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Table 364. 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- |__________________________________________________|_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
           Characteristic            | 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 part-  |   In       |    In     |Personal
                                     | pro-  | thou-  |partici-| any |time post-|career | sonal | thou-  |partici-|  In any   |  basic   | English  |time post- |  career    | apprentice|develop-
                                     | gram, | sands  | pants, |pro- |secondary |or job |develop| sands  | pants, |  program  |education\| as a     |secondary  |  or job    |  programs |  ment
                                     |1991\1\|        |in thou-|gram |  educa-  |related| ment  |        |in thou-|           |          | second   |education  |  related   |           |courses
                                     |       |        |sands\1\|     |   tion   |courses|courses|        |sands\1\|           |          | language |           |  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 (0.77)|1.1 (0.15)|0.9 (0.15)| 9.3 (0.41)|22.1  (0.59)| 1.8 (0.20)|22.2  (0.62)
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Sex                                  |       |        |        |     |          |       |       |        |        |           |          |          |           |            |           |
  Men ...............................|  32.6 | 90,256 | 34,450 |38.2 |      5.6 |  21.8 |  15.8 | 93,071 | 38,765 |41.7 (1.15)|1.0 (0.19)|0.9 (0.18)| 9.9 (0.62)|22.1  (0.90)| 2.5 (0.35)|17.4  (0.87)
  Women .............................|  33.2 | 99,287 | 41,811 |42.1 |      6.5 |  20.2 |  23.5 |101,488 | 47,828 |47.1 (1.02)|1.1 (0.23)|1.0 (0.23)| 8.8 (0.54)|22.2  (0.78)| 1.1 (0.22)|26.7  (0.87)
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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 (2.34)|4.9 (0.95)|1.1 (0.34)|13.6 (1.40)|16.4  (1.53)| 4.0 (1.06)|22.8  (1.93)
  25 to 29 years ....................|  40.0 | 18,988 |  9,420 |49.6 |     10.9 |  25.5 |  21.0 | 18,427 | 10,406 |56.5 (2.53)|1.2 (0.54)|2.5 (0.79)|18.6 (1.76)|30.0  (2.14)| 3.4 (0.80)|23.8  (1.98)
  30 to 34 years ....................|  37.6 | 21,338 | 10,088 |47.3 |      8.0 |  26.1 |  23.3 | 19,423 | 10,908 |56.2 (2.57)|1.0 (0.45)|1.6 (0.57)|13.0 (1.52)|29.4  (2.16)| 3.0 (0.76)|26.5  (2.16)
  35 to 39 years ....................|  42.1 | 22,494 | 10,737 |47.7 |      7.5 |  29.1 |  20.9 | 23,183 | 11,622 |50.1 (2.43)|0.6 (0.25)|1.4 (0.49)|10.9 (1.33)|26.2  (1.91)| 1.7 (0.56)|25.4  (2.08)
  40 to 44 years ....................|  49.2 | 19,810 | 10,078 |50.9 |      7.1 |  31.2 |  24.9 | 22,116 | 11,159 |50.5 (2.43)|0.7 (0.32)|0.3 (0.24)|10.2 (1.33)|31.3  (2.12)| 1.7 (0.53)|24.7  (1.96)
  45 to 49 years ....................|  40.0 | 17,463 |  8,499 |48.7 |      5.7 |  32.5 |  21.1 | 18,299 |  9,116 |49.8 (2.69)|0.7 (0.40)|0.8 (0.38)| 9.4 (1.32)|26.0  (2.08)| 1.5 (0.61)|25.5  (2.11)
  50 to 54 years ....................|  26.8 | 14,344 |  6,093 |42.5 |      3.9 |  26.3 |  19.7 | 16,893 |  7,966 |47.2 (2.51)|0.4 (0.29)|0.2 (0.12)| 5.8 (1.03)|28.2  (2.06)| 1.1 (0.41)|23.5  (2.08)
  55 to 59 years ....................|  29.0 | 11,096 |  3,577 |32.2 |      1.7 |  17.8 |  17.3 | 13,450 |  5,107 |38.0 (2.60)|0.3 (0.29)|0.1 (0.06)| 6.7 (1.46)|23.3  (2.14)| 0.5 (0.41)|16.2  (1.84)
  60 to 64 years ....................|  17.4 | 10,728 |  2,540 |23.7 |      0.6 |  10.6 |  15.2 | 10,718 |  3,368 |31.4 (2.83)|0.0  0.00 |1.4 (1.36)| 2.4 (0.69)|13.4  (1.80)| 0.3 (0.35)|18.8  (2.23)
  65 to 69 years ....................|  14.2 | 10,215 |  1,850 |18.1 |      0.2 |   4.0 |  15.3 |  9,211 |  2,339 |25.4 (2.54)|0.3 (0.31)|0.3 (0.32)| 1.2 (0.61)| 6.9  (1.23)| 0.1 (0.06)|19.6  (2.32)
  70 years and over .................|   8.6 | 20,661 |  2,841 |13.8 |      0.1 |   1.4 |  12.6 | 19,466 |  2,929 |15.0 (1.38)|  #   (#) |  #   (#) | 1.3 (0.47)| 1.7  (0.48)|   #   (#) |12.2  (1.22)
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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 (0.89)|0.6 (0.13)|0.1 (0.05)| 8.8 (0.46)|23.6  (0.71)| 1.3 (0.18)|22.9  (0.72)
  Black, non-Hispanic ...............|  25.9 | 20,806 |  7,704 |37.0 |      7.3 |  16.2 |  18.9 | 22,129 | 10,241 |46.3 (2.30)|2.7 (0.78)|0.2 (0.12)|11.0 (1.31)|20.2  (1.69)| 2.9 (0.88)|23.6  (1.88)
  Hispanic ..........................|  31.4 | 15,689 |  5,281 |33.7 |      4.8 |  11.8 |  13.8 | 19,491 |  8,045 |41.3 (2.51)|2.4 (0.62)|6.5 (1.24)| 8.6 (1.26)|12.5  (1.34)| 3.7 (1.09)|16.2  (1.93)
  Asian American/Pacific Islander ...|  35.9 |  4,377 |  1,739 |39.7 |      6.5 |  18.1 |  15.9 |  5,619 |  2,872 |51.1 (4.63)|2.0 (1.10)|5.8 (2.21)|17.1 (3.44)|26.9  (3.84)| 0.5 (0.51)|22.6  (3.63)
  American Indian/Alaskan Native ....|  29.3 |  1,155 |    448 |38.8 |      9.3 |  20.6 |  21.6 |  1,102 |    400 |36.3 (9.16)|  #   (#) |  #   (#) |12.7 (6.20)|19.2  (7.38)| 4.1 (3.41)|10.6  (4.66)
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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 (2.92)|0.9 (0.44)|5.0 (1.67)| 0.2 (0.23)| 1.4  (0.61)| 0.4 (0.35)| 6.6  (2.37)
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma .....|  15.8 | 16,511 |  3,332 |20.2 |      0.8 |   4.9 |   9.2 | 21,174 |  5,419 |25.6 (2.55)|4.8 (1.04)|1.3 (0.53)| 3.3 (1.06)| 5.5  (1.22)| 1.9 (0.89)|10.1  (1.88)
  High school diploma ...............|  24.1 | 62,956 | 19,341 |30.7 |      3.6 |  13.9 |  15.4 | 55,553 | 19,356 |34.8 (1.37)|1.1 (0.28)|0.6 (0.16)| 6.9 (0.66)|15.5  (1.03)| 1.9 (0.41)|16.9  (1.06)
  Some vocational/technical .........|  34.2 |  6,327 |  2,648 |41.9 |      5.4 |  21.9 |  21.1 |  6,517 |  2,678 |41.1 (3.97)|2.5 (1.10)|1.9 (0.99)| 6.5 (1.73)|19.9  (3.06)| 3.2 (1.47)|21.8  (3.22)
  Some college ......................|  41.4 | 34,433 | 16,978 |49.3 |     12.1 |  22.3 |  25.3 | 34,270 | 17,504 |51.1 (1.76)|0.6 (0.22)|0.4 (0.19)|13.9 (1.14)|22.2  (1.35)| 2.8 (0.57)|27.5  (1.50)
  Associate degree ..................|  49.2 |  9,975 |  5,601 |56.1 |     10.9 |  32.1 |  27.4 | 11,275 |  6,384 |56.6 (2.93)|--- (---) |0.2 (0.14)|17.4 (2.09)|33.3  (2.61)| 2.4 (0.76)|24.2  (2.41)
  Bachelor's degree  ................|  51.1 | 26,858 | 15,286 |56.9 |      7.1 |  36.1 |  27.0 | 30,121 | 18,178 |60.3 (1.84)|--- (---) |0.5 (0.24)|11.2 (1.11)|36.7  (1.70)| 0.9 (0.26)|31.1  (1.65)
  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 (1.96)|--- (---) |0.8 (0.40)|12.8 (1.29)|38.9  (1.87)| 1.2 (0.34)|33.0  (1.80)
    No degree .......................|   --- |  4,123 |  2,563 |62.2 |     15.2 |  32.5 |  33.5 |  4,083 |  2,640 |64.7 (4.39)|--- (---) |  #   (#) |20.9 (3.46)|45.1  (4.41)| 1.1 (0.61)|28.1  (3.65)
    Master's ........................|   --- | 10,522 |  6,219 |59.1 |      8.1 |  41.0 |  29.0 | 12,715 |  8,357 |65.7 (2.64)|--- (---) |1.1 (0.67)|12.5 (1.73)|38.8  (2.56)| 0.7 (0.36)|36.8  (2.57)
    Doctor's ........................|   --- |  2,564 |  1,384 |54.0 |      4.7 |  35.0 |  25.1 |  5,039 |  2,675 |53.1 (4.73)|--- (---) |1.0 (0.87)| 7.9 (2.02)|26.7  (3.76)| 2.7 (1.14)|28.5  (4.15)
    Professional ....................|   --- |  2,467 |  1,626 |65.9 |      3.0 |  56.6 |  26.0 |  2,374 |  1,722 |72.5 (5.75)|--- (---) |  #   (#) |10.9 (5.57)|54.7  (6.21)| 1.1 (1.08)|31.0  (5.38)
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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 (0.88)|1.2 (0.17)|1.2 (0.19)| 9.4 (0.46)|23.2  (0.68)| 1.9 (0.23)|22.4  (0.70)
    Inside central city .............|   --- |118,170 | 49,996 |42.3 |      6.7 |  22.7 |  20.2 |124,108 | 57,688 |46.5 (0.95)|1.3 (0.20)|1.3 (0.22)| 9.7 (0.51)|23.4  (0.74)| 1.9 (0.26)|22.8  (0.77)
    Outside central city ............|   --- | 24,352 |  9,630 |39.5 |      5.6 |  18.4 |  21.1 | 22,200 |  9,634 |43.4 (2.23)|0.5 (0.26)|0.4 (0.32)| 7.9 (1.09)|22.2  (1.73)| 1.5 (0.45)|20.4  (1.78)
  Outside metropolitan area .........|  28.3 | 47,021 | 16,634 |35.4 |      4.9 |  17.9 |  18.5 | 48,250 | 19,271 |39.9 (1.58)|0.8 (0.31)|0.2 (0.11)| 9.1 (0.87)|18.9  (1.20)| 1.6 (0.43)|21.5  (1.28)
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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 (0.94)|1.1 (0.18)|0.7 (0.13)|12.0 (0.54)|29.4  (0.78)| 2.2 (0.27)|23.3  (0.75)
    Employed ........................|  42.0 |117,826 | 59,734 |50.7 |      8.2 |  31.1 |  22.0 |132,715 | 69,644 |52.5 (0.96)|1.0 (0.16)|0.6 (0.12)|11.9 (0.55)|30.5  (0.81)| 2.2 (0.28)|23.4  (0.76)
    Unemployed ......................|  26.0 |  8,155 |  2,983 |36.6 |      5.5 |  11.1 |  17.4 |  7,685 |  3,453 |44.9 (4.60)|3.6 (1.70)|2.4 (1.16)|13.7 (2.75)|11.3  (2.38)| 1.9 (0.90)|21.5  (4.11)
  Not in labor force.................|  15.7 | 63,562 | 13,544 |21.3 |      2.2 |   3.4 |  16.2 | 54,159 | 13,496 |24.9 (1.17)|0.9 (0.29)|1.5 (0.41)| 2.3 (0.37)| 3.3  (0.43)| 0.7 (0.21)|19.4  (1.06)
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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 (2.11)|  #   (#) |0.2 (0.16)|10.9 (1.14)|38.7  (1.95)| 1.2 (0.39)|24.6  (1.67)
  Engineers, surveyors, and          |       |        |        |     |          |       |       |        |        |           |          |          |           |            |           |
    architects ......................|  62.6 |  1,756 |  1,150 |65.5 |     14.1 |  44.6 |  23.3 |  2,042 |  1,629 |79.8 (6.01)|  #   (#) |  #   (#) |27.9 (5.78)|52.4  (6.79)| 5.8 (4.19)|28.8  (5.81)
  Natural scientists and             |       |        |        |     |          |       |       |        |        |           |          |          |           |            |           |
    mathematicians ..................|  48.2 |  1,743 |  1,261 |72.3 |      9.9 |  58.6 |  24.8 |  2,289 |  1,386 |60.5 (6.74)|  #   (#) |  #   (#) |13.0 (4.03)|44.1  (6.32)| 1.3 (0.86)|24.8  (5.51)
  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 (4.35)|  #   (#) |  #   (#) |10.4 (3.05)|56.6  (5.39)| 0.6 (0.61)|42.0  (5.29)
  Teachers, elementary and secondary |  45.5 |  5,414 |  4,155 |76.7 |      1.0 |   9.4 |   6.0 |  7,033 |  5,511 |78.4 (3.11)|  #   (#) |  #   (#) |23.8 (2.84)|50.2  (3.39)| 0.3 (0.22)|38.8  (3.29)
  Teachers, postsecondary ...........|  55.0 |  1,254 |    687 |54.8 |     71.9 | 226.3 | 159.4 |  2,214 |  1,472 |66.5 (5.61)|0.4 (0.39)|3.5 (3.42)|17.0 (4.99)|37.1  (5.80)| 1.8 (1.14)|42.1  (5.91)
  Physicians, dentists, veterinarians|  67.1 |    859 |    611 |71.1 |      1.2 |  67.1 |  19.0 |    610 |    487 |79.8 (9.02)|  #   (#) |  #   (#) | 4.6 (4.53)|62.5 (11.53)| 4.2 (4.15)|29.1 (11.18)
  Registered nurses, pharmacists ....|  59.6 |  2,337 |  2,026 |86.7 |     10.6 |  71.3 |  33.6 |  3,210 |  2,741 |85.4 (4.10)|  #   (#) |  #   (#) |16.0 (4.69)|71.1  (4.90)| 0.2 (0.17)|46.0  (5.27)
  Writers, artists, entertainers,    |       |        |        |     |          |       |       |        |        |           |          |          |           |            |           |
    and athletes ....................|  42.9 |  1,874 |    934 |49.9 |      7.7 |  23.1 |  30.0 |  2,481 |  1,241 |50.0 (6.93)|0.4 (0.39)|  #   (#) |13.4 (4.21)|29.1  (5.60)| 2.2 (1.16)|21.4  (5.11)
  Health technologists/technicians ..|  68.6 |  1,697 |  1,270 |74.8 |     12.8 |  47.5 |  33.0 |  2,190 |  1,465 |66.9 (6.16)|1.7 (1.22)|0.6 (0.64)|19.1 (4.26)|40.6  (5.73)| 4.9 (3.30)|35.5  (5.71)
  Technologists, except health ......|  55.4 |  3,543 |  2,279 |64.3 |     13.5 |  41.3 |  28.7 |  5,090 |  3,032 |59.6 (5.07)|  #   (#) |0.4 (0.42)|20.9 (3.75)|37.0  (4.65)| 3.8 (2.68)|24.5  (3.98)
  Marketing and sales occupations ...|  34.4 | 18,174 |  8,038 |44.2 |      6.8 |  23.2 |  20.4 | 13,578 |  6,022 |44.4 (2.73)|1.4 (0.49)|0.1 (0.10)| 6.1 (1.09)|20.7  (2.13)| 1.6 (0.64)|25.1  (2.30)
  Administrative support, including  |       |        |        |     |          |       |       |        |        |           |          |          |           |            |           |
    clerical ........................|  29.9 | 22,968 | 11,867 |51.7 |      9.5 |  28.9 |  24.7 | 22,052 | 11,042 |50.1 (2.29)|1.9 (0.65)|0.3 (0.17)|10.3 (1.22)|25.1  (1.84)| 0.8 (0.28)|22.5  (1.85)
  Service occupations ...............|  25.2 | 20,072 |  9,342 |46.5 |      9.0 |  20.9 |  22.8 | 18,649 |  9,497 |50.9 (2.74)|3.2 (0.92)|1.3 (0.53)|13.7 (1.82)|18.5  (1.87)| 2.5 (0.69)|23.7  (2.36)
  Agriculture, forestry, and fishing |  14.3 |  2,336 |    616 |26.4 |      1.6 |  11.5 |  15.6 |  2,809 |    964 |34.3 (7.16)|2.0 (1.47)|2.0 (1.59)| 9.2 (3.98)|10.5  (3.35)| 6.4 (5.45)|11.2  (3.81)
  Mechanics and repairers ...........|  32.1 |  4,692 |  2,231 |47.6 |      7.1 |  27.7 |  15.6 |  4,964 |  2,097 |42.2 (5.44)|2.1 (1.38)|  #   (#) |14.7 (3.52)|14.4  (3.25)| 5.8 (2.16)|21.9  (4.83)
  Construction and extractive        |       |        |        |     |          |       |       |        |        |           |          |          |           |            |           |
    occupations .....................|  21.9 |  6,100 |  2,319 |38.0 |      4.3 |  17.6 |  18.0 |  4,734 |  1,634 |34.5 (4.78)|0.7 (0.44)|2.5 (1.33)|10.4 (2.81)|12.0  (2.78)| 7.0 (2.37)|11.1  (2.85)
  Precision production occupations ..|  31.2 |  1,875 |    807 |43.0 |      5.5 |  23.2 |  16.1 |  1,638 |    628 |38.3 (8.48)|1.2 (1.16)|1.9 (1.35)| 9.0 (4.23)|17.5  (6.24)|11.4 (5.02)|19.9  (6.31)
  Production workers ................|  21.1 |  9,483 |  2,908 |30.7 |      5.8 |  14.7 |  10.7 | 10,638 |  4,043 |38.0 (3.47)|0.7 (0.45)|0.7 (0.30)| 6.8 (1.58)|20.2  (2.82)| 2.1 (1.04)|15.9  (2.42)
  Transportation, material moving ...|  20.7 |  5,311 |  1,507 |28.4 |      3.5 |  15.5 |  11.9 |  5,829 |  1,941 |33.3 (4.25)|2.8 (1.47)|0.9 (0.67)| 5.9 (1.66)|17.1  (3.31)| 2.5 (1.05)|11.8  (2.64)
  Handler, equipment, cleaners,      |       |        |        |     |          |       |       |        |        |           |          |          |           |            |           |
    helpers, and laborers ...........|  20.8 |  2,456 |    617 |25.1 |      3.1 |  11.1 |   9.7 |  3,981 |    781 |19.6 (4.56)|  #   (#) |2.1 (1.46)| 4.6 (2.04)| 6.1  (3.02)| 1.5 (1.17)| 5.6  (2.18)
  Miscellaneous occupations .........|   --- |  2,311 |  1,308 |56.6 |      7.9 |  35.4 |  22.6 |  2,150 |    925 |43.0 (7.98)|  #   (#) |3.3 (1.94)|11.7 (4.60)|16.7  (4.97)| 3.3 (2.07)|24.6  (6.49)
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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 (3.22)|2.0 (0.99)|1.2 (0.82)| 3.0 (1.12)| 5.0  (1.44)| 0.5 (0.34)|11.9  (2.57)
  $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 (3.39)|2.8 (1.39)|0.9 (0.43)| 3.8 (1.18)| 4.1  (1.10)| 1.2 (0.58)|14.5  (2.97)
  $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 (2.45)|2.4 (0.86)|2.3 (0.78)| 6.1 (1.37)| 4.3  (0.90)| 1.5 (0.84)|11.5  (1.79)
  $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 (2.75)|2.7 (0.92)|2.3 (0.72)| 5.4 (1.22)|10.1  (1.57)| 1.6 (0.69)|16.4  (2.17)
  $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 (2.81)|1.5 (0.58)|1.7 (0.70)| 7.8 (1.29)|12.7  (1.83)| 3.1 (1.36)|17.5  (2.10)
  $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 (2.61)|0.8 (0.28)|1.5 (0.69)| 7.3 (1.04)|15.5  (1.92)| 2.1 (0.89)|17.0  (1.88)
  $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 (2.05)|0.3 (0.17)|0.9 (0.57)|11.7 (1.27)|20.0  (1.46)| 1.6 (0.46)|22.4  (1.66)
  $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 (2.31)|0.6 (0.35)|0.7 (0.45)|12.0 (1.41)|26.0  (1.88)| 2.5 (0.68)|23.3  (1.87)
  $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 (1.80)|0.5 (0.21)|0.2 (0.11)|11.2 (1.02)|30.6  (1.53)| 2.1 (0.48)|29.8  (1.61)
  More than $75,000 .................|  48.7 | 24,274 | 14,089 |58.0 |      7.7 |  37.3 |  26.8 | 39,909 | 22,726 |56.9 (1.66)|1.0 (0.37)|0.3 (0.16)|10.1 (0.96)|35.2  (1.52)| 1.1 (0.28)|26.5  (1.38)
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# Rounds to zero.
\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.
\3\the estimates of participation in basic education include only those participating in courses to improve "reading, writing, and math skills," and do not count participation in GED or other high school equivalency courses.

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. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The Adult Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program, (AR-NHES:1991), (AR-NHES:1995), and (AR-NHES:1999). (This table was prepared June 2001.)


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