Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g1E25Ru27253; Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:05:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:05:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc6ad452.053@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2027] interesting statistics X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.6.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1029 Lines: 28 Some interesting statistics: In 1997-8, of the 4,020,500 adults enrolled in state-administered adult education programs: 55% were women 35% were young adults aged 16-24 24% were working poor 23% were unemployed 9% were welfare recipients 8% were incarcerated 1% were homeless (U.S. Department of Ed., OVAE, Adult Education..., p3) The Current Population Survey done in 1999 found that the average 1998 earnings for high school graduates was $23,594: $28,742 for men, $17,898 for women, $24,801 for non-Hispanic White adults, $19,225 for non-Hispanic Black adults, and $20,978 for Hispanic adults. The same survey found the average 1998 earnings for people who were not high school graduates was $16,053: $19,155 for men, $11,353 for women, $16,837 for non-Hispanic White adults, $13,473 for non-Hispanic Black adults, and $15,832 for Hispanic adults. (Newburger, p5) These and other interesting statistics can be found at the following NIFL website address: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/facts/facts_overview.html
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