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| Table A16. Percentage of participants in formal work-related courses who reported out-of-pocket expenses for course tuition, fees, books, or materials, by type of instructional provider and topic of instruction: 2004-05 | |||
| Type of instructional provider and topic of instruction | Paid for any tuition, fees, books, or materials for at least one course | Paid for tuition and fees for at least one course | Paid for books and other materials for at least one course |
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| Total | 30.6 | 27.5 | 12.5 |
| Type of instructional provider | |||
| Business or industry | 37.2 | 34.5 | 11.7 |
| Employer1 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 7.9 |
| Government agency | 26.9 | 23.7 | 9.4 |
| Postsecondary institution | 55.6 | 50.0 | 31.5 |
| Professional association or organization | 41.9 | 39.0 | 11.3 |
| Other | 50.3 | 47.3 | 20.6 |
| Topic of instruction | |||
| Basic education2 | 42.3 | 39.7 | 19.8 |
| Business | 25.8 | 23.9 | 9.2 |
| Computer science | 22.6 | 19.1 | 11.5 |
| Education | 35.3 | 29.9 | 16.7 |
| Health | 34.2 | 31.7 | 13.2 |
| Science | 33.1 | 28.8 | 13.4 |
| Social sciences and services | 42.2 | 38.3 | 18.9 |
| Vocational trades | 33.5 | 30.4 | 16.1 |
| Other | 39.3 | 35.3 | 24.0 |
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1 Employer overrode other types of instructional providers; see the glossary for more detail on instructional providers. 2 This category includes courses in basic education, personal awareness/improvement, and physical education/leisure. NOTE: The estimates in this table were based on information that was collected on up to four work-related courses taken in the 12 months prior to the interview. If an adult took more than four courses, four were sampled for data collection. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education Survey of the 2005 National Household Education Surveys Program. |
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