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| Table A22. Percentage of participants in formal work-related courses who reported various results of participation and the usefulness of skills and knowledge learned for their work or career, by selected characteristics: 2002–03 | ||||||||||
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| Characteristic | Results of participation in formal courses | Usefulness of skills or knowledge for job or career |
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| Improved existing skills |
Learned new skills |
Increased employability in the labor market |
Improved ability to advance in career |
Obtained new job or changed career |
Made more money |
Useful or very useful |
Somewhat useful or not too useful |
Have not used skills yet |
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| Total | 94.2 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 70.6 | 12.9 | 22.5 | 80.0 | 27.3 | 0.6 | |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 93.4 | 69.9 | 74.1 | 72.7 | 12.9 | 24.0 | 79.9 | 26.1 | 0.5 | |
| Female | 94.9 | 76.9 | 73.5 | 68.8 | 13.0 | 21.1 | 80.1 | 28.3 | 0.6 | |
| Race/ethnicity1 | ||||||||||
| White | 94.2 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 68.4 | 11.4 | 20.8 | 80.8 | 28.6 | 0.6 | |
| Black | 95.8 | 82.9 | 85.1 | 82.4 | 18.5 | 29.5 | 80.7 | 20.5 | 0.5 | |
| Hispanic | 93.7 | 78.9 | 77.8 | 72.5 | 16.6 | 28.1 | 75.1 | 24.3 | 0.2 | |
| Other | 91.8 | 72.9 | 73.1 | 75.3 | 16.9 | 22.5 | 76.4 | 27.0 | 1.0 | |
| Age as of 2002 | ||||||||||
| 16–24 years | 94.1 | 84.8 | 82.2 | 76.7 | 21.7 | 33.1 | 73.5 | 21.9 | 0.7 | |
| 25–34 years | 94.6 | 77.4 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 15.3 | 22.9 | 81.6 | 25.8 | 0.7 | |
| 35–44 years | 93.5 | 72.1 | 76.9 | 73.3 | 13.4 | 21.8 | 84.3 | 27.7 | 0.5 | |
| 45–54 years | 95.3 | 72.4 | 71.9 | 67.7 | 9.4 | 21.0 | 83.0 | 29.5 | 0.7 | |
| 55–64 years | 94.6 | 63.6 | 65.4 | 60.4 | 9.4 | 18.2 | 74.8 | 32.1 | 0.1 | |
| 65 years or older | 88.0 | 66.6 | 47.9 | 46.9 | 3.3 | 15.5 | 53.1 | 18.6 | 0.2 | |
| Highest level of education attainment | ||||||||||
| High school diploma or less | 91.4 | 73.7 | 75.0 | 66.8 | 16.2 | 27.9 | 73.1 | 24.3 | 1.0 | |
| Some college but no degree | 92.9 | 74.3 | 78.5 | 73.6 | 16.7 | 27.4 | 79.1 | 25.2 | 0.4 | |
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 96.9 | 82.3 | 78.5 | 73.0 | 14.6 | 23.6 | 86.4 | 23.7 | # | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 95.6 | 72.4 | 73.8 | 73.3 | 10.1 | 18.1 | 83.4 | 28.9 | 0.7 | |
| Graduate or professional degree | 96.0 | 69.6 | 64.4 | 67.9 | 7.4 | 15.0 | 82.5 | 33.0 | 0.2 | |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | ||||||||||
| Full-time | 95.1 | 73.6 | 74.9 | 72.2 | 10.9 | 22.2 | 86.7 | 28.4 | 0.6 | |
| Part-time | 94.6 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 68.3 | 19.3 | 27.1 | 81.9 | 32.5 | 0.4 | |
| Not employed | 89.2 | 76.4 | 60.5 | 61.4 | 20.1 | 14.6 | † | † | † | |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | ||||||||||
| 12 months | 95.3 | 72.8 | 75.3 | 73.5 | 11.4 | 23.5 | 87.2 | 27.4 | 0.5 | |
| 1–11 months | 91.8 | 75.5 | 72.1 | 63.1 | 16.3 | 21.0 | 77.0 | 34.1 | 0.9 | |
| Not in the labor force | 89.2 | 76.4 | 60.5 | 61.4 | 20.1 | 14.6 | † | † | † | |
| Occupation2 | ||||||||||
| Professional/managerial | 96.6 | 72.0 | 72.2 | 70.2 | 9.3 | 17.4 | 88.0 | 30.9 | 0.3 | |
| Sales/service/clerical | 93.4 | 75.0 | 77.0 | 74.6 | 15.0 | 27.7 | 82.3 | 27.1 | 0.5 | |
| Trade and labor | 90.8 | 73.3 | 75.2 | 64.4 | 15.4 | 26.9 | 82.3 | 27.8 | 1.7 | |
| Size of employer2 | ||||||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 94.7 | 70.3 | 74.2 | 73.7 | 15.1 | 31.1 | 83.0 | 26.7 | 1.2 | |
| 25–99 employees | 95.3 | 71.4 | 76.3 | 73.1 | 11.6 | 19.5 | 86.4 | 26.4 | 0.5 | |
| 100–499 employees | 95.3 | 76.1 | 74.3 | 68.4 | 11.2 | 19.4 | 85.6 | 31.9 | 0.0 | |
| 500 or more employees | 94.0 | 74.2 | 74.5 | 70.7 | 12.1 | 21.7 | 85.1 | 29.4 | 0.5 | |
| Continuing education required for occupation | ||||||||||
| Yes | 95.6 | 75.2 | 74.0 | 70.8 | 12.5 | 22.7 | 82.4 | 25.8 | 0.2 | |
| No | 93.2 | 72.4 | 73.6 | 70.5 | 13.2 | 22.2 | 78.3 | 28.4 | 0.8 | |
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† Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. 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. 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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