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| Table SA5. Standard errors for table A5: Percentage of participants in formal work-related courses who reported various topics of instruction, by selected characteristics: 2002–03 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Topic of formal instruction | |||||||
| Business | Computer science | Education | Health | Science | Social sciences and services | Voca- tional trades |
Other | |
| Total | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.50 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.36 | 0.69 | 0.80 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1.48 | 1.11 | 0.54 | 0.96 | 1.25 | 0.50 | 1.05 | 1.11 |
| Female | 1.29 | 0.99 | 0.77 | 1.16 | 0.76 | 0.47 | 1.05 | 1.13 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.81 |
| Black | 2.94 | 2.40 | 1.31 | 2.91 | 0.89 | 1.43 | 2.63 | 2.70 |
| Hispanic | 2.94 | 3.04 | 1.33 | 1.88 | 2.66 | 1.46 | 3.77 | 2.69 |
| Other | 3.80 | 2.83 | 2.34 | 3.44 | 2.72 | 1.04 | 3.01 | 3.08 |
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||||
| 16–24 years | 3.34 | 2.49 | 0.84 | 2.30 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 3.24 | 2.75 |
| 25–34 years | 2.10 | 1.48 | 0.90 | 1.35 | 2.10 | 0.71 | 1.56 | 1.73 |
| 35–44 years | 2.08 | 1.30 | 0.97 | 1.75 | 1.30 | 0.77 | 1.41 | 1.87 |
| 45–54 years | 1.79 | 1.38 | 0.87 | 1.50 | 1.19 | 0.58 | 1.28 | 1.17 |
| 55–64 years | 2.11 | 1.87 | 1.20 | 1.72 | 1.43 | 0.92 | 1.51 | 1.48 |
| 65 years or older | 3.27 | 4.02 | 0.90 | 3.16 | 1.49 | 1.59 | 1.61 | 2.67 |
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||||
| High school diploma or less | 2.11 | 1.41 | 0.51 | 1.41 | 1.64 | 0.52 | 1.90 | 1.85 |
| Some college but no degree | 2.19 | 1.69 | 0.77 | 1.85 | 1.71 | 0.79 | 1.86 | 1.96 |
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 2.71 | 2.39 | 0.72 | 2.69 | 2.01 | 0.80 | 2.66 | 2.08 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 1.77 | 1.56 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 0.77 | 1.11 | 1.27 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1.75 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 1.74 | 1.29 | 0.96 | 0.62 | 1.60 |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||||
| Full-time | 1.14 | 0.85 | 0.56 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.44 | 0.70 | 0.93 |
| Part-time | 2.43 | 1.71 | 1.61 | 2.05 | 1.03 | 0.62 | 1.82 | 2.64 |
| Not employed | 3.04 | 3.23 | 1.36 | 3.38 | 1.34 | 2.17 | 2.24 | 2.48 |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||||
| 12 months | 1.06 | 0.87 | 0.45 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.46 | 0.81 | 1.01 |
| 1–11 months | 1.75 | 1.41 | 1.71 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 0.66 | 2.09 | 1.78 |
| Not in the labor force | 3.04 | 3.23 | 1.36 | 3.38 | 1.34 | 2.17 | 2.24 | 2.48 |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Professional/managerial | 1.18 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.19 | 0.86 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.98 |
| Sales/service/clerical | 1.50 | 1.32 | 0.43 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 0.50 | 1.28 | 1.29 |
| Trade and labor | 2.60 | 1.85 | 0.04 | 1.42 | 3.01 | 0.28 | 2.94 | 2.63 |
| Size of employer | ||||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 1.50 | 1.53 | 0.85 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 0.91 | 1.91 | 1.74 |
| 25–99 employees | 2.87 | 2.84 | 2.05 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.02 | 2.67 | 2.19 |
| 100–499 employees | 2.23 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 2.09 | 1.91 | 0.62 | 2.73 | 1.57 |
| 500 or more employees | 1.39 | 0.90 | 0.63 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 0.50 | 0.91 | 1.26 |
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||||
| Yes | 1.31 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 1.39 | 0.97 | 0.55 | 1.12 | 1.11 |
| No | 1.28 | 1.05 | 0.46 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 0.44 | 0.96 | 1.07 |
| 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. | ||||||||
