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| Table SA2. Standard errors for table A2: Number of adults who participated in formal and informal work-related adult education, by selected characteristics: 2002–03 | ||||||||
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| Number of adults (thousands) participating in | ||||||||
| Characteristic | Total number of adults (thousands) |
Any formal or informal work- related education |
Any formal work- related course |
Any informal work- related learning activity | Both formal and informal | Neither formal nor informal | ||
| Total | 1,782 | 1,133 | 1,053 | 1,124 | 1,031 | 1,133 | ||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1,666 | 789 | 890 | 806 | 825 | 789 | ||
| Female | 1,474 | 838 | 696 | 883 | 676 | 838 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 609 | 900 | 968 | 928 | 972 | 854 | ||
| Black | 525 | 421 | 364 | 420 | 335 | 424 | ||
| Hispanic | 793 | 506 | 422 | 495 | 374 | 494 | ||
| Other | 614 | 405 | 266 | 390 | 243 | 385 | ||
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||||
| 16–24 years | 634 | 651 | 494 | 651 | 464 | 411 | ||
| 25–34 years | 907 | 892 | 675 | 889 | 634 | 607 | ||
| 35–44 years | 962 | 895 | 642 | 887 | 624 | 654 | ||
| 45–54 years | 957 | 891 | 649 | 849 | 608 | 703 | ||
| 55–64 years | 641 | 502 | 286 | 511 | 267 | 530 | ||
| 65 years or older | 635 | 309 | 146 | 296 | 121 | 580 | ||
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||||
| High school diploma or less | 950 | 1,093 | 682 | 998 | 588 | 1,079 | ||
| Some college but no degree | 817 | 752 | 686 | 708 | 620 | 580 | ||
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 623 | 532 | 311 | 524 | 309 | 302 | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 684 | 562 | 481 | 556 | 473 | 448 | ||
| Graduate or professional degree | 597 | 512 | 471 | 508 | 454 | 308 | ||
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||||
| Full-time | 1,068 | 1,190 | 993 | 1,169 | 993 | 871 | ||
| Part-time | 810 | 647 | 415 | 649 | 399 | 551 | ||
| Not employed | 820 | 601 | 292 | 549 | 219 | 749 | ||
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||||
| 12 months | 980 | 1,201 | 949 | 1,149 | 919 | 835 | ||
| 1–11 months | 940 | 788 | 584 | 788 | 576 | 602 | ||
| Not in the labor force | 820 | 601 | 292 | 549 | 219 | 749 | ||
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Professional/managerial | 853 | 769 | 731 | 784 | 739 | 352 | ||
| Sales/service/clerical | 1,115 | 1,028 | 740 | 995 | 730 | 806 | ||
| Trade and labor | 1,018 | 908 | 552 | 860 | 516 | 728 | ||
| Size of employer | ||||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 1,056 | 896 | 473 | 897 | 443 | 782 | ||
| 25–99 employees | 746 | 680 | 407 | 673 | 376 | 450 | ||
| 100–499 employees | 781 | 687 | 469 | 663 | 453 | 396 | ||
| 500 or more employees | 1,093 | 1,041 | 817 | 1,016 | 780 | 490 | ||
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||||
| Yes | 1,094 | 1,049 | 875 | 972 | 778 | 517 | ||
| No | 1,094 | 1,190 | 927 | 1,119 | 891 | 1,128 | ||
| 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. | ||||||||
