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  1. Participants in Adult Education, By Selected Characteristics:1984 
  2.  
  3. [For the year ending in May 1984. Persons 17 years of age and over on
  4.  the date of the survey. Adult education participants are involved in
  5.  part-time organized educational activities such as college courses,
  6.  employee training, continuing education and private instruction.]
  7.  
  8.                                                   Participants in
  9.                                      Number    ___Adult Education__ 
  10.                                    adults in   ________Total_______ 
  11.                                    population  Number
  12. Characteristic                      (1,000)    (1,000)     Percent
  13.  
  14.   Total                             172,583      23,303      13.5
  15.  
  16. Age:
  17.   17-34 years old                    71,891      11,704      16.3
  18.   35-54 years old                    52,303       8,864      16.9
  19.   55 years old & over                48,388       2,735       5.7
  20.  
  21. Sex:
  22.   Male                               81,700      10,446      12.8
  23.   Female                             90,883      12,857      14.1
  24.  
  25. Racial/ethnic group:
  26.   White, non-Hispanic               139,777      20,429      14.6
  27.   Black, non-Hispanic                18,628       1,506       8.1
  28.   Hispanic                            9,706         796       8.2
  29.   Other                               4,472         571      12.8
  30.  
  31. Highest level of education:
  32.   Less than 4 years high school      47,297       1,890       4.0
  33.   4 years of high school             66,224       6,991      10.6
  34.   1 to 3 years of college            30,287       6,022      19.9
  35.   4 or more years of college         28,775       8,400      29.2
  36.  
  37. Labor force status:
  38.   In labor force                    112,441      19,788      17.6
  39.     Employed                        104,464      18,929      18.1
  40.     Unemployed                        7,977         859      10.8
  41.   Not in labor force                 60,141       3,515       5.8
  42.     Keeping house                    31,131       2,178       7.0
  43.     Going to school                   6,866         524       7.6
  44.     Other                            22,144         813       3.7
  45.  
  46. Annual family income:
  47.   Under $5,000                       13,016         797       6.1
  48.   $5,000-$9,999                      21,870       1,454       6.6
  49.   $10,000-$14,999                    22,588       2,117       9.4
  50.   $15,000-$19,999                    19,775       2,508      12.7
  51.   $20,000-$29,999                    32,521       5,128      15.8
  52.   $30,000-$39,999                    24,126       4,424      18.3
  53.   $40,000-$49,999                    12,643       2,626      20.8
  54.   $50,000-$74,999                    11,981       2,543      21.2
  55.   $75,000 or more                     5,112       1,011      19.8
  56.   Not reported                        8,951         695       7.8
  57.  
  58.                                 ___Participants in Adult Education___
  59.                                    Full-time          Not Full-time
  60.                                 ___Students(1)_     __Students(1,2)_
  61.                                 Number     Per-     Number      Per-
  62. Characteristic                  (1,000)    cent     (1,000)     cent
  63.  
  64.   Total                          1,118       .6     22,184      12.9
  65.  
  66. Age:
  67.   17-34 years old                  948      1.3     10,756      15.0            
  68.   35-54 years old                  152       .3      8,712      16.7
  69.   55 years old and over             18      (Z)      2,717       5.6
  70.  
  71. Sex:
  72.   Male                             485       .6      9,961      12.2
  73.   Female                           634       .7     12,224      13.5
  74.  
  75. Racial/ethnic group:
  76.   White, non-Hispanic              939       .7     19,491      13.9
  77.   Black, non-Hispanic               88       .5      1,418       7.6
  78.   Hispanic                          63       .6        733       7.6
  79.   Other                             28       .6        543      12.1
  80.  
  81. Highest level of education:
  82.   Less than 4 years high school    315       .7      1,574       3.3
  83.   4 years of high school           193       .3      6,799      10.3
  84.   1 to 3 years of college          394      1.3      5,628      18.6
  85.   4 or more years of college       217       .8      8,184      28.4
  86.  
  87. Labor force status:
  88.   In labor force                   740       .7     19,047      16.9
  89.     Employed                       654       .6     18,275      17.5
  90.     Unemployed                      86      1.1        772       9.7
  91.   Not in labor force               378       .6      3,137       5.2
  92.     Keeping house                   22       .1      2,156       6.9
  93.     Going to school                330      4.8        195       2.8
  94.     Other                           26       .1        786       3.5
  95.  
  96. Annual family income:
  97.   Under $5,000                      85       .7        712       5.5
  98.   $5,000-$9,999                    113       .5      1,341       6.1
  99.   $10,000-$14,999                   93       .4      2,023       9.0
  100.   $15,000-$19,999                  114       .6      2,394      12.1
  101.   $20,000-$29,999                  222       .7      4,906      15.1
  102.   $30,000-$39,999                  186       .8      4,238      17.6
  103.   $40,000-$49,999                  103       .8      2,522      19.9
  104.   $50,000-$74,999                  123      1.0      2,420      20.2
  105.   $75,000 or more                   48       .9        963      18.8
  106.   Not reported                      32       .4        664       7.4
  107.  
  108. Z= Less than .05%.
  109. 1. In high school or college degree programs on the date of the
  110.    survey.
  111. 2. Includes part-time undergraduate students and college students who
  112.    indicated that they were also adult education participants.
  113.  
  114. Source:U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education
  115.        Statistics.
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