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| Table 357. | Participation of employed persons, 17 years old and over, in career-related adult education during the previous 12 months, by selected characteristics of participants: Various years, 1995 through 2005 |
| Characteristic of employed person | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of adults partici-pating in career or job-related courses | Number of career or job-related courses taken, per em-ployee | Percent of adults participating in career or job- related courses | Number of career or job-related courses taken, per employee | Percent of adults participating in career or job-related courses1 | Number of career or job-related courses taken, per employee1 | Employed persons, in thousands | Percent of adults participating | Number of career or job-related courses taken (in thou-sands) | Number of career or job-related courses taken, per employee | ||||||||||||||
| In career or job-related courses | In apprentice programs | In personal interest courses |
In informal learning activities for personal interest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Total | 31.1 | 0.8 | 30.5 | (1.14) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 46.0 | (0.70) | 0.9 | (0.02) | 133,386 | (1,508.1) | 38.8 | (0.83) | 1.4 | (0.24) | 21.8 | (0.94) | 73.5 | (1.01) | 108,443 | 0.8 | (0.03) |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 29.0 | 0.7 | 28.3 | (1.15) | 0.6 | (0.03) | 42.7 | (1.15) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 71,754 | (934.7) | 31.7 | (1.22) | 2.0 | (0.37) | 18.5 | (1.30) | 73.4 | (1.52) | 44,512 | 0.6 | (0.03) |
| Female | 33.4 | 0.9 | 32.9 | (1.14) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 49.4 | (0.99) | 1.0 | (0.03) | 61,632 | (1,219.3) | 47.1 | (1.43) | 0.8 | (0.23) | 25.8 | (1.23) | 73.6 | (1.37) | 63,931 | 1.0 | (0.05) |
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 through 24 years | 18.6 | 0.4 | 19.1 | (1.91) | 0.4 | (0.06) | 33.9 | (2.31) | 0.5 | (0.06) | 15,027 | (1,030.4) | 26.4 | (3.01) | 3.0 | (1.03) | 25.2 | (3.37) | 71.4 | (3.15) | 8,024 | 0.5 | (0.09) |
| 25 through 29 years | 31.2 | 0.8 | 34.3 | (2.44) | 0.8 | (0.08) | 49.7 | (2.62) | 0.9 | (0.05) | 14,555 | (918.4) | 36.1 | (2.94) | 3.1 | (1.12) | 24.5 | (3.66) | 70.9 | (4.49) | 9,493 | 0.7 | (0.06) |
| 30 through 34 years | 31.6 | 0.8 | 34.4 | (2.50) | 0.8 | (0.08) | 48.4 | (2.50) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 15,250 | (977.2) | 41.0 | (3.06) | 2.7 | (1.10) | 23.7 | (2.63) | 74.0 | (2.54) | 12,681 | 0.8 | (0.07) |
| 35 through 39 years | 35.1 | 0.9 | 29.2 | (2.15) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 48.8 | (2.32) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 15,286 | (922.4) | 41.7 | (4.16) | 1.0 | (0.46) | 21.6 | (3.15) | 77.7 | (3.00) | 13,807 | 0.9 | (0.14) |
| 40 through 44 years | 36.6 | 0.9 | 36.4 | (2.44) | 0.8 | (0.07) | 46.1 | (2.23) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 18,141 | (946.3) | 39.8 | (2.73) | 0.9 | (0.48) | 23.3 | (2.60) | 71.2 | (3.15) | 15,586 | 0.9 | (0.07) |
| 45 through 49 years | 39.6 | 1.0 | 30.4 | (2.42) | 0.7 | (0.06) | 50.8 | (2.15) | 1.1 | (0.06) | 18,149 | (842.5) | 45.0 | (2.15) | 0.7 | (0.29) | 19.0 | (2.09) | 73.5 | (2.68) | 16,809 | 0.9 | (0.06) |
| 50 through 54 years | 34.4 | 0.9 | 34.7 | (2.57) | 0.8 | (0.07) | 52.5 | (2.21) | 1.2 | (0.08) | 14,624 | (732.1) | 42.6 | (2.49) | 0.7 | (0.32) | 19.5 | (1.92) | 76.3 | (2.27) | 14,881 | 1.0 | (0.10) |
| 55 through 59 years | 26.7 | 0.7 | 30.3 | (2.83) | 0.6 | (0.08) | 46.3 | (2.49) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 10,522 | (676.0) | 44.7 | (2.98) | 0.2 | (0.12) | 18.3 | (1.93) | 73.0 | (2.95) | 9,901 | 0.9 | (0.09) |
| 60 through 64 years | 21.1 | 0.5 | 27.2 | (3.80) | 0.7 | (0.15) | 37.8 | (2.63) | 0.8 | (0.08) | 6,021 | (498.8) | 38.9 | (3.97) | 0.6 | (0.43) | 23.4 | (3.52) | 73.0 | (4.22) | 4,919 | 0.8 | (0.10) |
| 65 and over | 13.7 | 0.4 | 20.3 | (4.21) | 0.4 | (0.08) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5,812 | (493.3) | 21.6 | (3.48) | # | (†) | 17.4 | (3.13) | 74.2 | (3.75) | 2,343 | 0.4 | (0.07) |
| 65 through 69 years | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | 33.5 | (3.42) | 0.7 | (0.08) | 3,385 | (415.5) | 19.1 | (4.05) | # | (†) | 20.9 | (4.88) | 75.4 | (5.18) | 1,102 | 0.3 | (0.08) |
| 70 years and over | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | 22.3 | (3.35) | 0.5 | (0.09) | 2,427 | (282.3) | 25.1 | (5.81) | # | (†) | 12.6 | (2.93) | 72.6 | (6.11) | 1,241 | 0.5 | (0.14) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 33.2 | 0.8 | 32.8 | (0.98) | 0.6 | (0.03) | 48.5 | (0.85) | 1.0 | (0.02) | 94,881 | (1,538.6) | 41.3 | (0.93) | 1.2 | (0.25) | 22.2 | (1.11) | 75.3 | (1.17) | 82,511 | 0.9 | (0.03) |
| Black | 26.2 | 0.7 | 28.1 | (2.34) | 1.0 | (0.07) | 43.4 | (2.19) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 13,773 | (533.2) | 39.2 | (3.82) | 1.7 | (0.83) | 23.5 | (3.04) | 66.9 | (3.02) | 10,311 | 0.7 | (0.11) |
| Hispanic | 18.1 | 0.4 | 16.4 | (1.83) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 31.8 | (2.32) | 0.6 | (0.06) | 15,741 | (681.1) | 25.0 | (2.66) | 2.9 | (0.85) | 16.2 | (2.31) | 65.8 | (3.39) | 8,786 | 0.6 | (0.11) |
| Asian | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3,770 | (520.7) | 36.9 | (7.00) | 0.9 | (0.90) | 32.3 | (7.26) | 81.1 | (5.88) | 2,207 | 0.6 | (0.12) |
| Pacific Islander | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | ‡ | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 25.5 | 0.6 | 32.8 | (4.84) | 0.4 | (0.15) | 50.4 | (4.77) | 0.8 | (0.09) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | † | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 34.0 | 0.9 | 29.5 | (11.52) | 0.7 | (0.52) | 40.0 | (15.14) | 0.7 | (0.25) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | ‡ | (†) |
| More than one race | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3,786 | (562.7) | 39.1 | (6.85) | 1.4 | (0.85) | 22.6 | (6.34) | 77.6 | (8.40) | 3,083 | 0.8 | (0.15) |
| Other races | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | ‡ | (†) |
| Highest level of education completed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 8.8 | 0.1 | 7.9 | (2.29) | 0.4 | (0.05) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 16,627 | (838.2) | 10.4 | (2.11) | 2.4 | (0.90) | 8.801 | (1.54) | 57.0 | (3.76) | 2,592 | 0.2 | (0.03) |
| Eighth grade or less | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | 9.9 | (3.11) | 0.1 | (0.05) | 5,016 | (599.7) | 2.7 | (1.12) | 4.4 | (2.43) | 3.8 | (1.71) | 46.7 | (7.11) | 197 | # | (†) |
| 9th through 12th grade, no completion | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | 16.3 | (2.32) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 11,610 | (792.8) | 13.7 | (2.99) | 1.5 | (0.78) | 11.0 | (2.06) | 61.5 | (4.05) | 2,396 | 0.2 | (0.04) |
| High school completion | 20.9 | 0.4 | 21.4 | (1.45) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 33.2 | (1.39) | 0.6 | (0.03) | 34,121 | (1,147.2) | 24.7 | (1.76) | 1.3 | (0.46) | 17.1 | (1.89) | 63.4 | (2.55) | 16,640 | 0.5 | (0.05) |
| Some vocational/technical | 32.3 | 0.8 | 28.7 | (5.76) | 0.9 | (0.17) | 41.7 | (3.26) | 1.0 | (0.11) | 3,744 | (393.1) | 48.2 | (5.92) | 2.0 | (1.56) | 25.5 | (4.61) | 74.0 | (5.54) | 3,802 | 1.0 | (0.17) |
| Some college | 29.9 | 0.7 | 29.0 | (1.78) | 0.7 | (0.06) | 45.6 | (1.83) | 0.9 | (0.05) | 24,479 | (1,067.7) | 39.9 | (2.36) | 1.9 | (0.69) | 25.2 | (2.50) | 79.8 | (2.04) | 18,437 | 0.8 | (0.05) |
| Associate's degree | 39.2 | 1.0 | 39.7 | (3.07) | 0.9 | (0.09) | 54.5 | (2.74) | 1.1 | (0.07) | 9,943 | (730.7) | 50.4 | (3.71) | 2.3 | (0.84) | 19.1 | (2.86) | 78.4 | (3.88) | 14,224 | 1.4 | (0.21) |
| Bachelor's degree | 44.6 | 1.2 | 43.8 | (2.01) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 64.2 | (1.42) | 1.3 | (0.05) | 26,475 | (902.7) | 53.1 | (1.88) | 0.2 | (0.12) | 29.0 | (1.77) | 78.7 | (1.94) | 28,099 | 1.1 | (0.06) |
| Some graduate work (or study) | 50.2 | 1.4 | 46.8 | (4.17) | 1.2 | (0.14) | 71.5 | (1.87) | 1.7 | (0.07) | 17,998 | (735.4) | 61.1 | (2.16) | 1.5 | (0.80) | 28.6 | (2.01) | 88.8 | (1.16) | 24,649 | 1.4 | (0.07) |
| No degree | 44.3 | 1.2 | 54.2 | (4.94) | 1.2 | (0.14) | 68.3 | (4.90) | 1.6 | (0.15) | 2,125 | (227.9) | 53.8 | (5.79) | ‡ | (†) | 39.3 | (6.05) | 75.0 | (5.64) | 2,412 | 1.1 | (0.16) |
| Master's | 50.5 | 1.4 | 45.3 | (2.97) | 1.1 | (0.11) | 73.4 | (2.44) | 1.7 | (0.09) | 11,330 | (614.7) | 62.7 | (2.98) | ‡ | (†) | 28.2 | (2.27) | 90.5 | (1.40) | 15,394 | 1.4 | (0.09) |
| Doctor's | 40.4 | 1.0 | 34.4 | (4.79) | 0.7 | (0.12) | 58.9 | (6.15) | 1.4 | (0.25) | 1,600 | (227.2) | 49.0 | (5.80) | ‡ | (†) | 28.8 | (4.76) | 87.8 | (4.35) | 2,204 | 1.4 | (0.36) |
| Professional | 67.6 | 2.0 | 67.6 | (6.98) | 1.9 | (0.31) | 75.3 | (4.63) | 1.6 | (0.16) | 2,943 | (382.7) | 66.5 | (6.39) | ‡ | (†) | 22.1 | (5.05) | 92.9 | (2.21) | 4,639 | 1.6 | (0.21) |
| Urbanicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 32.4 | 0.8 | 31.5 | (1.67) | 0.7 | (0.05) | 48.0 | (0.75) | 1.0 | (0.02) | 105,542 | (1,279.1) | 39.8 | (1.06) | 1.4 | (0.27) | 22.6 | (0.94) | 74.0 | (1.13) | 88,140 | 0.8 | (0.03) |
| Urban, inside urbanized area | 33.3 | 0.8 | 31.2 | (0.99) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 47.7 | (0.88) | 1.0 | (0.02) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | — | (†) |
| Urban, outside urbanized area | 27.9 | 0.7 | 32.9 | (2.48) | 0.8 | (0.08) | 49.5 | (2.19) | 1.0 | (0.06) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | — | (†) |
| Rural | 26.9 | 0.7 | 27.1 | (1.74) | 0.6 | (0.05) | 38.2 | (2.08) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 27,845 | (849.4) | 34.9 | (2.18) | 1.4 | (0.58) | 19.1 | (2.17) | 71.7 | (2.30) | 20,303 | 0.7 | (0.06) |
| Occupation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive, administrative, or managerial occupations |
42.9 | 1.2 | 40.6 | (2.06) | 1.0 | (0.07) | 61.7 | (2.13) | 1.3 | (0.06) | 14,596 | (707.6) | 53.6 | (2.79) | 0.4 | (0.25) | 29.5 | (2.89) | 77.7 | (2.87) | 16,567 | 1.1 | (0.09) |
| Engineers, surveyors, and architects | 44.2 | 1.1 | 52.1 | (6.96) | 1.0 | (0.16) | 66.8 | (4.60) | 1.3 | (0.13) | 1,987 | (244.9) | 56.3 | (5.68) | ‡ | (†) | 30.5 | (6.36) | 81.0 | (4.73) | 2,323 | 1.2 | (0.16) |
| Natural scientists and mathematicians | 59.7 | 1.7 | 46.0 | (6.61) | 0.8 | (0.14) | 60.7 | (5.89) | 1.2 | (0.13) | 4,130 | (445.4) | 51.5 | (5.64) | 2.1 | (1.55) | 31.2 | (4.83) | 85.3 | (5.44) | 3,693 | 0.9 | (0.11) |
| Social scientists and workers, religious workers, and lawyers |
59.5 | 1.8 | 56.9 | (5.66) | 1.7 | (0.24) | 77.7 | (3.90) | 1.9 | (0.15) | 4,697 | (480.9) | 66.8 | (4.48) | ‡ | (†) | 28.3 | (3.81) | 88.6 | (2.95) | 7,822 | 1.7 | (0.29) |
| Teachers, elementary/secondary | 53.9 | 1.5 | 52.1 | (3.53) | 1.2 | (0.11) | 76.5 | (2.43) | 1.5 | (0.19) | 7,085 | (568.5) | 67.7 | (4.16) | 0.6 | (0.37) | 31.5 | (3.93) | 83.0 | (2.79) | 12,233 | 1.7 | (0.13) |
| Teachers, postsecondary and counselors, librarians, and archivists |
41.6 | 1.0 | 35.6 | (5.85) | 0.7 | (0.14) | 65.7 | (5.63) | 1.8 | (0.09) | 2,393 | (420.9) | 53.1 | (8.63) | ‡ | (†) | 17.7 | (4.91) | 90.9 | (3.97) | 2,122 | 0.9 | (0.09) |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners | 68.6 | 2.0 | 65.2 | (11.99) | 1.5 | (0.50) | 88.5 | (4.11) | 2.0 | (0.24) | 978 | (208.8) | 78.9 | (7.10) | ‡ | (†) | 27.4 | (9.60) | 86.6 | (5.37) | 1,951 | 2.0 | (0.25) |
| Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, and physician's assistants |
72.8 | 2.2 | 72.2 | (5.04) | 1.8 | (0.21) | 84.9 | (2.80) | 1.9 | (0.11) | 2,794 | (238.8) | 79.7 | (4.60) | ‡ | (†) | 29.4 | (4.17) | 84.3 | (3.70) | 4,984 | 1.8 | (0.15) |
| Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes |
23.4 | 0.5 | 30.6 | (6.21) | 0.6 | (0.18) | 35.1 | (4.84) | 0.6 | (0.11) | 2,969 | (405.2) | 29.9 | (5.69) | ‡ | (†) | 31.8 | (6.15) | 88.9 | (4.39) | 1,865 | 0.6 | (0.15) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 50.0 | 1.4 | 41.8 | (6.00) | 1.0 | (0.19) | 59.4 | (6.12) | 1.4 | (0.21) | 3,060 | (436.7) | 70.6 | (7.31) | 2.0 | (1.50) | 27.8 | (6.48) | 77.5 | (6.40) | 4,473 | 1.5 | (0.18) |
| Technologists and technicians, except health | 43.8 | 1.1 | 37.6 | (4.87) | 1.0 | (0.15) | 51.9 | (3.47) | 1.2 | (0.14) | 1,774 | (336.5) | 29.4 | (8.10) | ‡ | (†) | 5.3 | (2.02) | 75.2 | (8.98) | 1,015 | 0.6 | (0.17) |
| Marketing and sales occupations | 25.2 | 0.6 | 21.1 | (2.27) | 0.4 | (0.06) | 38.7 | (2.36) | 0.6 | (0.05) | 14,845 | (971.9) | 32.3 | (3.17) | 1.3 | (0.92) | 20.8 | (2.64) | 70.5 | (3.53) | 7,724 | 0.5 | (0.05) |
| Administrative support occupations, including clerical |
30.8 | 0.7 | 27.4 | (2.02) | 0.6 | (0.05) | 45.1 | (2.20) | 0.8 | (0.04) | 21,167 | (1,179.4) | 36.1 | (2.95) | 0.8 | (0.40) | 28.2 | (2.28) | 72.9 | (2.37) | 15,443 | 0.7 | (0.10) |
| Service occupations | 22.6 | 0.6 | 21.0 | (2.15) | 0.5 | (0.07) | 37.2 | (2.04) | 0.8 | (0.06) | 17,180 | (1,033.7) | 33.7 | (3.13) | 1.1 | (0.36) | 16.2 | (2.31) | 69.0 | (2.74) | 13,029 | 0.8 | (0.10) |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing occupations | 12.4 | 0.3 | 12.2 | (4.09) | 0.2 | (0.07) | 33.9 | (6.19) | 0.5 | (0.09) | 2,522 | (423.8) | 22.4 | (7.61) | 2.4 | (1.69) | 23.0 | (11.03) | 62.9 | (11.04) | 960 | 0.4 | (0.12) |
| Mechanics and repairers | 29.1 | 0.7 | 15.0 | (3.40) | 0.3 | (0.09) | 32.1 | (3.84) | 0.7 | (0.11) | 5,241 | (521.6) | 28.3 | (4.47) | 4.0 | (1.44) | 12.6 | (3.24) | 69.3 | (4.36) | 2,669 | 0.5 | (0.09) |
| Construction and extractive occupations | 18.6 | 0.3 | 13.2 | (3.16) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 22.1 | (2.87) | 0.4 | (0.06) | 6,827 | (647.1) | 12.4 | (3.04) | 5.3 | (2.26) | 7.8 | (1.88) | 69.0 | (5.25) | 2,323 | 0.3 | (0.13) |
| Precision production2 | 25.6 | 0.6 | 18.3 | (6.52) | 0.4 | (0.12) | 22.5 | (6.15) | 0.5 | (0.13) | 10,483 | (839.3) | 23.5 | (3.79) | 1.6 | (0.90) | 14.0 | (3.34) | 64.9 | (3.74) | 4,904 | 0.5 | (0.07) |
| Production workers | 14.8 | 0.3 | 23.0 | (3.17) | 0.5 | (0.08) | 27.6 | (3.04) | 0.5 | (0.07) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | — | (†) |
| Transportation and material moving | 15.8 | 0.3 | 18.4 | (3.62) | 0.3 | (0.06) | 25.8 | (3.39) | 0.4 | (0.05) | 7,858 | (742.5) | 15.2 | (2.81) | 3.4 | (1.77) | 10.5 | (3.10) | 62.5 | (5.32) | 1,935 | 0.2 | (0.05) |
| Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers |
11.7 | 0.2 | 6.8 | (3.45) | 0.2 | (0.12) | 15.9 | (4.27) | 0.3 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | — | (†) |
| Miscellaneous occupations | 38.8 | 1.0 | 14.2 | (4.62) | 0.3 | (0.08) | 63.0 | (21.53) | 1.5 | (0.61) | 801 | (189.4) | 17.2 | (6.87) | ‡ | (†) | 8.7 | (4.31) | 48.3 | (13.96) | 409 | 0.5 | (0.28) |
| Annual household income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $10,000 or less | 12.6 | 0.2 | 9.5 | (3.09) | 0.2 | (0.05) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 4,425 | (444.8) | 16.7 | (4.35) | 0.6 | (0.48) | 26.1912 | (7.96) | 69.7 | (5.72) | 1,556 | 0.4 | (0.12) |
| $5,000 or less | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | 19.4 | (4.50) | 0.3 | (0.09) | 1,635 | (252.7) | 19.1 | (6.52) | ‡ | (†) | 22.9 | (7.91) | 60.9 | (8.84) | 850 | 0.5 | (0.26) |
| $5,001 to $10,000 | — | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | 17.5 | (2.85) | 0.3 | (0.04) | 2,791 | (454.1) | 15.3 | (5.68) | ‡ | (†) | 28.1 | (12.27) | 74.8 | (6.88) | 706 | 0.3 | (0.10) |
| $10,001 to $15,000 | 15.1 | 0.4 | 8.3 | (1.88) | 0.1 | (0.03) | 20.1 | (3.00) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 4,814 | (633.4) | 22.2 | (5.77) | ‡ | (†) | 17.3 | (5.25) | 64.5 | (7.57) | 2,189 | 0.5 | (0.12) |
| $15,001 to $20,000 | 20.1 | 0.4 | 16.3 | (2.75) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 22.7 | (3.44) | 0.4 | (0.07) | 4,515 | (398.8) | 18.2 | (3.09) | 5.7 | (2.71) | 11.5 | (1.96) | 60.4 | (5.11) | 1,322 | 0.3 | (0.05) |
| $20,001 to $25,000 | 20.4 | 0.5 | 18.8 | (2.79) | 0.4 | (0.08) | 29.4 | (2.73) | 0.5 | (0.07) | 5,593 | (490.2) | 23.8 | (4.02) | 1.1 | (0.51) | 13.3 | (3.21) | 71.5 | (4.11) | 2,817 | 0.5 | (0.10) |
| $25,001 to $30,000 | 24.7 | 0.5 | 22.2 | (2.73) | 0.5 | (0.07) | 27.7 | (2.60) | 0.5 | (0.07) | 7,444 | (680.4) | 31.4 | (4.88) | 0.7 | (0.44) | 16.7 | (3.77) | 73.5 | (3.91) | 4,322 | 0.6 | (0.11) |
| $30,001 to $40,000 | 30.2 | 0.8 | 26.6 | (2.82) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 40.4 | (2.43) | 0.8 | (0.06) | 13,123 | (928.5) | 35.1 | (3.45) | 1.5 | (0.65) | 21.7 | (3.71) | 69.1 | (3.55) | 8,224 | 0.6 | (0.06) |
| $40,001 to $50,000 | 34.7 | 0.8 | 32.3 | (2.34) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 47.9 | (2.50) | 1.0 | (0.07) | 13,647 | (1,058.4) | 31.5 | (3.01) | 1.8 | (0.72) | 20.1 | (3.32) | 73.5 | (2.78) | 10,072 | 0.7 | (0.10) |
| $50,001 to $75,000 | 40.0 | 1.0 | 36.6 | (1.86) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 49.3 | (1.57) | 1.0 | (0.04) | 33,665 | (1,430.4) | 42.7 | (1.80) | 1.2 | (0.51) | 20.9 | (2.10) | 71.3 | (2.55) | 28,991 | 0.9 | (0.06) |
| More than $75,000 | 45.2 | 1.3 | 42.5 | (1.79) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 60.5 | (1.36) | 1.3 | (0.04) | 46,160 | (1,263.3) | 48.1 | (1.57) | 1.3 | (0.39) | 26.0 | (1.37) | 79.2 | (1.55) | 48,951 | 1.1 | (0.05) |
| — Not available. † Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Estimates are not directly comparable to 1995, 1999, or 2005 estimates due to wording in questionnaire. 2 For 2005, figures include "Production workers" occupations data. NOTE: Data do not include persons enrolled in high school or below. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education Survey (AE-NHES:1995, AE-NHES:1999, and AE-NHES:2005) and Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey (AEWR-NHES:2003) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |
