 |   64,080 |     46,526 |      17,554 |   44,712 |    11,317 |    26,222 |    7,173
New Mexico .........|   13,102 |   3,590 |   5,147 |   4,365 |   30,236 |     18,069 |      12,167 |   29,197 |    15,543 |     8,200 |    5,454
New York ...........|   94,574 |  57,217 |  20,002 |  17,355 |  156,611 |    125,893 |      30,718 |  194,028 |    61,819 |    91,846 |   40,363
North Carolina .....|   84,252 |  33,854 |  46,679 |   3,719 |  109,740 |     71,698 |      38,042 |  154,786 |    71,425 |    36,924 |   46,437
North Dakota .......|    2,810 |   1,963 |     538 |     309 |    3,587 |      2,500 |       1,087 |    1,964 |     1,087 |       416 |      461
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
Ohio ...............|   50,056 |  42,421 |   7,635 |     --- |   95,476 |     79,527 |      15,949 |   81,010 |    57,983 |     9,230 |   13,797
Oklahoma ...........|   14,701 |   6,983 |   5,697 |   2,021 |   24,307 |     19,131 |       5,176 |   20,534 |    14,028 |     3,492 |    3,014
Oregon .............|   27,645 |  10,690 |  12,594 |   4,361 |   37,075 |     24,915 |      12,160 |   27,981 |    14,115 |    10,931 |    2,935
Pennsylvania .......|   29,477 |  19,246 |   6,436 |   3,795 |   52,444 |     40,108 |      12,336 |   46,836 |    20,511 |    13,695 |   12,630
Rhode Island .......|    5,844 |   2,266 |   1,357 |   2,221 |    7,347 |      5,874 |       1,473 |    7,950 |     3,009 |     3,458 |    1,483
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
South Carolina .....|   69,659 |  27,959 |  35,165 |   6,535 |   81,200 |     37,117 |      44,083 |  132,497 |    34,474 |     7,856 |   90,167
South Dakota .......|    4,067 |   2,080 |   1,109 |     878 |    3,184 |      2,458 |         726 |    5,431 |     3,551 |       835 |    1,045
Tennessee ..........|   26,268 |  17,079 |   3,244 |   5,945 |   41,721 |     39,604 |       2,117 |   49,386 |    29,766 |     5,173 |   14,447
Texas ..............|  157,349 |  94,245 |  51,126 |  11,978 |  218,747 |    145,067 |      73,680 |  106,516 |    41,508 |    53,680 |   11,328
Utah ...............|   18,541 |   3,756 |  14,785 |     --- |   24,841 |      6,003 |      18,838 |   28,987 |     6,614 |     7,186 |   15,187
                    |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
Vermont ............|    4,583 |   3,990 |     --- |     593 |    4,808 |      4,452 |         356 |    4,436 |     3,604 |       513 |      319
Virginia ...........|   21,525 |  10,480 |   3,804 |   7,241 |   31,649 |     30,005 |       1,644 |   31,211 |    13,801 |    11,203 |    6,207
Washington .........|   16,286 |   7,245 |   3,894 |   5,147 |   31,776 |     25,336 |       6,440 |   57,999 |    22,113 |    30,500 |    5,386
West Virginia.......|   14,628 |   9,743 |   3,672 |   1,213 |   21,186 |     14,227 |\2\    6,959 |   22,403 |    16,877 |       332 |    5,194
Wisconsin ..........|   16,158 |  14,185 |   1,973 |     --- |   61,081 |     45,116 |      15,965 |   27,297 |    17,268 |     6,215 |    3,814
Wyoming ............|    2,457 |     857 |     905 |     695 |    3,578 |      2,071 |\2\    1,507 |    2,632 |     1,580 |       445 |      607
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   Outlying areas   |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
American Samoa .....|      313 |     252 |      61 |     --- |      --- |        --- |         --- |      --- |       --- |       --- |      ---
Guam ...............|    1,346 |     612 |     471 |     263 |    1,311 |        414 |\2\      897 |      902 |       203 |       182 |      517
Northern Marianas ..|      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |        --- |         --- |      527 |       202 |        47 |      278
Puerto Rico ........|   30,164 |  17,844 |   9,010 |   3,310 |   28,436 |     28,436 |         --- |   47,974 |    12,322 |     2,099 |   33,553
Trust Territory of  |          |         |         |         |          |            |             |          |           |           |
  the Pacific ......|    3,753 |   2,138 |     699 |     916 |      --- |        --- |         --- |      --- |       --- |       --- |      ---
Virgin Islands .....|    3,500 |   1,002 |     859 |   1,639 |    1,653 |      1,215 |         438 |    1,433 |       735 |       289 |      409
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---Not available.
\1\Includes English as a second language.
\2\Estimated.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Women and Minority Groups Make Up Largest Segment of Adult Basic and Secondary Education Programs;" Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy, "Adult Education Program Facts, Program Year 1990-1991," and unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 2001.)


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