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| Table 355. - | Participation of employed persons, 17 years old and over, in adult education during the previous 12 months, by selected characteristics of participants: 1995 |
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| | |Percent of adults participating | Number | Number | Percent | Percent |Percent of|Percent of|Percent of
Characteristics |Employed| Adult |________________________________|of career|of career|of career|of career|part-time |part-time |employees
of |persons,| educa- | | In | In | In | | or job- | or job- | or job- | or job- | higher | higher |receiving
employed persons | in | tion | In |part- |career | ap- |Other| related | related | related | related |education |education | work-
| thou- |partici-| any | time |or job |pren-|per- | courses | courses | courses | courses | courses | courses | related
| sands | pants, |pro- |higher|related|tice |sonal|taken, in| taken, |provided |paid for | provided | paid for |computer-
| |in thou-|gram |educa-|courses|pro- |cour-|thousands| per |by busi- |by busi- | by busi- | by busi- |aided in-
| |sands\1\| | tion | |grams| ses | |employee |nesses\2\|nesses\2\|nesses\3\ |nesses\3\ |struction
___________________________________|________|________|_____|______|_______|_____|_____|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
___________________________________|________|________|_____|______|_______|_____|_____|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________
Total ........................|117,826 | 59,734 |50.7 | 8.2 | 31.1 | 1.5 |22.0 | 91,408 | 0.78 | 49.0 | 86.5 | 11.2 | 43.4 | 17.0
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Men .............................| 63,127 | 29,346 |46.5 | 7.0 | 29.0 | 2.1 |17.9 | 44,151 | 0.70 | 46.7 | 88.1 | 13.0 | 49.4 | 16.0
Women ...........................| 54,699 | 30,387 |55.6 | 9.7 | 33.4 | 0.8 |26.8 | 47,257 | 0.86 | 50.9 | 85.1 | 9.6 | 38.3 | 18.1
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Age | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 to 24 years ..................| 15,104 | 7,653 |50.7 | 14.2 | 18.6 | 4.1 |21.8 | 5,924 | 0.39 | 53.8 | 75.7 | 8.8 | 18.7 | 14.7
25 to 29 years ..................| 14,207 | 7,746 |54.5 | 12.5 | 31.2 | 2.8 |22.2 | 10,855 | 0.76 | 51.3 | 89.9 | 10.1 | 40.6 | 17.4
30 to 34 years ..................| 16,291 | 8,323 |51.1 | 8.9 | 31.6 | 1.4 |22.8 | 12,765 | 0.78 | 49.7 | 89.7 | 11.3 | 49.2 | 18.3
35 to 39 years ..................| 17,595 | 9,361 |53.2 | 8.4 | 35.1 | 1.3 |21.8 | 15,927 | 0.91 | 51.8 | 89.1 | 11.6 | 53.6 | 18.3
40 to 44 years ..................| 16,049 | 8,906 |55.5 | 8.0 | 36.6 | 1.0 |26.0 | 14,957 | 0.93 | 44.9 | 85.9 | 13.4 | 59.7 | 18.6
45 to 49 years ..................| 13,743 | 7,586 |55.2 | 6.3 | 39.6 | 0.6 |23.0 | 14,127 | 1.03 | 44.8 | 85.3 | 9.3 | 47.8 | 19.2
50 to 54 years ..................| 10,408 | 5,222 |50.2 | 4.9 | 34.4 | 0.3 |20.9 | 9,041 | 0.87 | 49.2 | 84.5 | 19.5 | 49.3 | 20.2
55 to 59 years ..................| 6,698 | 2,667 |39.8 | 2.3 | 26.7 | 0.3 |18.0 | 4,432 | 0.66 | 46.8 | 84.8 | --- | --- | 10.3
60 to 64 years ..................| 4,435 | 1,394 |31.4 | 0.6 | 21.1 | 0.2 |15.3 | 2,175 | 0.49 | 58.6 | 85.5 | --- | --- | 10.3
65 and over .....................| 3,297 | 876 |26.6 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 0.0 |16.3 | 1,203 | 0.37 | 39.7 | 87.3 | --- | --- | 6.7
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Racial/ethnic group | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .............| 92,333 | 47,967 |51.9 | 8.0 | 33.2 | 1.2 |22.7 | 77,096 | 0.83 | 47.9 | 86.8 | 11.9 | 45.1 | 17.5
Black, non-Hispanic .............| 11,577 | 5,800 |50.1 | 10.5 | 26.2 | 2.6 |23.1 | 7,785 | 0.67 | 58.4 | 86.0 | 9.4 | 42.6 | 14.3
Hispanic ........................| 8,980 | 3,627 |40.4 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 2.3 |15.1 | 3,361 | 0.37 | 46.8 | 82.9 | 5.8 | 26.7 | 14.3
Asian American/Pacific Islander .| 2,825 | 1,246 |44.1 | 8.0 | 25.5 | 2.8 |15.1 | 1,636 | 0.58 | 48.6 | 87.3 | 15.2 | --- | 18.1
American Indian/Alaskan Native ..| 663 | 329 |49.6 | 13.9 | 34.0 | 0.5 |25.2 | 570 | 0.86 | 54.6 | 81.8 | --- | --- | 24.4
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Highest level of education | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
completed | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than high school diploma ...| 9,635 | 2,444 |25.4 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 1,412 | 0.15 | 56.6 | 76.3 | --- | --- | 4.9
High school diploma .............| 38,071 | 14,639 |38.5 | 4.9 | 20.9 | 1.9 |16.5 | 17,072 | 0.45 | 56.7 | 91.0 | 13.9 | 48.9 | 11.8
Some vocational/technical .......| 3,997 | 2,078 |52.0 | 7.2 | 32.3 | 1.7 |23.5 | 3,258 | 0.82 | 45.3 | 85.9 | 7.6 | --- | 15.6
Some college ....................| 23,006 | 12,868 |55.9 | 14.3 | 29.9 | 2.2 |25.4 | 17,039 | 0.74 | 53.5 | 86.3 | 9.6 | 31.8 | 19.8
Associate degree ................| 7,591 | 4,746 |62.5 | 13.3 | 39.2 | 1.4 |27.7 | 7,718 | 1.02 | 49.7 | 87.9 | 13.2 | 45.2 | 20.3
Bachelor's degree ..............| 20,602 | 12,948 |62.8 | 8.3 | 44.6 | 0.6 |26.5 | 24,024 | 1.17 | 47.2 | 86.5 | 8.3 | 48.8 | 22.9
Some graduate work (or study) ...| 14,924 | 10,010 |67.1 | 9.9 | 50.2 | 0.4 |29.6 | 20,885 | 1.40 | 40.3 | 82.9 | 11.8 | 52.6 | 24.1
No degree .....................| 2,770 | 1,987 |71.8 | 19.7 | 44.3 | 0.2 |34.8 | 3,333 | 1.20 | 45.6 | 83.7 | 11.5 | 50.0 | 23.3
Master's ......................| 8,149 | 5,456 |67.0 | 9.6 | 50.5 | 0.4 |30.4 | 11,704 | 1.44 | 41.7 | 83.9 | 9.4 | 55.3 | 24.7
Doctor's ......................| 2,060 | 1,133 |55.0 | 5.0 | 40.4 | 0.6 |22.4 | 2,008 | 0.98 | 35.5 | 79.5 | --- | --- | 24.4
Professional ..................| 1,946 | 1,434 |73.7 | 2.6 | 67.6 | 0.8 |26.4 | 3,840 | 1.97 | 31.4 | 79.7 | --- | --- | 22.9
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Metropolitan area | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Inside metropolitan area ........| 89,192 | 46,911 |52.6 | 8.7 | 32.4 | 1.5 |22.6 | 72,388 | 0.81 | 48.6 | 86.3 | 11.6 | 41.9 | 17.7
Inside central city ...........| 74,367 | 39,519 |53.1 | 8.8 | 33.3 | 1.5 |22.5 | 62,033 | 0.83 | 48.3 | 86.4 | 11.1 | 41.6 | 18.5
Outside central city ..........| 14,825 | 7,392 |49.9 | 8.0 | 27.9 | 1.5 |23.1 | 10,355 | 0.70 | 50.9 | 86.0 | 14.3 | 43.7 | 13.8
Outside metropolitan area .......| 28,634 | 12,823 |44.8 | 6.9 | 26.9 | 1.4 |20.2 | 19,020 | 0.66 | 50.2 | 87.2 | 9.4 | 49.1 | 14.7
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Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Executive, administrative, | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
or managerial .................| 12,500 | 7,070 |56.6 | 7.4 | 42.9 | 0.4 |23.4 | 15,041 | 1.20 | 37.7 | 90.2 | 8.7 | 54.1 | 27.8
Engineers, surveyors, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
architects ....................| 1,702 | 1,116 |65.6 | 14.5 | 44.2 | 1.1 |23.7 | 1,828 | 1.07 | 59.0 | 94.6 | 6.1 | 82.0 | 25.0
Natural scientists and | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
mathematicians ................| 1,648 | 1,211 |73.5 | 10.4 | 59.7 | 0.0 |25.6 | 2,875 | 1.75 | 44.0 | 94.6 | --- | --- | 30.7
Social scientists and workers, | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
lawyers .......................| 2,438 | 1,873 |76.8 | 11.7 | 59.5 | 1.5 |32.4 | 4,307 | 1.77 | 35.6 | 83.1 | 7.1 | 31.3 | 17.5
Teachers, elementary/secondary ..| 5,207 | 4,046 |77.7 | 16.9 | 53.9 | 0.2 |36.9 | 7,619 | 1.46 | 50.5 | 76.3 | 8.3 | 31.6 | 18.3
Teachers, postsecondary .........| 1,175 | 657 |55.9 | 4.4 | 41.6 | 0.0 |26.1 | 1,213 | 1.03 | 53.5 | 79.8 | --- | --- | 26.6
Physicians, dentists, | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
veterinarians .................| 828 | 590 |71.3 | 1.3 | 68.6 | 0.9 |18.3 | 1,656 | 2.00 | 32.4 | 64.7 | --- | --- | 20.0
Registered nurses, pharmacists ..| 2,143 | 1,896 |88.5 | 11.2 | 72.8 | 0.2 |34.6 | 4,791 | 2.24 | 45.6 | 74.0 | 9.9 | 43.8 | 13.1
Writers, artists, entertainers, | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and athletes ..................| 1,675 | 829 |49.5 | 8.1 | 23.4 | 1.7 |28.7 | 776 | 0.46 | 33.3 | 73.6 | --- | --- | 20.2
Health technologists and | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
technicians ...................| 1,528 | 1,147 |75.1 | 12.9 | 50.0 | 0.0 |32.1 | 2,130 | 1.39 | 45.0 | 76.5 | 5.2 | 49.6 | 15.9
Technologists, except health ....| 3,283 | 2,153 |65.6 | 12.9 | 43.8 | 0.8 |28.3 | 3,685 | 1.12 | 55.8 | 91.2 | 9.2 | 58.0 | 31.6
Marketing and sales occupations .| 15,666 | 7,131 |45.5 | 6.6 | 25.2 | 1.1 |20.2 | 8,619 | 0.55 | 51.2 | 86.5 | 10.2 | 21.6 | 19.6
Administrative support, | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
including clerical ............| 20,460 | 10,727 |52.4 | 9.3 | 30.8 | 0.7 |24.1 | 14,064 | 0.69 | 52.4 | 91.5 | 10.5 | 46.6 | 24.0
Service occupations .............| 17,355 | 8,238 |47.5 | 9.0 | 22.6 | 1.7 |22.7 | 10,404 | 0.60 | 57.0 | 85.4 | 12.3 | 28.8 | 7.3
Agriculture, forestry, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
fishing .......................| 1,908 | 500 |26.2 | 1.8 | 12.4 | 0.4 |14.8 | 493 | 0.26 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 6.6
Mechanics and repairers .........| 4,266 | 2,129 |49.9 | 7.6 | 29.1 | 3.9 |16.6 | 3,109 | 0.73 | 57.2 | 90.7 | 19.5 | 60.0 | 9.8
Construction and extractive | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
occupations ...................| 5,490 | 2,093 |38.1 | 4.6 | 18.6 | 5.5 |18.4 | 1,832 | 0.33 | 48.8 | 83.8 | --- | --- | 5.9
Precision production occupations | 1,685 | 754 |44.8 | 5.9 | 25.6 | 4.9 |16.2 | 982 | 0.58 | 40.8 | 84.2 | --- | --- | 12.0
Production workers ..............| 8,309 | 2,515 |30.3 | 5.9 | 14.8 | 2.9 |10.1 | 2,203 | 0.27 | 58.5 | 97.9 | 16.2 | 57.2 | 8.1
Transportation, material moving .| 4,488 | 1,295 |28.8 | 3.8 | 15.8 | 1.0 |12.1 | 1,274 | 0.28 | 60.6 | 82.0 | --- | --- | 6.0
Handler, equipment, cleaners, | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
helpers, and laborers .........| 1,989 | 519 |26.1 | 3.1 | 11.7 | 2.9 |10.3 | 422 | 0.21 | 46.9 | 70.6 | --- | --- | 7.5
Miscellaneous occupations .......| 2,022 | 1,194 |59.0 | 8.5 | 38.8 | 4.0 |22.1 | 2,088 | 1.03 | 51.8 | 90.4 | --- | --- | 20.9
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Annual family income | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$10,000 or less .................| 9,776 | 3,224 |33.0 | 6.1 | 12.6 | 1.7 |15.6 | 2,441 | 0.25 | 50.9 | 75.2 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 9.2
$10,001 to $15,000 ..............| 6,183 | 2,389 |38.6 | 7.2 | 15.1 | 1.6 |19.5 | 2,257 | 0.37 | 59.1 | 82.0 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 10.7
$15,001 to $20,000 ..............| 7,321 | 3,040 |41.5 | 8.0 | 20.1 | 2.4 |18.2 | 3,110 | 0.42 | 52.8 | 83.0 | 7.5 | 26.0 | 14.6
$20,001 to $25,000 ..............| 7,832 | 3,164 |40.4 | 7.4 | 20.4 | 1.5 |19.3 | 3,785 | 0.48 | 53.1 | 82.9 | 12.1 | 28.5 | 12.6
$25,001 to $30,000 ..............| 10,133 | 4,803 |47.4 | 8.8 | 24.7 | 2.1 |21.4 | 5,461 | 0.54 | 55.8 | 86.9 | 8.4 | 40.7 | 14.4
$30,001 to $40,000 ..............| 19,617 | 9,734 |49.6 | 8.9 | 30.2 | 1.8 |21.9 | 14,903 | 0.76 | 50.2 | 89.2 | 12.1 | 42.9 | 17.0
$40,001 to $50,000 ..............| 15,115 | 8,127 |53.8 | 8.0 | 34.7 | 1.3 |22.9 | 12,430 | 0.82 | 48.3 | 85.3 | 14.0 | 55.3 | 16.8
$50,001 to $75,000 ..............| 23,006 | 13,288 |57.8 | 8.9 | 40.0 | 1.1 |23.7 | 23,430 | 1.02 | 48.3 | 86.9 | 10.2 | 55.9 | 20.8
More than $75,000 ...............| 18,843 | 11,964 |63.5 | 8.6 | 45.2 | 0.9 |26.5 | 23,592 | 1.25 | 45.0 | 87.6 | 9.2 | 49.2 | 22.7
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\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. Includes adult basic education and English as a second language classes.
\2\Percentages based on the respondent's reports of the first six work-related courses taken. \3\Percentages based on the respondent's reports of the first three part-time higher education courses taken. ---Data not reported or not applicable. NOTE.--Data are based upon a sample survey of the civilian noninstitutional population. Because of rounding and survey item nonresponse, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Survey, "Participation in Adult Education," unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 1997.) |
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