Participants in Adult Education, by Selected Characteristics:1984[For the year ending in May 1984. Persons 17 years of age andover on the date of the survey. Adult education participants areinvolved in part-time organized educational activities such as college courses, employee training, continuing education and private instruction.]
Participants in
Number __Adult Education__
adults in ________Total______
population Number
Characteristic (1,000) (1,000) Percent
Total 172,583 23,303 13.5
Age:
17-34 years old 71,891 11,704 16.3
35-54 years old 52,303 8,864 16.9
55 years old & over 48,388 2,735 5.7
Sex:
Male 81,700 10,446 12.8
Female 90,883 12,857 14.1
Racial/ethnic group:
White, non-Hispanic 139,777 20,429 14.6
Black, non-Hispanic 18,628 1,506 8.1
Hispanic(1) 9,706 796 8.2
Other 4,472 571 12.8
Highest level of education:
Less than 4 years high school 47,297 1,890 4.0
4 years of high school 66,224 6,991 10.6
1 to 3 years of college 30,287 6,022 19.9
4 or more years of college 28,775 8,400 29.2
Labor force status:
In labor force 112,441 19,788 17.6
Employed 104,464 18,929 18.1
Unemployed 7,977 859 10.8
Not in labor force 60,141 3,515 5.8
Keeping house 31,131 2,178 7.0
Going to school 6,866 524 7.6
Other 22,144 813 3.7
Annual family income:
Under $5,000 13,016 797 6.1
$5,000-$9,999 21,870 1,454 6.6
$10,000-$14,999 22,588 2,117 9.4
$15,000-$19,999 19,775 2,508 12.7
$20,000-$29,999 32,521 5,128 15.8
$30,000-$39,999 24,126 4,424 18.3
$40,000-$49,999 12,643 2,626 20.8
$50,000-$74,999 11,981 2,543 21.2
$75,000 or more 5,112 1,011 19.8
Not reported 8,951 695 7.8
___Participants in Adult Education__
Full-time Not Full-time
___Students(2)_ __Students(2,3)_
Number Per- Number Per-
Characteristic (1,000) cent (1,000) cent
Total 1,118 .6 22,184 12.9
Age:
17-34 years old 948 1.3 10,756 15.0
35-54 years old 152 .3 8,712 16.7
55 years old and over 18 (Z) 2,717 5.6
Sex:
Male 485 .6 9,961 12.2
Female 634 .7 12,224 13.5
Racial/ethnic group:
White, non-Hispanic 939 .7 19,491 13.9
Black, non-Hispanic 88 .5 1,418 7.6
Hispanic(1) 63 .6 733 7.6
Other 28 .6 543 12.1
Highest level of education:
Less than 4 years
high school 315 .7 1,574 3.3
4 years of high school 193 .3 6,799 10.3
1 to 3 years of college 394 1.3 5,628 18.6
4 or more years of college 217 .8 8,184 28.4
Labor force status:
In labor force 740 .7 19,047 16.9
Employed 654 .6 18,275 17.5
Unemployed 86 1.1 772 9.7
Not in labor force 378 .6 3,137 5.2
Keeping house 22 .1 2,156 6.9
Going to school 330 4.8 195 2.8
Other 26 .1 786 3.5
Annual family income:
Under $5,000 85 .7 712 5.5
$5,000-$9,999 113 .5 1,341 6.1
$10,000-$14,999 93 .4 2,023 9.0
$15,000-$19,999 114 .6 2,394 12.1
$20,000-$29,999 222 .7 4,906 15.1
$30,000-$39,999 186 .8 4,238 17.6
$40,000-$49,999 103 .8 2,522 19.9
$50,000-$74,999 123 1.0 2,420 20.2
$75,000 or more 48 .9 963 18.8
Not reported 32 .4 664 7.4
Z= Less than .05%.
1. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
2. In high school or college degree programs on the date of
the survey.
3. Includes part-time undergraduate students and college
students who indicated that they were also adult education
participants.
Source:U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
