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TAA and NAFTA-TAA Participant Characteristics

Gender: Percent/Number
Male 52%
Female 48%
Not Identified 1%
 
Age: Percent/Number
Under 30 8%
30-45 35%
45-55 34%
Over 55 23%
Not Identified 0%
 
Education: Percent/Number
Less Than a High School Graduate 18%
High School Graduate or Equivalent 57%
Some Post High School (not a college grad.) 17%
College Graduate 8%
Not Identified 0%
 
Race: Percent/Number
White 65%
Asian 3%
Black or African American 12%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0%
Not Identified 19%
Hispanic or Latino 12%
 
Benefits and Services Received: Percent/Number
Received Any Training 68%
Occupational Training 62%
On-the-Job Training 2%
Remedial Training 12%
Customized Training 1%
Average Weeks of Training 62.77
Completed Training 72%
Transportation Allowance 14%
Subsistence Allowance 1%
Trade Readjustment Allowance 69%
Waiver from Training 56%
Job Search allowance 1%
Relocation Allowance 1%

Data Source: Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR) for the reporting period of July 2006 through June 2007
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