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  1.                                                                                 Courses Taken By Participants in Adult Education: 1984                                      Total           Percent                                  ____(1,000)____   _Distribution_ Field of Study or Reason          Male   Female   Male    Female
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  3.     Total courses(1)             17,770   22,981
  4. Arts:Visual & performing            509    1,640     2.9      7.1
  5. Business                          4,329    4,652    24.4     20.2
  6. Education                           863    2,011     4.9      8.8
  7. Engineering & engineering
  8.  technology                       4,030    1,869    22.7      8.1
  9. Health care & health sciences     1,648    3,453     9.3     15.0
  10. Health education                    346      858     1.9      3.7
  11. Language, linguistics, &
  12.  literature                         828    1,338     4.7      5.8
  13. Life science, physical sciences,
  14.  & mathematical sciences            609      722     3.4      3.1
  15. Philosophy, religion &
  16.  psychology                       1,028    1,674     5.8      7.3
  17. Physical education & leisure        684    1,640     3.8      7.1
  18. Social sciences & social studies  1,230      850     6.9      3.7
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  21.     Total courses(1)             17,770   22,981   100.0    100.0
  22. Job-related reasons              12,607   13,552    70.9     59.0
  23.   To get new job                  1,824    2,979    10.3     13.0
  24.     In current occupation           395      588     2.2      2.6
  25.     In new occupation             1,428    2,389     8.0     10.4
  26.   To advance in job              10,004    9,698    56.3     42.2
  27.   Other job-related reasons         780      876     4.4      3.8
  28. Non-job related reasons           5,116    9,330    28.8     40.6
  29.   General education               1,448    1,910     8.1      8.3
  30.   Personal or social              3,299    6,932    18.6     30.2
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  33. 1. Includes courses or reasons not shown separately.
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  35. Source:U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
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