| Type of activity |
1995 |
1999 |
2001 |
2005 |
|
| Age 16 or older |
|
|
|
|
| Overall participation |
0.48 |
0.74 |
0.55 |
0.74 |
| Work-related courses |
0.36 |
0.58 |
0.47 |
0.63 |
| Personal interest courses |
0.33 |
0.62 |
0.54 |
0.71 |
| Part-time degree or diploma programs |
0.16 |
0.43 |
0.23 |
0.29 |
| Other activities |
0.11 |
0.32 |
0.25 |
0.31 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Ages 16–24 |
|
|
|
|
| Overall participation |
1.12 |
2.70 |
2.02 |
2.71 |
| Work-related courses |
0.77 |
1.63 |
1.66 |
2.20 |
| Personal interest courses |
0.91 |
2.28 |
1.57 |
2.56 |
| Part-time degree or diploma programs |
0.70 |
1.34 |
1.30 |
1.33 |
| Other activities |
0.63 |
1.72 |
1.33 |
1.66 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Age 25 or older |
|
|
|
|
| Overall participation |
0.51 |
0.77 |
0.55 |
0.80 |
| Work-related courses |
0.41 |
0.61 |
0.51 |
0.69 |
| Personal interest courses |
0.38 |
0.63 |
0.53 |
0.74 |
| Part-time degree or diploma programs |
0.14 |
0.44 |
0.20 |
0.27 |
| Other activities |
0.10 |
0.26 |
0.22 |
0.27 |
|
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education Survey of the 1995, 1999, and 2005 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) and Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Survey of the 2001 NHES.
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