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Career/Technical Education (CTE) Statistics


Table A22. Percentage of participants in informal work-related learning activities who reported various types of learning activities, by selected characteristics: 2002–03
Characteristic Type of informal learning activity
On-the-job demonstrations by supervisor or coworker1 Other on-the-job supervised training or mentoring1 Self-paced study using books, manuals, audios or videos Self-paced study using computer-based software tutorials, CD-ROM, or the Internet Attendance at brown-bag or informal presentations Attendance at conferences, trade shows, or conventions related to work
  Total73.857.752.836.536.740.1
Sex
Male73.056.453.737.536.643.2
Female74.759.151.935.336.936.9
Race/ethnicity2
White74.458.250.436.338.640.9
Black78.660.860.035.634.437.1
Hispanic69.253.157.430.124.234.9
Other65.153.861.853.743.347.3
Age as of 2002
16–24 years85.171.948.826.324.427.7
25–34 years78.663.652.035.336.237.7
35–44 years70.255.154.038.037.441.4
45–54 years69.052.054.141.644.945.8
55–64 years69.250.553.740.340.846.5
65 years or older67.836.854.732.828.542.6
Highest level of education
attainment
High school diploma or less78.755.953.025.923.628.7
Some college but no degree75.361.851.335.533.735.4
Vocational/associate’s degree70.959.657.540.738.038.8
Bachelor’s degree71.259.350.445.245.646.7
Graduate or professional degree66.352.654.747.558.665.2
Employment status in the
past 12 months
Full-time74.458.052.437.040.943.9
Part-time71.457.749.028.329.428.1
Not employed63.452.028.240.5
Months employed in the
past 12 months
12 months73.157.253.537.240.142.4
1–11 months76.159.346.828.430.333.3
Not in the labor force63.452.028.240.5
Occupation1
Professional/managerial68.755.754.045.353.357.0
Sales/service/clerical77.160.749.633.232.631.7
Trade and labor75.855.052.521.321.328.9
Size of employer1
Fewer than 25 employees60.149.253.633.529.042.7
25–99 employees74.655.649.531.434.642.4
100–499 employees78.257.448.125.933.337.4
500 or more employees78.962.652.739.743.939.1
Continuing education
required for occupation
Yes74.763.062.743.945.650.5
No73.455.247.832.732.234.9
Not applicable.
1 Numerators and denominators include only adults who worked in the past 12 months.
2 Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Other includes Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, those with more than one race, and those of other (unspecified) race. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified.
NOTE: Detail may sum to greater than 100 percent because participants may have participated in more than one type of activity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program.

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