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Table A5. Total number of adults and percentage who completed a work experience program, by program and adult characteristics: 2016

Adult characteristic Number
(thousands)		   Any type
of work
experience
program		   Program characteristic
Paid program   Program
lasted one
year or more		   Program was
part of an
education program
after high school		   Program included
instruction, training
or classes
and evaluation
by a coworker
or supervisor		  
Total 196,343   21   11   6   14   9  
Sex                        
Male 91,182   18   12   6   10   7  
Female 105,161   24   10   7   17   12  
Race/Ethnicity1                        
White, non-Hispanic 120,744   24   12   7   16   11  
Black, non-Hispanic 24,033   18   9   5   11   7  
Hispanic 33,546   12   6   4   7   5  
Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic 12,081   24   15   8   15   8  
Other, non-Hispanic 5,939   22   10   7   11   9  
Age                        
16 to 24 years 27,302   20   11   3   11   7  
25 to 34 years 41,619   31   14   8   21   15  
35 to 44 years 40,044   24   12   8   17   11  
45 to 54 years 41,778   17   8   6   11   8  
55 to 65 years 45,599   14   8   6   8   6  
Highest level of education                        
Less than high school 21,297   3   2   1   # ! 1 !
High school (or equivalent) 52,605   7   5   3   2   3  
Some college, no degree 43,815   13   8   5   6   6  
Associate's degree 16,317   26   11   9   20   13  
Bachelor's degree 41,861   37   18   8   25   16  
Graduate or professional degree 20,449   56   26   19   45   27  
Labor force and employment status                        
In labor force 142,347   23   12   7   16   11  
Employed 127,795   24   12   7   16   11  
Underemployed2 14,333   20   8   6   13   10  
Not underemployed 113,461   25   13   8   17   11  
Unemployed 14,552   15   7   4   9   6  
Not in labor force 53,995   15   8   5   8   6  
Earnings over past 12 months3                        
$0 to $20,000 50,030   16   8   4   9   7  
$20,001 to $50,000 54,796   22   9   6   15   11  
$50,001 or more 48,180   33   20   12   22   14  
Job sector category (among employed adults)                        
Public sector4 21,932   32   13   10   24   18  
Private sector 105,863   23   12   7   15   10  
Last occupational field (among adults ever employed)                        
Business Management and Operations (except financial) 20,316   26   14   6   17   11  
Financial Specialists 3,934   28   21   5   16   10  
Scientists, Engineers and Architects 5,004   42   34   15   22   16  
Computer Occupations 4,443   31   25   7   16   9  
Community, Social Service, and Legal 4,655   54   23   16   40   27  
Education and Library Occupations 11,842   45   12   9   37   28  
Arts, Design, Entertainment, and Media 3,612   39   17   7   21   13  
Healthcare 13,226   52   20   24   42   26  
Protective Services 3,443   19   10   8   11   10  
Food Preparation and Serving 10,035   10   4   1   5   4  
Personal, Building and Grounds Services 14,062   11   6   3   6   5  
Sales 17,553   14   7   3   8   5  
Administrative Support 26,240   14   7   3   8   5  
Manufacturing and Farming 11,073   10   7   4   4   4  
Construction and Extraction 7,843   15   12   10   5   6  
Installation and Repair 5,061   15   13   9   5   7  
Transportation 10,248   7   3   2   4   4  
Military 940   13   7 ! ‡   8 ! 5 !
Unknown 13,846   12   8   4   7   5  
# Estimate rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met. There were too few cases for a reliable estimate.
! Interpret data with caution; coefficient of variation is between 30 and 50 percent.
1 Other race, non-Hispanic includes American Indian and Alaska Native adults who are not Hispanic, adults who are not Hispanic and reported more than one race, and adults with an unspecified race/ethnicity.
2 Underemployed adults are those who reported that they are employed part-time but would prefer full-time or are working in a temporary job but would prefer a permanent job.
3 Excludes respondents who reported that they never worked for pay or last worked over 12 months ago.
4 Public sector includes adults who worked for a local, state, or federal government.
NOTE: As defined in the survey, adults are ages 16 to 65 and not enrolled in high school, and a work experience program is 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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