Description of Sample

Quantitative Results

Description of Sample

Table One contains a breakdown of demographic characteristics of the sample, including descriptions of the number of respondents by county, gender, number of children, home ownership, marital status, and whether or not the respondent receives KTAP.

Table One: Description of Sample

Variable	Categories	N	Percentage
County	West 1	12	14.3%
	West 2	12	14.3%
	West 3	17	20.2%
	East 1	9	10.7%
	East 3	12	14.3%
	East 2	13	15.5%
	Central	9	10.7%

Gender	Female	39	46.4%
	Male	44	52.4%

Number of Children	0	29	36.3%
	1	18	22.5%
	2	17	21.3%
	3	7	8.8%
	4	5	6.3%
	5	3	3.8%
	6	1	1.3%

Home Ownership	Does not own home	41	52.6%
	Owns home	37	47.4%

Marital Status	Unmarried	33	41.3%
	Married	47	58.8%

KTAP	No KTAP	56	70.0%
	Receives KTAP	24	30.0%
Hours Worked	Does not work	27	37.0%
	10-36 hours/week	8	11.0%
	40 hours/week	26	35.6%
	More than 40 hours	12	16.4%
Work Nights	No night work	61	81.3%
	Works nights	14	18.7%
Knowledge About Adult Education	No knowledge	21	25.9%
	Knows a specific program and location	47	58.0%%
	Doesn’t know specifics, but knows whom to ask	13	16.0%
Knows Participants	Friends/family have participated	49	64.5%
	Friends/family have not participated	27	35.5%
Has respondent heard negative things about programs?	No negatives	78	94.0%
	Has heard negatives	5	6.0%

Note. Full sample size = 84; some data are missing for non-English speaking participants.

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