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| Table A10. Average number of hours participants spent in formal work-related courses in the past 12 months and percentage distribution of the number of hours, by selected characteristics: 2002–03 | ||||||
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| Characteristic | Percentage distribution of the number of hours | |||||
| Average number of hours spent in courses |
1–4 hours |
5–8 hours |
9–20 hours |
21–40 hours |
41 or more hours |
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| Total | 36.7 | 11.0 | 15.6 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 25.9 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 38.1 | 9.7 | 15.9 | 20.6 | 26.4 | 27.4 |
| Female | 35.4 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 26.2 | 21.7 | 24.5 |
| Race/ethnicity1 | ||||||
| White | 35.3 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 25.2 |
| Black | 43.7 | 9.4 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 24.6 | 29.7 |
| Hispanic | 40.3 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 28.1 |
| Other | 37.0 | 10.8 | 21.2 | 24.1 | 20.4 | 23.5 |
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||
| 16–24 years | 36.8 | 14.4 | 18.9 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 28.4 |
| 25–34 years | 36.6 | 11.4 | 16.4 | 25.3 | 23.2 | 23.8 |
| 35–44 years | 37.6 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 23.9 | 26.1 | 25.3 |
| 45–54 years | 37.8 | 10.3 | 13.9 | 22.2 | 24.3 | 29.2 |
| 55–64 years | 35.4 | 8.8 | 17.3 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 24.3 |
| 65 years or older | 26.1 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 29.3 | 20.3 | 16.7 |
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||
| High school diploma or less | 30.1 | 17.1 | 18.4 | 23.9 | 20.6 | 20.0 |
| Some college but no degree | 39.1 | 12.2 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 26.9 |
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 40.3 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 24.8 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 37.9 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 25.4 | 27.3 | 25.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 39.3 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 23.4 | 25.8 | 33.0 |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||
| Full-time | 37.8 | 9.7 | 15.1 | 22.9 | 25.4 | 26.9 |
| Part-time | 30.7 | 15.1 | 20.4 | 24.3 | 20.4 | 19.8 |
| Not employed | 35.9 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 26.3 | 19.1 | 26.3 |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||
| 12 months | 37.5 | 10.0 | 15.4 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 26.6 |
| 1–11 months | 34.1 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 24.5 | 21.6 | 23.2 |
| Not in the labor force | 35.9 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 26.3 | 19.1 | 26.3 |
| Occupation2 | ||||||
| Professional/managerial | 37.6 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 28.8 |
| Sales/service/clerical | 37.2 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 24.1 |
| Trade and labor | 32.7 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 21.7 | 21.3 |
| Size of employer2 | ||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 32.5 | 10.4 | 16.5 | 30.4 | 19.8 | 22.8 |
| 25–99 employees | 32.4 | 9.0 | 17.6 | 26.9 | 25.8 | 20.6 |
| 100–499 employees | 35.9 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 20.4 | 24.3 | 25.3 |
| 500 or more employees | 39.5 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 20.9 | 25.4 | 28.2 |
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||
| Yes | 39.7 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 29.9 |
| No | 34.5 | 13.1 | 18.2 | 22.5 | 23.4 | 22.9 |
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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: The estimates in this table were based on the responses given for up to four courses by each participant. 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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