Participation in Education

Postsecondary Enrollment

Table S10-2. Standard errors for the percentage of population age 16 or older who participated in adult education activities, by type of activity and selected characteristics: 2005

		Type of adult education activity
Characteristic	Overall participation	Part-time degree or diploma programs	Work- related courses	Personal interest courses	Other activities

Total	0.74	0.29	0.63	0.71	0.31
Sex
Male	1.20	0.44	0.99	1.08	0.58
Female	1.01	0.37	0.95	0.88	0.26

Race/ethnicity
White	0.84	0.35	0.70	0.87	0.31
Black	2.81	0.97	2.53	2.11	0.84
Hispanic	2.43	1.05	1.71	1.75	1.54
Asian	5.39	2.70	4.70	5.06	1.23

Education
Less than high school	1.67	0.40	0.73	1.16	1.34
High school diploma or equivalent	1.49	0.36	1.08	1.17	0.47
Some college, including vocational/technical	1.44	0.81	1.28	1.36	0.50
Bachelor’s degree or higher	1.24	0.60	1.35	1.15	0.33

Age
16–24	2.71	1.33	2.20	2.56	1.66
25–34	2.23	0.93	1.80	1.83	1.13
35–44	1.97	0.56	2.06	1.91	0.40
45–54	1.49	0.40	1.38	1.24	0.28
55–64	2.01	0.30	1.63	1.30	0.27
65 or older	1.10	0.17	0.68	1.09	0.08

Household income
$15,000 or less	2.39	0.67	1.64	2.29	0.85
$15,001–30,000	1.67	0.90	1.46	1.18	0.61
$30,001–50,000	1.90	0.45	1.48	1.50	0.88
$50,001–75,000	1.74	0.69	1.37	1.67	0.43
More than $75,000	1.48	0.58	1.35	1.12	0.74

Employment/occupation
Employed in past 12 months	0.90	0.37	0.80	0.89	0.42
Professional or managerial	1.56	0.71	1.58	1.56	0.31
Services, sales, or support	1.48	0.56	1.49	1.31	0.61
Trades	2.22	0.64	1.62	1.56	1.27
Not employed in past 12 months	1.37	0.32	0.59	1.06	0.40

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education Survey of the 2005 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES).

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