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| Table SA17. Standard errors of the percentage of employed participants in formal work-related courses who reported each level of usefulness of the skills and knowledge learned for their job or career, by selected adult characteristics: 200405 | ||||
| Characteristic | Very useful | Useful | Somewhat useful | Not too useful |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1.23 | 0.76 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 2.60 | 2.09 | 1.99 | 1.03 |
| Female | 1.68 | 2.06 | 1.58 | 0.92 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 1.77 | 1.60 | 1.35 | 0.87 |
| Black or African American | 4.72 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 2.59 |
| All other races | 6.02 | 6.00 | 5.74 | 2.30 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.92 | 7.39 | 7.05 | 1.58 |
| Age as of 2004 | ||||
| 1624 years | 6.60 | 6.72 | 6.51 | 4.07 |
| 2534 years | 3.02 | 3.33 | 2.57 | 1.74 |
| 3544 years | 3.07 | 4.14 | 2.85 | 1.06 |
| 4554 years | 2.58 | 2.65 | 1.76 | 1.36 |
| 5564 years | 2.84 | 2.85 | 2.94 | 1.01 |
| 65 years or older | 5.84 | 7.12 | 4.06 | 1.83 |
| Highest level of educational attainment | ||||
| Less than a high school diploma or equivalent | 10.87 | 5.91 | 10.44 | 3.40 |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 3.83 | 3.38 | 2.82 | 1.88 |
| Some college/vocational/associate's degree | 2.52 | 2.70 | 2.67 | 1.48 |
| Bachelors degree | 2.53 | 2.33 | 2.38 | 1.34 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3.06 | 3.44 | 2.27 | 0.96 |
| Employment status in past week | ||||
| Full-time | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.42 | 0.81 |
| Part-time | 4.39 | 4.44 | 2.96 | 2.25 |
| Months employed in past 12 months | ||||
| 111 months | 3.25 | 3.26 | 2.48 | 1.65 |
| 12 months | 1.75 | 1.55 | 1.49 | 0.77 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Professional and managerial | 2.00 | 2.14 | 1.54 | 0.74 |
| Sales, service, and clerical | 2.40 | 2.59 | 2.43 | 1.23 |
| Trades and labor | 5.09 | 4.05 | 3.71 | 2.87 |
| 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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