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| Table A8. Average number of formal work-related courses taken by adults in the past 12 months and percentage distribution of the number of such courses, by selected characteristics: 2002–03 | ||||||
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| Characteristic | Percentage distribution of the number of courses taken | |||||
| Average number of courses taken |
0 courses | 1 course | 2 courses | 3-4 courses |
5 or more courses | |
| Total | 0.6 | 66.8 | 17.7 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 0.6 | 67.1 | 18.9 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| Female | 0.7 | 66.5 | 16.7 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 |
| Race/ethnicity1 | ||||||
| White | 0.7 | 65.4 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 2.2 |
| Black | 0.6 | 68.7 | 16.4 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 2.3 |
| Hispanic | 0.5 | 74.6 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| Other | 0.6 | 64.5 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||
| 16–24 years | 0.5 | 69.1 | 22.9 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| 25–34 years | 0.8 | 58.4 | 22.2 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 1.9 |
| 35–44 years | 0.8 | 58.9 | 20.9 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 2.3 |
| 45–54 years | 0.9 | 57.2 | 20.6 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 4.0 |
| 55–64 years | 0.6 | 71.0 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 1.9 |
| 65 years or older | 0.1 | 93.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||
| High school diploma or less | 0.3 | 81.6 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Some college but no degree | 0.7 | 65.3 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 2.2 |
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 0.9 | 59.2 | 18.5 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 3.3 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 1.1 | 47.7 | 26.4 | 13.1 | 9.1 | 3.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1.3 | 41.8 | 22.9 | 16.7 | 13.0 | 5.6 |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||
| Full-time | 1.0 | 51.0 | 24.2 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 3.7 |
| Part-time | 0.6 | 67.0 | 20.2 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| Not employed | 0.1 | 93.5 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | # |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||
| 12 months | 1.0 | 53.5 | 23.4 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 3.4 |
| 1–11 months | 0.7 | 62.3 | 22.0 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 1.8 |
| Not in the labor force | 0.1 | 93.5 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | # |
| Occupation2 | ||||||
| Professional/managerial | 1.4 | 35.5 | 27.3 | 18.1 | 13.6 | 5.5 |
| Sales/service/clerical | 0.7 | 59.8 | 23.4 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| Trade and labor | 0.4 | 74.5 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Size of employer2 | ||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 0.6 | 68.4 | 17.9 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| 25–99 employees | 0.7 | 60.9 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| 100–499 employees | 0.9 | 55.3 | 23.3 | 11.8 | 6.8 | 2.8 |
| 500 or more employees | 1.1 | 46.8 | 26.6 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 3.9 |
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||
| Yes | 1.2 | 47.4 | 23.3 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 4.5 |
| No | 0.5 | 73.9 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
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# Rounds to zero. 1 Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Other includes Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/ Alaska Native, those with more than one race, and those of other (unspecified) race. 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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