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Table A5. Percentage of adults and of participants who participated in each type of formal learning activity: 2004-05
Formal learning activity Percent of adults Percent of participants
Total 47.9 100.0
     
English as a Second Language class 0.9 1.9
Basic skills/General Educational Development class 1.3 2.8
College/university degree or certificate program 10.5 22.0
Vocational/technical diploma, degree, or certificate program 1.7 3.6
Apprenticeship program 1.2 2.5
Work-related course 26.9 56.3
Personal interest course 21.4 44.8
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because more than one learning activity can be taken by participants.
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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