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| Table SA11. Standard errors for table A11: Average number of hours participants spend per course in formal work-related learning courses, by selected characteristics: 2002–03 | ||||||
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| 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 |
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| Total | 0.52 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.68 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 0.75 | 1.11 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.67 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 0.84 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 0.57 | 0.97 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.79 |
| Black | 1.58 | 1.87 | 2.08 | 2.57 | 2.45 | 1.76 |
| Hispanic | 2.06 | 3.57 | 2.39 | 3.19 | 3.58 | 2.05 |
| Other | 1.77 | 2.86 | 3.76 | 3.87 | 2.97 | 2.55 |
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||
| 16–24 years | 2.20 | 3.13 | 2.71 | 2.76 | 4.10 | 2.95 |
| 25–34 years | 0.88 | 1.81 | 1.64 | 2.07 | 1.66 | 1.25 |
| 35–44 years | 0.86 | 1.27 | 1.57 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.24 |
| 45–54 years | 0.89 | 1.56 | 1.34 | 1.63 | 1.38 | 1.35 |
| 55–64 years | 0.65 | 1.42 | 2.15 | 1.97 | 1.71 | 1.12 |
| 65 years or older | 1.25 | 3.08 | 2.98 | 2.85 | 2.08 | 1.16 |
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||
| High school diploma or less | 1.35 | 2.05 | 1.74 | 2.03 | 2.27 | 1.28 |
| Some college but no degree | 0.97 | 1.73 | 2.05 | 2.14 | 1.61 | 1.38 |
| Vocational/associate's degree | 1.40 | 2.21 | 2.74 | 2.73 | 2.75 | 1.67 |
| Bachelor's degree | 0.77 | 1.14 | 1.47 | 1.76 | 1.47 | 1.14 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 0.93 | 1.26 | 1.51 | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||
| Full-time | 0.52 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.75 |
| Part-time | 1.57 | 2.03 | 2.24 | 2.62 | 1.89 | 1.78 |
| Not employed | 2.47 | 2.91 | 2.36 | 3.02 | 3.52 | 3.10 |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||
| 12 months | 0.59 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.84 |
| 1–11 months | 1.09 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.90 | 1.39 |
| Not in the labor force | 2.47 | 2.91 | 2.36 | 3.02 | 3.52 | 3.10 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Professional/managerial | 0.72 | 1.00 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 1.13 | 1.11 |
| Sales/service/clerical | 0.79 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.41 | 1.40 | 0.93 |
| Trade and labor | 1.73 | 3.37 | 2.57 | 2.72 | 2.93 | 1.86 |
| Size of employer | ||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 1.12 | 1.67 | 2.00 | 1.94 | 1.68 | 1.41 |
| 25–99 employees | 1.09 | 1.91 | 3.02 | 2.62 | 3.18 | 1.38 |
| 100–499 employees | 1.20 | 2.53 | 2.00 | 2.13 | 2.19 | 1.39 |
| 500 or more employees | 0.70 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.04 | 1.00 |
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||
| Yes | 0.74 | 0.96 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 1.23 | 1.09 |
| No | 0.62 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.00 | 0.83 |
| 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. | ||||||
