TABLE 13


TYPE OF ADULT EDUCATION COURSES TAKEN BY WOMEN AND MEN
1985

Number Of Courses Taken By Each Group (X1000)

Total In Labour Force Not in Labor Force
Women Men Women Men Women Men
  # # # # # #
                   
Total
Participants 1786 1385 1306 1316 418 69
Type of Course
Job Related 500 789 470 776 34 21
Academic 214 116 183 158 43 10
Personal
Development/
Hobby/Other 1072 430 653 382 404 38


In Labor Force White Collar Jobs Blue Collar Jobs
Women Men Women Men Women Men
  # # # # # #
                   
Total
Courses 1306 1316 1014 703 177 503
Type of Course
Job Related 470 776 385 401 53 317
Academic 183 158 142 98 21 45
Personal
Development/
Hobby/Other 653 382 487 204 103 141

Source: Devereaux. M.S. One in Every Five. 1985.

TABLE 14


PERCENTAGE OF ADULT EDUCATION COURSES PAID BY EMPLOYERS
1985

% Paid by Employer

Women Men
% %
Job Related
- Total 44 56
- White Collar 51 60
- Blue Collar 36 59
       
Academic 10 13

Source: Devereaux, M.S. One in Every Five, 1985.
Labor Force Survey Supplement, January, 1984.



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