Table 3. Number and percentage of adults who gave selected reasons for participation in basic skills or GED preparation classes: 2004-05
Reasons for participation	Number of adults (thousands)	Percentage of adults
Total	2,822	100
To help your children with school work	786	28
To get a new job with a different employer	1,565	55
To help you get a raise or promotion	1,259	45
To be able to attend college or vocational school	1,980	70
To meet a requirement for public assistance	517	18
To improve the way you feel about yourself	2,194	78
To make it easier to do things on a day-to-day basis	1,815	64
NOTE: Only adults who reported not having a high school diploma, adults who reported having received a high school diploma in the past 12 months other than through a regular high school diploma, or adults who reported having received a foreign high school diploma but did not report having a bachelor’s degree or higher were asked information related to basic skills/GED preparation classes, including whether they had participated in basic skills/GED preparation 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.