(62KB)| Table 371. | Participation rate of persons, 17 years old and over, in adult education during the previous 12 months, by selected characteristics of participants: Selected years, 1991 through 2005 |
| Characteristic of participant | Percent participating in any program | Percent participating, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2001 | In any program | In basic skills/General Educational Development (GED) classes | In English as a second language (ESL) classes | In part-time post-secondary education1 | In career or job-related courses | In apprentice programs | In personal-interest courses | Percent in informal learning activities for personal interest, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Total | 33.0 | 40.2 | (0.48) | 44.5 | (0.77) | 46.4 | (0.55) | 44.4 | (0.74) | 1.3 | (0.22) | 0.9 | (0.17) | 5.0 | (0.29) | 27.0 | (0.63) | 1.2 | (0.18) | 21.4 | (0.71) | 70.5 | (0.79) |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 32.6 | 38.2 | (0.65) | 41.7 | (1.15) | 43.1 | (0.83) | 41.0 | (1.20) | 1.4 | (0.41) | 0.9 | (0.29) | 5.0 | (0.44) | 24.5 | (0.99) | 1.7 | (0.31) | 18.3 | (1.08) | 70.8 | (1.10) |
| Female | 33.2 | 42.1 | (0.59) | 47.1 | (1.02) | 49.5 | (0.78) | 47.5 | (1.01) | 1.2 | (0.19) | 0.9 | (0.15) | 5.1 | (0.37) | 29.2 | (0.95) | 0.7 | (0.15) | 24.2 | (0.88) | 70.2 | (1.03) |
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 to 24 years | 37.8 | 47.0 | (1.12) | 49.9 | (2.34) | 52.8 | (2.04) | 52.8 | (2.79) | 6.0 | (1.48) | 1.7 | (0.61) | 11.5 | (1.34) | 21.3 | (2.22) | 2.7 | (0.76) | 26.3 | (2.60) | 69.2 | (2.54) |
| 25 to 29 years | 40.0 | 49.6 | (1.31) | 56.5 | (2.53) | 52.9 | (2.60) | 51.6 | (3.82) | 1.8 | (0.48) | 3.3 | (1.48) | 9.1 | (1.50) | 29.5 | (2.48) | 3.2 | (1.06) | 20.9 | (2.78) | 66.8 | (3.75) |
| 30 to 34 years | 37.6 | 47.3 | (1.41) | 56.2 | (2.57) | 53.7 | (2.18) | 52.7 | (2.52) | 1.9 | (0.66) | 1.6 | (0.64) | 8.4 | (1.28) | 33.8 | (2.71) | 2.5 | (0.89) | 23.2 | (2.23) | 73.8 | (2.22) |
| 35 to 39 years | 42.1 | 47.7 | (1.15) | 50.1 | (2.43) | 54.0 | (1.71) | 48.6 | (3.21) | 0.4 | (0.16) | 0.7 | (0.26) | 6.1 | (0.90) | 32.6 | (3.29) | 0.9 | (0.36) | 20.7 | (2.67) | 75.5 | (2.69) |
| 40 to 44 years | 49.2 | 50.9 | (1.15) | 50.5 | (2.43) | 53.5 | (1.88) | 48.9 | (2.43) | 0.8 | (0.31) | 0.6 | (0.23) | 4.7 | (0.77) | 34.8 | (2.30) | 0.9 | (0.42) | 23.4 | (2.29) | 71.5 | (2.62) |
| 45 to 49 years | 40.0 | 48.7 | (1.66) | 49.8 | (2.69) | 55.4 | (2.02) | 49.0 | (2.09) | 0.6 | (0.30) | 0.6 | (0.25) | 3.2 | (0.48) | 37.7 | (1.83) | 0.5 | (0.23) | 19.3 | (1.88) | 71.6 | (2.52) |
| 50 to 54 years | 26.8 | 42.5 | (1.38) | 47.2 | (2.51) | 51.1 | (2.22) | 46.6 | (2.36) | 0.2 | (0.11) | 0.3 | (0.15) | 4.5 | (0.75) | 35.2 | (2.25) | 0.6 | (0.28) | 20.3 | (1.64) | 75.6 | (1.89) |
| 55 to 59 years | 29.0 | 32.2 | (1.66) | 38.0 | (2.60) | 44.1 | (1.98) | 42.2 | (2.78) | 0.4 | (0.29) | 0.4 | (0.26) | 1.9 | (0.43) | 31.9 | (2.39) | 0.3 | (0.17) | 18.0 | (1.63) | 69.5 | (2.56) |
| 60 to 64 years | 17.4 | 23.7 | (1.89) | 31.4 | (2.83) | 30.8 | (2.18) | 37.9 | (3.00) | ‡ | (†) | 0.4 | (0.29) | 0.9 | (0.36) | 20.9 | (2.07) | 0.3 | (0.20) | 24.1 | (2.40) | 71.4 | (3.04) |
| 65 to 69 years | 14.2 | 18.1 | (1.46) | 25.4 | (2.54) | 20.5 | (1.74) | 26.2 | (2.67) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | (0.22) | 8.1 | (1.36) | ‡ | (†) | 20.9 | (2.41) | 67.6 | (2.52) |
| 70 years and over | 8.6 | 13.8 | (1.09) | 15.0 | (1.38) | 21.7 | (1.37) | 21.5 | (1.44) | 0.2 | (0.10) | ‡ | (†) | 0.3 | (0.23) | 4.0 | (0.78) | ‡ | (†) | 17.9 | (1.33) | 62.9 | (1.82) |
| Racial/ethnic group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 34.1 | 41.5 | (0.54) | 44.4 | (0.89) | 47.4 | (0.59) | 45.6 | (0.84) | 0.9 | (0.23) | 0.2 | (0.08) | 4.9 | (0.35) | 29.1 | (0.70) | 0.9 | (0.17) | 22.1 | (0.87) | 73.0 | (0.92) |
| Black | 25.9 | 37.0 | (1.45) | 46.3 | (2.30) | 43.3 | (1.50) | 46.4 | (2.81) | 1.9 | (0.49) | ‡ | (†) | 5.4 | (0.97) | 27.0 | (2.53) | 1.5 | (0.73) | 23.7 | (2.11) | 65.3 | (2.02) |
| Hispanic | 31.4 | 33.7 | (1.18) | 41.3 | (2.51) | 41.7 | (2.28) | 37.8 | (2.43) | 2.6 | (0.72) | 5.6 | (1.22) | 5.7 | (1.55) | 16.9 | (1.72) | 2.2 | (0.63) | 15.4 | (1.75) | 57.5 | (2.86) |
| Asian | — | — | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 48.3 | (5.39) | 1.2 | (0.65) | 2.6 | (1.03) | 7.6 | (2.62) | 27.2 | (4.70) | ‡ | (†) | 26.5 | (5.06) | 81.1 | (4.10) |
| Pacific Islander | — | — | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3.5 | (3.71) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 35.9 | 39.7 | (2.92) | 51.1 | (4.63) | 49.5 | (3.81) | † | (†) | ‡ | (†) | † | (†) | 5.9 | (3.05) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 29.3 | 38.8 | (4.85) | 36.3 | (9.16) | 50.2 | (8.28) | 36.3 | (10.17) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.4 | (1.82) | 23.0 | (8.51) | ‡ | (†) | 13.0 | (6.16) | 70.6 | (9.18) |
| More than one race | — | — | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 39.4 | (4.94) | 5.1 | (2.17) | ‡ | (†) | 3.2 | (1.07) | 23.8 | (4.06) | 1.3 | (0.59) | 21.0 | (4.13) | 77.6 | (5.28) |
| Highest level of education completed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th grade or less | 7.7 | 10.0 | (1.10) | 14.7 | (2.92) | 19.7 | (2.84) | 15.5 | (2.47) | 1.9 | (0.57) | 4.3 | (1.70) | 0.4 | (0.23) | 1.7 | (0.55) | 1.7 | (0.91) | 7.3 | (1.24) | 38.1 | (3.27) |
| 9th through 12th grade, no completion | 15.8 | 20.2 | (1.38) | 25.6 | (2.55) | 25.5 | (1.53) | 27.2 | (2.40) | 7.9 | (1.69) | 1.1 | (0.41) | 2.1 | (0.57) | 7.6 | (1.44) | 1.5 | (0.61) | 12.5 | (1.53) | 55.7 | (2.52) |
| High school completion | 24.1 | 30.7 | (0.84) | 34.8 | (1.37) | 33.9 | (1.07) | 33.0 | (1.62) | 0.5 | (0.24) | 0.7 | (0.24) | 2.5 | (0.36) | 17.2 | (1.18) | 1.1 | (0.35) | 16.8 | (1.27) | 63.6 | (1.93) |
| Some vocational/technical | 34.2 | 41.9 | (2.16) | 41.1 | (3.97) | 50.7 | (3.51) | 43.3 | (4.30) | 0.5 | (0.55) | ‡ | (†) | 4.5 | (1.42) | 28.3 | (3.71) | ‡ | (†) | 23.2 | (3.09) | 77.6 | (3.98) |
| Some college | 41.4 | 49.3 | (0.92) | 51.1 | (1.76) | 57.4 | (1.29) | 51.1 | (1.79) | 0.3 | (0.18) | 0.8 | (0.52) | 8.6 | (1.06) | 28.8 | (1.54) | 1.4 | (0.47) | 26.8 | (1.80) | 79.8 | (1.52) |
| Associate's degree | 49.2 | 56.1 | (1.85) | 56.6 | (2.93) | 62.5 | (2.15) | 56.5 | (3.64) | 0.5 | (0.40) | 1.1 | (0.51) | 6.6 | (1.42) | 40.8 | (3.27) | 1.9 | (0.66) | 20.1 | (2.48) | 75.9 | (3.70) |
| Bachelor's degree | 51.1 | 56.9 | (1.20) | 60.3 | (1.84) | 64.5 | (1.39) | 59.8 | (1.56) | ‡ | (†) | 0.4 | (0.17) | 6.3 | (0.82) | 44.1 | (1.61) | 0.4 | (0.17) | 28.6 | (1.55) | 79.3 | (1.72) |
| Some graduate work (or study) | 55.1 | 59.9 | (1.55) | 63.6 | (1.96) | 68.9 | (1.64) | 66.3 | (1.99) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | (0.32) | 8.7 | (0.86) | 49.3 | (2.15) | 1.2 | (0.61) | 30.7 | (1.77) | 88.0 | (1.06) |
| No degree | — | 62.2 | (2.67) | 64.7 | (4.39) | 64.2 | (3.54) | 65.3 | (4.84) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 14.5 | (2.55) | 40.5 | (4.68) | ‡ | (†) | 38.7 | (4.81) | 78.2 | (4.34) |
| Master's | — | 59.1 | (1.88) | 65.7 | (2.64) | 70.7 | (2.10) | 67.5 | (2.59) | ‡ | (†) | 0.9 | (0.52) | 8.9 | (1.31) | 51.4 | (2.81) | 1.4 | (0.97) | 30.6 | (2.04) | 88.8 | (1.33) |
| Doctor's | — | 54.0 | (6.99) | 53.1 | (4.73) | 63.7 | (3.98) | 58.0 | (4.94) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 10.1 | (3.14) | 34.0 | (4.53) | ‡ | (†) | 31.4 | (3.95) | 90.3 | (3.26) |
| Professional | — | 65.9 | (3.91) | 72.5 | (5.75) | 72.8 | (3.79) | 68.2 | (5.77) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1.9 | (1.01) | 59.0 | (6.35) | ‡ | (†) | 23.9 | (4.35) | 91.6 | (2.15) |
| Urbanicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 34.5 | 41.8 | (0.59) | 46.0 | (0.88) | 48.0 | (0.70) | 45.7 | (0.87) | 1.4 | (0.28) | 1.1 | (0.21) | 5.5 | (0.34) | 27.8 | (0.79) | 1.2 | (0.20) | 22.2 | (0.72) | 71.4 | (0.86) |
| Urban, inside urbanized area | — | 42.3 | (0.64) | 46.5 | (0.95) | 49.3 | (0.78) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Urban, outside urbanized area | — | 39.5 | (1.12) | 43.4 | (2.23) | 41.6 | (1.70) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Rural | 28.3 | 35.4 | (0.98) | 39.9 | (1.58) | 41.6 | (1.17) | 39.2 | (2.06) | 0.8 | (0.22) | 0.3 | (0.15) | 3.5 | (0.62) | 23.7 | (1.39) | 1.1 | (0.40) | 18.5 | (1.76) | 67.2 | (1.77) |
| Labor force status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In labor force | 40.7 | 49.8 | (0.69) | 52.1 | (0.94) | — | (†) | 52.3 | (0.93) | 1.4 | (0.32) | 0.8 | (0.19) | 6.4 | (0.39) | 37.1 | (0.83) | 1.5 | (0.24) | 21.9 | (0.91) | 73.0 | (0.94) |
| Employed | 42.0 | 50.7 | (0.53) | 52.5 | (0.96) | — | (†) | 53.4 | (0.94) | 1.1 | (0.31) | 0.7 | (0.20) | 6.5 | (0.39) | 38.8 | (0.83) | 1.4 | (0.24) | 21.8 | (0.94) | 73.5 | (1.01) |
| Unemployed | 26.0 | 36.6 | (1.91) | 44.9 | (4.60) | — | (†) | 37.8 | (4.26) | 5.8 | (1.60) | 1.9 | (0.79) | 5.2 | (1.37) | 13.5 | (2.16) | 2.1 | (1.23) | 22.1 | (3.99) | 66.7 | (3.80) |
| Not in labor force | 15.7 | 21.3 | (0.69) | 24.9 | (1.17) | — | (†) | 27.6 | (1.18) | 1.1 | (0.24) | 1.3 | (0.36) | 2.3 | (0.45) | 5.7 | (0.55) | 0.6 | (0.22) | 20.5 | (0.97) | 65.2 | (1.27) |
| Occupation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive, administrative, or managerial occupations | 49.3 | 55.8 | (1.92) | 57.0 | (2.11) | 66.2 | (1.61) | 64.1 | (2.73) | 0.2 | (0.24) | ‡ | (†) | 6.0 | (1.10) | 51.8 | (2.82) | 0.4 | (0.24) | 28.8 | (2.89) | 78.6 | (2.71) |
| Engineers, surveyors, and architects | 62.6 | 65.5 | (4.18) | 79.8 | (6.01) | 68.1 | (4.46) | 71.2 | (5.68) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.3 | (3.21) | 55.6 | (5.60) | ‡ | (†) | 31.4 | (6.19) | 81.1 | (4.63) |
| Natural scientists and mathematicians | 48.2 | 72.3 | (3.52) | 60.5 | (6.74) | 74.0 | (4.46) | 69.1 | (4.63) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.2 | (2.49) | 49.6 | (5.27) | 2.0 | (1.47) | 30.2 | (4.53) | 85.5 | (5.16) |
| Social scientists and workers, religious workers, and lawyers | 55.6 | 76.6 | (2.61) | 79.3 | (4.35) | 83.5 | (3.05) | 77.7 | (4.11) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 12.8 | (3.16) | 64.3 | (4.42) | ‡ | (†) | 29.2 | (3.52) | 89.4 | (2.78) |
| Teachers, elementary/secondary | 55.0 | 54.8 | (4.64) | 66.5 | (5.61) | 79.9 | (2.95) | 79.7 | (2.59) | ‡ | (†) | 1.6 | (1.00) | 8.3 | (3.16) | 65.0 | (3.99) | 0.6 | (0.34) | 31.7 | (3.78) | 83.8 | (2.62) |
| Teachers, postsecondary and counselors, librarians, and archivists | 45.5 | 76.7 | (1.98) | 78.4 | (3.11) | 69.4 | (4.60) | 61.3 | (6.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.7 | (3.22) | 49.0 | (8.50) | ‡ | (†) | 19.5 | (4.98) | 91.7 | (3.58) |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners | 67.1 | 71.1 | (5.78) | 79.8 | (9.02) | 78.5 | (6.38) | 88.8 | (5.59) | 0.6 | (0.55) | ‡ | (†) | 15.4 | (2.47) | 79.5 | (6.59) | ‡ | (†) | 31.9 | (9.15) | 84.5 | (5.63) |
| Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, and physician's assistants |
59.6 | 86.7 | (2.47) | 85.4 | (4.10) | 82.7 | (3.83) | 85.4 | (4.05) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.9 | (2.17) | 78.2 | (4.89) | ‡ | (†) | 27.4 | (3.73) | 83.1 | (3.92) |
| Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes | 42.9 | 49.9 | (4.37) | 50.0 | (6.93) | 46.8 | (6.03) | 52.5 | (6.59) | 0.2 | (0.23) | ‡ | (†) | 5.4 | (2.16) | 27.8 | (5.02) | 2.2 | (1.53) | 35.3 | (6.42) | 88.2 | (3.89) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 68.6 | 74.8 | (3.64) | 66.9 | (6.16) | 85.6 | (3.25) | 72.1 | (8.37) | 0.2 | (0.16) | ‡ | (†) | 6.0 | (2.11) | 63.2 | (8.67) | 1.7 | (1.23) | 24.6 | (5.91) | 75.6 | (7.26) |
| Technologists and technicians, except health | 55.4 | 64.3 | (2.84) | 59.6 | (5.07) | 70.2 | (3.32) | 33.8 | (8.53) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.1 | (3.19) | 29.1 | (7.68) | ‡ | (†) | 6.2 | (2.14) | 76.0 | (8.80) |
| Marketing and sales occupations | 34.4 | 44.2 | (1.34) | 44.4 | (2.73) | 51.1 | (2.10) | 45.7 | (3.00) | 1.7 | (0.59) | 0.4 | (0.26) | 4.5 | (0.88) | 30.2 | (2.77) | 1.4 | (0.80) | 21.5 | (2.43) | 68.9 | (3.37) |
| Administrative support occupations, including clerical | 29.9 | 51.7 | (1.25) | 50.1 | (2.29) | 58.7 | (1.72) | 54.6 | (2.70) | 1.1 | (0.53) | ‡ | (†) | 6.6 | (0.98) | 33.5 | (2.70) | 1.3 | (0.63) | 27.7 | (2.18) | 73.8 | (2.33) |
| Service occupations | 25.2 | 46.5 | (1.38) | 50.9 | (2.74) | 49.3 | (2.24) | 44.7 | (2.47) | 1.6 | (0.39) | 1.9 | (0.88) | 6.8 | (1.42) | 28.5 | (2.64) | 1.4 | (0.57) | 17.5 | (2.10) | 65.4 | (2.71) |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing occupations | 14.3 | 26.4 | (3.55) | 34.3 | (7.16) | 46.4 | (6.80) | 44.4 | (9.02) | 3.9 | (3.49) | 5.7 | (4.02) | 1.1 | (0.89) | 20.3 | (6.92) | 2.3 | (1.53) | 21.6 | (10.05) | 64.0 | (10.03) |
| Mechanics and repairers | 32.1 | 47.6 | (2.70) | 42.2 | (5.44) | 35.1 | (3.40) | 40.1 | (5.10) | 0.5 | (0.40) | ‡ | (†) | 6.0 | (1.89) | 27.4 | (4.26) | 3.8 | (1.38) | 12.7 | (3.18) | 69.3 | (4.27) |
| Construction and extractive occupations | 21.9 | 38.0 | (2.45) | 34.5 | (4.78) | 32.3 | (3.19) | 27.6 | (3.73) | 1.2 | (0.68) | 1.1 | (0.49) | 3.2 | (1.08) | 12.3 | (2.54) | 5.2 | (1.89) | 11.4 | (2.72) | 72.3 | (4.48) |
| Precision production2 | 31.2 | 43.0 | (4.32) | 38.3 | (8.48) | 35.1 | (6.19) | 33.0 | (3.98) | 0.5 | (0.37) | 0.4 | (0.16) | 4.2 | (1.42) | 22.2 | (3.41) | 1.5 | (0.81) | 13.3 | (2.99) | 63.9 | (3.46) |
| Production workers | 21.1 | 30.7 | (1.29) | 38.0 | (3.47) | 39.4 | (2.82) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Transportation, material moving | 20.7 | 28.4 | (2.32) | 33.3 | (4.25) | 30.4 | (3.29) | 34.6 | (5.27) | 4.7 | (3.29) | 3.3 | (2.35) | 1.3 | (0.76) | 14.7 | (2.63) | 3.2 | (1.57) | 11.2 | (2.85) | 60.8 | (4.98) |
| Handler, equipment, cleaners, helpers, and laborers | 20.8 | 25.1 | (2.70) | 19.6 | (4.56) | 18.2 | (3.20) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Miscellaneous occupations | — | 56.6 | (3.61) | 43.0 | (7.98) | 64.9 | (7.07) | 39.2 | (11.25) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 15.7 | (5.81) | ‡ | (†) | 7.8 | (3.63) | 52.2 | (12.32) |
| Annual household income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $5,000 or less | 13.6 | 21.3 | (1.59) | 21.0 | (3.22) | 25.1 | (2.92) | 35.9 | (4.83) | 3.3 | (2.17) | 1.8 | (1.04) | 3.6 | (1.52) | 13.7 | (4.00) | 2.3 | (1.89) | 17.2 | (3.59) | 52.9 | (4.97) |
| $5,001 to $10,000 | 17.5 | 23.9 | (1.37) | 24.5 | (3.39) | 28.0 | (2.74) | 29.6 | (4.49) | 2.4 | (0.92) | 1.5 | (0.71) | 1.7 | (0.81) | 8.4 | (2.11) | ‡ | (†) | 21.8 | (4.75) | 61.0 | (3.75) |
| $10,001 to $15,000 | 22.8 | 26.7 | (1.61) | 22.8 | (2.45) | 28.6 | (2.30) | 25.0 | (3.41) | 2.4 | (0.69) | 0.8 | (0.33) | 3.3 | (1.17) | 11.3 | (2.52) | 0.9 | (0.66) | 15.5 | (3.14) | 58.6 | (4.43) |
| $15,001 to $20,000 | 21.9 | 31.8 | (1.55) | 31.4 | (2.75) | 30.2 | (2.48) | 24.3 | (2.54) | 1.0 | (0.38) | 0.5 | (0.30) | 3.3 | (1.19) | 10.1 | (1.37) | 2.6 | (1.20) | 12.9 | (2.00) | 61.1 | (3.17) |
| $20,001 to $25,000 | 26.7 | 31.4 | (1.27) | 35.8 | (2.81) | 35.2 | (2.27) | 28.2 | (2.51) | 1.7 | (0.78) | 1.9 | (0.62) | 4.4 | (1.26) | 12.8 | (2.04) | 1.1 | (0.50) | 13.6 | (1.88) | 63.2 | (3.11) |
| $25,001 to $30,000 | 32.1 | 37.9 | (1.47) | 36.7 | (2.61) | 38.3 | (2.43) | 38.6 | (3.63) | 1.4 | (0.72) | 1.3 | (0.61) | 6.8 | (2.09) | 20.2 | (3.37) | 0.7 | (0.38) | 18.4 | (2.52) | 71.0 | (3.38) |
| $30,001 to $40,000 | 35.6 | 42.7 | (0.86) | 45.2 | (2.05) | 44.6 | (1.54) | 42.7 | (2.65) | 1.9 | (0.65) | 1.0 | (0.49) | 3.7 | (0.68) | 22.8 | (2.27) | 1.1 | (0.39) | 23.0 | (2.49) | 68.7 | (2.36) |
| $40,001 to $50,000 | 44.8 | 46.8 | (1.39) | 47.9 | (2.31) | 49.1 | (1.93) | 41.4 | (2.92) | 1.6 | (0.53) | 2.4 | (1.25) | 2.9 | (0.55) | 22.4 | (2.00) | 1.5 | (0.56) | 20.5 | (2.47) | 71.9 | (2.62) |
| $50,001 to $75,000 | 46.6 | 52.0 | (0.94) | 55.1 | (1.80) | 55.7 | (1.48) | 47.7 | (1.74) | 0.4 | (0.19) | 0.3 | (0.17) | 5.8 | (0.69) | 33.0 | (1.37) | 0.9 | (0.36) | 20.5 | (1.67) | 70.6 | (2.15) |
| More than $75,000 | 48.7 | 58.0 | (1.27) | 56.9 | (1.66) | 59.5 | (1.29) | 57.5 | (1.49) | 1.1 | (0.53) | 0.5 | (0.23) | 6.7 | (0.58) | 39.1 | (1.35) | 1.3 | (0.38) | 26.9 | (1.13) | 78.5 | (1.34) |
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— Not available. † Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Includes college and university degree programs, post-degree certificate programs, and vocational certificate programs. 2 For 2005, figures include "Production workers" occupations data. NOTE: Adult education is defined as all education activities, except full-time enrollment in higher education credential programs. Data do not include persons enrolled in high school or below. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education Survey (AE-NHES:1991, AE-NHES:1995, AE-NHES:1999, and AE-NHES:2005) and Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Survey (AELL-NHES:2001) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared May 2008.) |