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| Table A16. Percentage of working participants in formal work-related courses who reported various types of employer support for their participation in these courses, by type of instructional provider and topic of instruction: 2002–03 | ||||
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| Type of instructional provider and topic of instruction |
Any employer support |
Employer paid me to take work-related course during work hours |
Employer paid for part or all of tuition and fees for work-related courses |
Employer paid for part or all of books and other materials for work-related courses |
| Total | 75.7 | 69.1 | 62.3 | 57.8 |
| Type of instructional provider | ||||
| Employer | 94.5 | 87.4 | 76.4 | 73.4 |
| Postsecondary institution | 38.1 | 28.6 | 31.6 | 25.5 |
| Business or industry | 57.2 | 52.1 | 48.6 | 43.4 |
| Government agency | 65.4 | 59.5 | 51.4 | 45.5 |
| Professional association or organization | 56.5 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 40.6 |
| Other | 32.9 | 25.0 | 27.8 | 21.2 |
| Topic of instruction | ||||
| Business | 83.6 | 79.0 | 70.5 | 66.8 |
| Computer science | 68.8 | 62.0 | 55.6 | 52.8 |
| Education | 79.5 | 64.9 | 62.9 | 53.4 |
| Health | 73.4 | 63.1 | 58.8 | 54.0 |
| Science | 82.5 | 78.8 | 68.6 | 64.2 |
| Social sciences and services | 59.5 | 53.1 | 49.4 | 40.8 |
| Vocational trades | 71.1 | 61.1 | 56.5 | 51.5 |
| Other | 69.9 | 62.6 | 57.6 | 53.4 |
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NOTE: This table includes only adults who worked in the past 12 months and were not self-employed only. All estimates were
based on the responses given for up to four courses by each participant. 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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