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Table A19. Percentage of participants in formal work-related courses who reported each result from their participation, by selected adult characteristics: 2002-03 | ||||||
Characteristic | Improved existing skills and knowledge | Learned new skills | Increased employability in the labor market | Improved ability to advance in career | Obtained new job or changed career | Made more money |
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Total | 94.2 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 70.6 | 12.9 | 22.5 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 93.4 | 69.9 | 74.1 | 72.7 | 12.9 | 24.0 |
Female | 94.9 | 76.9 | 73.5 | 68.8 | 13.0 | 21.1 |
Race/ethnicity1 | ||||||
White | 94.2 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 68.4 | 11.4 | 20.8 |
Black or African American | 95.8 | 82.9 | 85.1 | 82.4 | 18.5 | 29.5 |
All other races | 93.7 | 78.9 | 77.8 | 72.5 | 16.6 | 28.1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 91.8 | 72.9 | 73.1 | 75.3 | 16.9 | 22.5 |
Age as of 2002 | ||||||
16-24 years | 94.1 | 84.8 | 82.2 | 76.7 | 21.7 | 33.1 |
25-34 years | 94.6 | 77.4 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 15.3 | 22.9 |
35-44 years | 93.5 | 72.1 | 76.9 | 73.3 | 13.4 | 21.8 |
45-54 years | 95.3 | 72.4 | 71.9 | 67.7 | 9.4 | 21.0 |
55-64 years | 94.6 | 63.6 | 65.4 | 60.4 | 9.4 | 18.2 |
65 years or older | 88.0 | 66.6 | 47.9 | 46.9 | 3.3 | 15.5 |
Highest level of educational attainment | ||||||
High school diploma or less | 91.4 | 73.7 | 75.0 | 66.8 | 16.2 | 27.9 |
Some college but no degree | 92.9 | 74.3 | 78.5 | 73.6 | 16.7 | 27.4 |
Vocational/associate’s degree | 96.9 | 82.3 | 78.5 | 73.0 | 14.6 | 23.6 |
Bachelor’s degree | 95.6 | 72.4 | 73.8 | 73.3 | 10.1 | 18.1 |
Graduate or professional degree | 96.0 | 69.6 | 64.4 | 67.9 | 7.4 | 15.0 |
Employment status in past week | ||||||
Full-time | 95.1 | 73.6 | 74.9 | 72.2 | 10.9 | 22.2 |
Part-time | 94.6 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 68.3 | 19.3 | 27.1 |
Not employed | 89.2 | 76.4 | 60.5 | 61.4 | 20.1 | 14.6 |
Months employed in past 12 months2 | ||||||
12 months | 95.3 | 72.8 | 75.3 | 73.5 | 11.4 | 23.5 |
1-11 months | 91.8 | 75.5 | 72.1 | 63.1 | 16.3 | 21.0 |
Occupation2 | ||||||
Professional and managerial | 96.6 | 72.0 | 72.2 | 70.2 | 9.3 | 17.4 |
Sales, service, and clerical | 93.4 | 75.0 | 77.0 | 74.6 | 15.0 | 27.7 |
Trades and labor | 90.8 | 73.3 | 75.2 | 64.4 | 15.4 | 26.9 |
1 All other races includes Asian/Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian, American Indian, Alaska Native, those of more than one race, and those of other (unspecified) race. Race categories exclude those of Hispanic origin. 2 Includes only adults who worked in the past 12 months. 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 for Work-Related Reasons Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program. |
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