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Personal Outcomes
Another
measure of achievement contained in Section 8 of the Impact Survey was a series
of questions dealing with the time of occurrence of 17 personal events. The
results of those questions are presented in the following table, with
characteristics clustered around similar areas such as legal issues, treatment
issues and educational impact issues.
TABLE XIV
Percentage of Major Life Occurrences across Time
| Legal
Issues |
Before |
While |
After |
| Spent Time in Jail |
9% |
0% |
0% |
| On Probation |
3% |
0% |
0% |
| Filed for Bankruptcy |
4% |
0% |
0% |
| Been Sued |
1% |
0% |
1% |
| Treatment
Issues |
Before |
While |
After |
| Had Alcohol Treatment |
27% |
26% |
27% |
| Had Drug Treatment |
9% |
0% |
0% |
| Had Counseling |
6% |
0% |
0% |
| Had Mental Health
Treatment |
19% |
11% |
11% |
| Been in a Serious
Accident |
9% |
3% |
6% |
| Educational Impact Issues |
Before |
While |
After |
| Obtained U.S.
Citizenship |
4% |
3% |
3% |
| Obtained Drivers License |
53% |
7% |
7% |
| Completed Reading a
Book |
71% |
39% |
40% |
| Voted in a State or National
Election |
59% |
49% |
50% |
| Addressed a State or National
Audience |
3% |
30% |
43% |
| Had an Article
Published |
7% |
16% |
27% |
Considering the nature of the question, that is, “indicate which of the
events occurred before, during or after your involvement in adult
education,” the data provide some insight into the more general life
status of the participants. Some themes that emerge from the data
suggest: |