Table 2. Number and percentage of adults who gave selected reasons for participation in English as a Second Language classes: 2004-05
Reasons for participation	Number of adults (thousands)	Percentage of adults
Total	1,965	100
To help your children with school work	863	44
To get U.S. citizenship	886	45
To get a new job with a different employer	1,105	56
To help you get a raise or promotion	1,183	60
To be able to attend college or vocational school	1,322	67
To meet a requirement for public assistance	299	15
To improve the way you feel about yourself	1,874	95
To make it easier to do things on a day-to-day basis	1,835	93
NOTE: Only adults who reported that their first language was not English were asked information related to ESL classes, including whether they had participated in ESL classes over the previous 12 months. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education Survey of the 2005 National Household Education Surveys Program.