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Table 16. Number and percentage of adults participating in adult education activities who reported using any type of distance education method in the past 12 months, by selected adult characteristics: 2004-05 | ||
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Characteristic | Number of adults (thousands) |
Percentage of adults |
Total | 93,939 | 32 |
Age | ||
16 to 24 years | 13,286 | 28 |
25 to 34 years | 20,229 | 28 |
35 to 44 years | 20,896 | 35 |
45 to 54 years | 20,032 | 36 |
55 to 64 years | 11,715 | 33 |
65 years or older | 7,781 | 25 |
Sex | ||
Male | 41,724 | 34 |
Female | 52,216 | 30 |
Race/ethnicity | ||
White, non-Hispanic | 66,909 | 31 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 10,878 | 35 |
Hispanic | 9,824 | 30 |
Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 3,114 | 38 |
Other race, non-Hispanic | 3,215 | 37 |
Highest education level completed | ||
Less than a high school diploma/equivalent | 6,851 | 21 |
High school diploma/ equivalent | 20,955 | 33 |
Some college/vocational/ associate’s degree | 30,070 | 33 |
Bachelor’s degree | 22,459 | 31 |
Graduate or professional education or degree | 13,604 | 34 |
Household income | ||
$20,000 or less | 9,552 | 32 |
$20,001 to $35,000 | 12,866 | 31 |
$35,001 to $50,000 | 14,122 | 29 |
$50,001 to $75,000 | 22,494 | 34 |
$75,001 or more | 34,904 | 32 |
Employment status | ||
Employed full-time | 56,906 | 35 |
Employed part-time | 14,430 | 29 |
Unemployed and looking for work | 3,784 | 28 |
Not in the labor force | 18,819 | 26 |
Occupation | ||
Professional/managerial | 34,138 | 34 |
Sales/service/clerical | 31,973 | 34 |
Trade and labor | 12,768 | 30 |
NOTE: Adult educational activities exclude full-time college/university and vocational/technical credential programs. Distance education methods include the following: video tapes, CDs, DVDs, television, radio, the Internet or the World Wide Web, computer or video conferencing, mail, telephone or voicemail, or other types or remote instruction technology. 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. |
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