Table 1. Percentage of adults who participated in adult education, by type of educational activity and selected adult characteristics: 2004-05
Characteristic	Number of adults (thousands)	Any formal adult education	Formal adult education activities
			ESL classes	Basic skills/ GED classes	Part-time college degree program1	Part-time vocational degree/ diploma program2	Apprentice- ship	Work- related courses	Personal- interest courses
Total	211,607	44	1	1	4	1	1	27	21
Age
16 to 24 years	25,104	53	2	6	9	2	3	21	27
25 to 34 years	38,784	52	2	2	7	2	3	32	22
35 to 44 years	42,890	49	1	1	4	1	1	34	22
45 to 54 years	41,840	48	#	#	3	1	1	37	20
55 to 64 years	29,068	40	#	#	1	1	#	27	21
65 years or older	33,922	23	#	#	#	#	#	5	19
Sex
Male	101,596	41	1	1	4	1	2	24	18
Female	110,011	47	1	1	4	1	1	29	24
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	146,614	46	#	1	4	1	1	29	22
Black, non-Hispanic	23,467	46	#	2	4	1	2	27	24
Hispanic	26,101	38	6	3	4	1	2	17	15
Asian or Pacific Islander,   non-Hispanic	7,080	44	2	1!	6	1!	1!	24	23
Other race, non-Hispanic	8,346	39	#	1	4	1	2	23	20
Highest education level completed
Less than a high school   diploma/equivalent	31,018	22	2	7	#	1	1	4	11
High school diploma/    equivalent	64,334	33	1	1	2	1	2	17	16
Some college/vocational/   associate’s degree	58,545	51	1	#	6	2	1	31	25
Bachelor’s degree	37,244	60	#	#	6	1	#	44	29
Graduate or professional   education or degree	20,466	66	1!	#	7	1	1!	51	30
Household income
$20,000 or less	34,670	28	1	2	2	1	2	11	16
$20,001 to $35,000	35,839	36	2	2	4	1	1	18	17
$35,001 to $50,000	33,376	42	2!	1	2	1	1	23	22
$50,001 to $75,000	47,114	48	#	#	5	1	1	33	21
$75,001 or more	60,607	58	1	1	5	2	1	39	27
Employment status
Employed full-time	106,389	53	1	1	5	2	2	40	20
Employed part-time	27,090	53	1	2!	7	1	1	32	29
Unemployed and looking    for work	9,941	38	2	6	3	2	2!	14	23
Not in the labor force	68,187	28	1	1	2	1	1	6	20
Occupation
Professional/managerial	48,647	70	#	#	8	1	1	56	29
Sales/service/clerical	66,218	48	1	2	5	2	1	31	22
Trade and labor	37,585	34	2	2!	2	2	3	19	13
#Estimate rounds to 0 or 0 cases in sample. !Interpret data with caution; coefficient of variation is 50 percent or more. 1Includes those enrolled only part-time in college or university degree or certificate programs or those enrolled through a combination of part-time and full-time enrollments in the 12 months prior to the interview. 2Includes those enrolled only part-time in vocational or technical diploma, degree, certificate programs or those enrolled through a combination of part-time and full-time enrollments in the 12 months prior to the interview. NOTE: See Appendix B - Glossary for detailed explanation of these core adult education categories used throughout the report. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education Survey of the 2005 National Household Education Surveys Program.