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| Table SA3. Standard errors for table A3: Percentage distribution of adults according to demographic, educational, and labor force characteristics, by participation status in formal and informal work-related education: 2002–03 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Among adults participating in | |||||
| All adults | 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 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 0.63 | 0.45 | 0.89 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.76 |
| Female | 0.63 | 0.45 | 0.89 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.76 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.84 | 0.51 | 0.98 | 0.83 |
| Black | 0.03 | 0.31 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.66 | 0.52 |
| Hispanic | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.37 | 0.75 | 0.57 |
| Other | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.33 |
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||
| 16–24 years | 0.31 | 0.50 | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.93 | 0.51 |
| 25–34 years | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.90 | 0.68 | 1.10 | 0.73 |
| 35–44 years | 0.47 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.70 | 1.09 | 0.78 |
| 45–54 years | 0.46 | 0.64 | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.99 | 0.85 |
| 55–64 years | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.68 |
| 65 years or older | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.80 |
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||
| High school diploma or less | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 0.99 | 0.86 |
| Some college but no degree | 0.40 | 0.55 | 0.89 | 0.55 | 0.86 | 0.72 |
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.70 | 0.40 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.70 | 0.45 | 0.65 | 0.57 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 0.29 | 0.39 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.57 | 0.40 |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||
| Full-time | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 1.12 | 1.02 |
| Part-time | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.56 | 0.85 | 0.73 |
| Not employed | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.85 | 0.99 |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||
| 12 months | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.83 | 0.69 | 1.07 | 1.66 |
| 1–11 months | 0.48 | 0.59 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.95 | 1.29 |
| Not in the labor force | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Professional/managerial | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.98 | 0.67 | 0.92 | 1.24 |
| Sales/service/clerical | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 1.24 | 2.02 |
| Trade and labor | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 1.15 | 2.02 |
| Size of employer | ||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 1.35 | 1.93 |
| 25–99 employees | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 1.00 | 1.40 |
| 100–499 employees | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.57 | 0.94 | 1.30 |
| 500 or more employees | 0.73 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.44 | 1.66 |
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||
| Yes | 0.53 | 0.74 | 1.07 | 0.73 | 1.07 | 0.65 |
| No | 0.53 | 0.74 | 1.07 | 0.73 | 1.07 | 0.65 |
| † Not applicable. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
