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| Table A1. Percentage of adults who participated in formal and informal work-related education, by selected characteristics: 2002-03 | ||||||||||||
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| Percentage of adults participating in |
Percentage distribution of adults participating in |
Among participants, percentage distribution participating in | ||||||||||
| Characteristic | Any formal or informal work- related education |
Any formal work- related course |
Any informal work- related learning activity |
Formal work- related course only |
Informal work- related learning activity only |
Both | Neither | Formal work- related course only |
Informal work- related learning activity only |
Both | ||
| Total | 62.5 | 33.2 | 58.3 | 4.2 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 37.5 | 6.8 | 47.0 | 46.3 | ||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 66.3 | 32.9 | 62.2 | 4.1 | 33.4 | 28.8 | 33.7 | 6.2 | 50.4 | 43.4 | ||
| Female | 59.2 | 33.5 | 54.8 | 4.4 | 25.7 | 29.1 | 40.8 | 7.4 | 43.4 | 49.2 | ||
| Race/ethnicity 1 | ||||||||||||
| White | 63.0 | 34.6 | 58.6 | 4.3 | 28.4 | 30.2 | 37.0 | 6.9 | 45.1 | 48.0 | ||
| Black | 59.9 | 31.3 | 56.1 | 3.8 | 28.6 | 27.5 | 40.1 | 6.4 | 47.7 | 45.9 | ||
| Hispanic | 60.1 | 25.4 | 56.6 | 3.5 | 34.8 | 21.9 | 39.9 | 5.8 | 57.8 | 36.3 | ||
| Other | 68.1 | 35.5 | 62.7 | 5.4 | 32.5 | 30.2 | 31.9 | 7.9 | 47.8 | 44.3 | ||
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||||||||
| 16–24 years | 77.0 | 30.9 | 73.3 | 3.6 | 46.1 | 27.2 | 23.0 | 4.7 | 59.9 | 35.4 | ||
| 25–34 years | 76.9 | 41.6 | 72.0 | 4.8 | 35.3 | 36.8 | 23.1 | 6.3 | 45.9 | 47.8 | ||
| 35–44 years | 74.3 | 41.1 | 69.0 | 5.3 | 33.2 | 35.8 | 25.7 | 7.1 | 44.7 | 48.2 | ||
| 45–54 years | 69.9 | 42.8 | 65.5 | 4.4 | 27.1 | 38.4 | 30.1 | 6.3 | 38.8 | 54.9 | ||
| 55–64 years | 53.5 | 29.0 | 48.7 | 4.8 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 46.5 | 8.9 | 45.8 | 45.3 | ||
| 65 years or older | 19.4 | 7.0 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 5.1 | 80.6 | 10.2 | 63.8 | 26.0 | ||
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||||||||
| High school diploma or less | 47.3 | 18.4 | 43.6 | 3.7 | 28.9 | 14.8 | 52.7 | 7.8 | 61.0 | 31.2 | ||
| Some college but no degree | 67.9 | 34.7 | 63.5 | 4.4 | 33.2 | 30.3 | 32.1 | 6.5 | 48.9 | 44.6 | ||
| Vocational/associate's degree | 73.5 | 40.8 | 68.6 | 5.0 | 32.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 | 6.8 | 44.6 | 48.6 | ||
| Bachelor's degree | 80.4 | 52.3 | 75.3 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 47.3 | 19.6 | 6.3 | 34.9 | 58.9 | ||
| Graduate or professional degree | 82.2 | 58.2 | 77.8 | 4.5 | 24.1 | 53.7 | 17.8 | 5.4 | 29.3 | 65.3 | ||
| Employment status in past 12 months | ||||||||||||
| Full-time | 83.3 | 49.0 | 78.2 | 5.0 | 34.3 | 44.0 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 41.1 | 52.8 | ||
| Part-time | 72.8 | 33.0 | 68.9 | 3.8 | 39.8 | 29.2 | 27.2 | 5.3 | 54.7 | 40.1 | ||
| Not employed | 20.1 | 6.5 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 79.9 | 13.8 | 67.6 | 18.6 | ||
| Months employed in past 12 months | ||||||||||||
| 12 months | 80.9 | 46.5 | 75.8 | 5.1 | 34.4 | 41.4 | 19.1 | 6.3 | 42.5 | 51.1 | ||
| 1–11 months | 77.8 | 37.7 | 73.8 | 4.0 | 40.1 | 33.7 | 22.2 | 5.1 | 51.6 | 43.3 | ||
| Not in the labor force | 20.1 | 6.5 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 79.9 | 13.8 | 67.6 | 18.6 | ||
| Occupation 2 | ||||||||||||
| Professional/managerial | 90.8 | 64.5 | 86.0 | 4.8 | 26.3 | 59.7 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 29.0 | 65.8 | ||
| Sales/service/clerical | 78.1 | 40.2 | 72.9 | 5.3 | 37.9 | 34.9 | 21.9 | 6.7 | 48.5 | 44.7 | ||
| Trade and labor | 70.1 | 25.5 | 66.0 | 4.2 | 44.6 | 21.4 | 29.9 | 5.9 | 63.6 | 30.5 | ||
| Size of employer 2 | ||||||||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 69.0 | 31.6 | 64.6 | 4.4 | 37.3 | 27.3 | 31.0 | 6.4 | 54.1 | 39.5 | ||
| 25–99 employees | 77.0 | 39.1 | 73.3 | 3.7 | 37.9 | 35.4 | 23.0 | 4.9 | 49.2 | 46.0 | ||
| 100-499 employees | 82.2 | 44.7 | 78.6 | 3.6 | 37.5 | 41.1 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 45.6 | 50.0 | ||
| 500 or more employees | 87.1 | 53.2 | 81.3 | 5.9 | 33.9 | 47.3 | 12.9 | 6.7 | 39.0 | 54.3 | ||
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 79.2 | 52.6 | 73.8 | 5.4 | 26.6 | 47.2 | 20.8 | 6.8 | 33.6 | 59.6 | ||
| No | 56.5 | 26.1 | 52.7 | 3.8 | 30.4 | 22.3 | 43.5 | 6.7 | 53.8 | 39.4 | ||
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1 Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Other includes Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and those with more than one race or who identified themselves with another race not shown in the table. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified.
2 Includes only adults who worked in the past 12 months. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program. |
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