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
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.