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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
               
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		              
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		              
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		              
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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