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| Table A11. Average number of hours participants spend per course in formal work-related learning courses, by selected characteristics: 2002–03 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Percentage distribution of the number of per course hours | |||||
| Average number of hours spent per course |
1–4 hours |
5–8 hours |
9–20 hours |
21–40 hours |
41 or more hours |
|
| Total | 21.2 | 15.9 | 23.1 | 28.6 | 21.1 | 11.3 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 23.0 | 13.0 | 21.8 | 27.8 | 24.9 | 12.5 |
| Female | 19.7 | 18.6 | 24.3 | 29.3 | 17.6 | 10.3 |
| Race/ethnicity1 | ||||||
| White | 20.5 | 16.1 | 23.2 | 29.5 | 20.6 | 10.6 |
| Black | 23.2 | 14.2 | 23.4 | 25.4 | 24.0 | 13.1 |
| Hispanic | 24.6 | 17.1 | 20.4 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 13.9 |
| Other | 22.6 | 14.6 | 25.8 | 28.6 | 16.7 | 14.3 |
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||
| 16–24 years | 26.8 | 16.7 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 18.1 |
| 25–34 years | 21.4 | 17.4 | 22.2 | 29.3 | 19.4 | 11.7 |
| 35–44 years | 20.9 | 15.0 | 24.1 | 27.8 | 23.1 | 10.1 |
| 45–54 years | 20.8 | 15.3 | 22.5 | 29.4 | 21.5 | 11.4 |
| 55–64 years | 18.8 | 14.1 | 25.1 | 32.0 | 20.2 | 8.6 |
| 65 years or older | 16.6 | 22.2 | 24.5 | 31.3 | 16.2 | 5.8 |
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||
| High school diploma or less | 21.3 | 21.2 | 23.6 | 25.1 | 18.5 | 11.6 |
| Some college but no degree | 21.6 | 16.5 | 24.7 | 26.2 | 19.6 | 12.9 |
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 20.8 | 18.1 | 22.6 | 28.7 | 21.2 | 9.4 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 21.6 | 12.5 | 22.3 | 31.3 | 22.7 | 11.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 20.6 | 11.6 | 21.9 | 32.2 | 23.9 | 10.5 |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||
| Full-time | 20.8 | 14.8 | 23.4 | 29.0 | 22.3 | 10.5 |
| Part-time | 20.7 | 20.6 | 25.3 | 30.0 | 12.6 | 11.5 |
| Not employed | 26.7 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 27.7 | 20.9 | 18.4 |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||
| 12 months | 20.9 | 15.0 | 23.4 | 29.2 | 21.9 | 10.5 |
| 1–11 months | 20.9 | 19.1 | 23.7 | 26.6 | 18.2 | 12.4 |
| Not in the labor force | 26.7 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 27.7 | 20.9 | 18.4 |
| Occupation2 | ||||||
| Professional/managerial | 20.1 | 13.1 | 21.7 | 32.8 | 22.2 | 10.1 |
| Sales/service/clerical | 21.9 | 16.7 | 25.3 | 26.4 | 19.7 | 11.9 |
| Trade and labor | 20.7 | 22.7 | 23.6 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 10.5 |
| Size of employer2 | ||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 20.5 | 16.5 | 25.1 | 29.9 | 17.6 | 11.0 |
| 25–99 employees | 19.2 | 13.6 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 23.3 | 8.3 |
| 100–499 employees | 20.9 | 19.6 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 20.0 | 11.9 |
| 500 or more employees | 21.4 | 15.2 | 22.2 | 29.3 | 22.2 | 11.1 |
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||
| Yes | 21.5 | 14.0 | 22.7 | 29.8 | 21.7 | 11.7 |
| No | 21.0 | 17.3 | 23.3 | 27.7 | 20.6 | 11.1 |
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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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