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Table A48. Percentage distributions of selected background characteristics of adults ages 25 to 64, by whether adult has completed a work experience program: 2016
Background characteristic | All adults | Adults who completed a work experience program |
Adults who did not complete a work experience program |
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Total, all adults | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Sex | |||||||
Male | 46.2 | 38.6 | 48.2 | ||||
Female | 53.8 | 61.4 | 51.8 | ||||
Race/Ethnicity | |||||||
Hispanic/Latino | 17.2 | 10.1 | 19.2 | ||||
Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | ||||
Black or African American | 12.2 | 10.3 | 12.7 | ||||
White | 61.8 | 69.7 | 59.6 | ||||
Other1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||||
Age | |||||||
25 to 34 years | 25.4 | 36.8 | 22.3 | ||||
35 to 44 years | 24.4 | 27.5 | 23.6 | ||||
45 to 54 years | 25.5 | 19.8 | 27.0 | ||||
55 to 64 years | 24.8 | 16.0 | 27.2 | ||||
Highest level of education, not counting postsecondary certificates |
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Less than high school | 11.5 | 1.6 | 14.2 | ||||
High school (or equivalent) | 25.8 | 7.5 | 30.8 | ||||
Some college, no degree | 19.5 | 11.8 | 21.6 | ||||
Associate’s degree | 8.7 | 10.4 | 8.2 | ||||
Bachelor’s degree | 22.6 | 37.4 | 18.6 | ||||
Graduate or professional degree | 11.9 | 31.3 | 6.6 | ||||
Highest level of education, counting postsecondary certificates |
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Less than high school | 11.2 | 1.4 | 13.9 | ||||
High school (or equivalent) | 23.9 | 5.8 | 28.8 | ||||
Postsecondary certificate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | ||||
Some college, no degree or certificate | 15.8 | 7.7 | 18.0 | ||||
Associate’s degree | 8.7 | 10.4 | 8.2 | ||||
Bachelor’s degree | 22.6 | 37.4 | 18.6 | ||||
Graduate or professional degree | 11.9 | 31.3 | 6.6 | ||||
Highest level of education, aggregated | |||||||
High school or less | 35.1 | 7.2 | 42.7 | ||||
Some college, no bachelor’s degree (including certificate holders) | 30.4 | 24.1 | 32.1 | ||||
Bachelor’s or higher degree | 34.5 | 68.7 | 25.2 | ||||
Labor force participation | |||||||
In labor force | 74.1 | 83.1 | 71.7 | ||||
Not in labor force | 25.9 | 16.9 | 28.3 | ||||
Employment status among those in the labor force | |||||||
Employed | 91.3 | 94.5 | 90.3 | ||||
Unemployed | 8.7 | 5.5 | 9.7 | ||||
Underemployment status among those employed2 | |||||||
Underemployed | 9.3 | 7.5 | 9.9 | ||||
Not underemployed | 90.7 | 92.5 | 90.1 | ||||
Combined underemployment and unemployment status among those in the labor force |
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Underemployed or unemployed | 17.2 | 12.6 | 18.6 | ||||
Employed and not underemployed | 82.8 | 87.4 | 81.4 | ||||
Sector of employment among those employed | |||||||
Private sector | 82.2 | 76.0 | 84.2 | ||||
Public sector | 17.8 | 24.0 | 15.8 |
1 "Other" includes American Indian, Alaska Native, and respondents having origins in two or more races. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. | ||||||||
2 Underemployed adults are those who are employed part time only but would prefer to work full time or are working in a temporary job but would prefer a permanent job. | ||||||||
NOTE: Adults are ages 25 to 64 and not enrolled in high school. The total number of adults is approximately 164,125,000, the total number of adults who completed a work experience program is approximately 34,973,000, and the total number of adults who did not complete a work experience program is approximately 129,151,000. A work experience program is defined in the survey as an internship, co-op, practicum, clerkship, externship, residency, clinical experience, apprenticeship, or similar program. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) of the National Household Education Surveys Program, 2016. |
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