Standard errors for table A1: Percentage of adults who participated in formal and informal work-related adult education, by selected characteristics: 2002

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Table SA1. Standard errors for table A1: Percentage of adults who participated in formal and informal work-related adult education, by selected characteristics: 2002–03
	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	0.55	0.51	0.54	0.19	0.57	0.50	0.55	0.30	0.75	0.76
Sex
Male	0.80	0.90	0.82	0.35	0.93	0.84	0.80	0.52	1.24	1.17
Female	0.78	0.65	0.82	0.28	0.72	0.63	0.78	0.48	0.97	0.93
Race/ethnicity
White	0.55	0.63	0.57	0.23	0.66	0.64	0.55	0.37	0.93	0.96
Black	1.82	1.57	1.82	0.60	1.86	1.44	1.82	0.99	2.46	2.30
Hispanic	2.05	1.74	2.00	0.57	1.92	1.54	2.05	0.92	2.52	2.25
Other	2.69	2.48	2.71	1.03	2.65	2.33	2.69	1.50	3.22	3.10
Age as of 2002
16–24 years	1.65	1.92	1.67	0.62	1.88	1.78	1.65	0.79	2.24	2.10
25–34 years	1.53	1.58	1.62	0.56	1.75	1.50	1.53	0.74	1.94	1.82
35–44 years	1.30	1.34	1.36	0.53	1.33	1.33	1.30	0.71	1.57	1.58
45–54 years	1.58	1.42	1.52	0.60	1.45	1.35	1.58	0.83	1.73	1.78
55–64 years	1.52	1.14	1.53	0.54	1.48	1.02	1.52	1.01	2.07	1.85
65 years or older	0.83	0.42	0.79	0.29	0.76	0.34	0.83	1.40	2.07	1.85
Highest level of education attainment
High school diploma or less	1.04	0.70	0.94	0.33	0.88	0.60	1.04	0.64	1.23	1.18
Some college but no degree	1.26	1.49	1.17	0.48	1.23	1.34	1.26	0.67	1.78	1.67
Vocational/associate’s degree	1.51	1.56	1.58	0.82	1.95	1.58	1.51	1.09	2.21	2.28
Bachelor’s degree	1.20	1.28	1.36	0.60	1.23	1.36	1.20	0.75	1.38	1.47
Graduate or professional degree	1.18	1.58	1.23	0.63	1.52	1.53	1.18	0.76	1.75	1.75
Employment status in the past 12 months
Full-time	0.80	0.85	0.81	0.34	0.88	0.86	0.80	0.40	0.92	0.98
Part-time	1.82	1.54	1.86	0.50	1.53	1.47	1.82	0.69	1.70	1.63
Not employed	0.90	0.48	0.82	0.28	0.78	0.36	0.90	1.30	2.08	1.71
Months employed in the past 12 months
12 months	0.77	0.79	0.74	0.32	0.81	0.77	0.77	0.38	0.87	0.91
1–11 months	1.36	1.31	1.41	0.47	1.42	1.31	1.36	0.61	1.52	1.54
Not in the labor force	0.90	0.48	0.82	0.28	0.78	0.36	0.90	1.30	2.08	1.71
Occupation
Professional/managerial	0.72	1.29	0.82	0.50	1.06	1.32	0.72	0.54	1.20	1.27
Sales/service/clerical	1.10	1.00	1.10	0.37	1.02	1.01	1.10	0.47	1.09	1.16
Trade and labor	1.82	1.37	1.70	0.65	1.71	1.30	1.82	0.88	1.75	1.79
Size of employer
Fewer than 25 employees	1.65	1.10	1.66	0.46	1.58	1.01	1.65	0.67	1.54	1.41
25–99 employees	2.19	2.04	2.15	0.63	2.35	1.84	2.19	0.80	2.49	2.28
100–499 employees	1.57	1.85	1.64	0.58	1.86	1.87	1.57	0.70	2.05	2.09
500 or more employees	0.71	1.04	0.80	0.45	1.08	1.03	0.71	0.52	1.16	1.17
Continuing education required for occupation
Yes	0.90	1.23	0.83	0.44	1.13	1.10	0.90	0.53	1.37	1.30
No	0.67	0.58	0.63	0.23	0.68	0.56	0.67	0.38	0.94	0.97
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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