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| Table SA9. Standard errors for table A9: Average number of formal work-related courses taken by participants 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 |
1 course | 2 courses | 3–4 courses |
5 or more courses |
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| Total | 0.03 | 1.16 | 0.82 | 0.66 | 0.48 | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 0.05 | 1.54 | 1.12 | 0.85 | 0.80 | |
| Female | 0.04 | 1.52 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.56 | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 0.03 | 1.21 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.54 | |
| Black | 0.09 | 3.31 | 2.62 | 2.42 | 1.47 | |
| Hispanic | 0.10 | 3.83 | 3.17 | 1.95 | 2.51 | |
| Other | 0.12 | 4.07 | 2.78 | 2.14 | 1.30 | |
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||
| 16–24 years | 0.10 | 3.14 | 2.33 | 1.39 | 2.18 | |
| 25–34 years | 0.05 | 2.46 | 1.99 | 1.66 | 0.72 | |
| 35–44 years | 0.06 | 2.18 | 1.89 | 1.59 | 0.87 | |
| 45–54 years | 0.07 | 2.01 | 1.42 | 1.23 | 1.17 | |
| 55–64 years | 0.06 | 1.88 | 1.56 | 1.67 | 0.85 | |
| 65 years or older | 0.09 | 3.62 | 2.71 | 2.05 | 1.50 | |
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||
| High school diploma or less | 0.05 | 1.97 | 1.29 | 1.48 | 0.70 | |
| Some college but no degree | 0.06 | 2.43 | 1.86 | 1.61 | 1.25 | |
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 0.08 | 2.61 | 2.32 | 2.24 | 1.30 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 0.06 | 1.91 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 0.86 | |
| Graduate or professional degree | 0.07 | 1.74 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.33 | |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||
| Full-time | 0.04 | 1.38 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 0.62 | |
| Part-time | 0.05 | 2.54 | 2.23 | 1.53 | 0.74 | |
| Not employed | 0.05 | 2.61 | 1.88 | 1.81 | 0.29 | |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||
| 12 months | 0.04 | 1.43 | 0.99 | 0.83 | 0.61 | |
| 1–11 months | 0.05 | 2.12 | 1.56 | 1.21 | 0.69 | |
| Not in the labor force | 0.05 | 2.61 | 1.88 | 1.81 | 0.29 | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Professional/managerial | 0.04 | 1.46 | 1.29 | 1.09 | 0.73 | |
| Sales/service/clerical | 0.04 | 1.68 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 0.86 | |
| Trade and labor | 0.07 | 2.86 | 2.12 | 2.11 | 1.08 | |
| Size of employer | ||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 0.05 | 2.37 | 1.92 | 1.54 | 0.70 | |
| 25–99 employees | 0.09 | 2.52 | 2.28 | 1.64 | 2.10 | |
| 100–499 employees | 0.08 | 2.54 | 2.36 | 1.51 | 1.14 | |
| 500 or more employees | 0.04 | 1.57 | 1.14 | 0.94 | 0.69 | |
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||
| Yes | 0.05 | 1.42 | 1.11 | 1.22 | 0.84 | |
| No | 0.04 | 1.52 | 1.19 | 0.87 | 0.61 | |
| 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. | ||||||
