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    March 21, 2016
    Lifelong Learning and Technology

    People who self-identify as lifelong learners are more likely to be younger, more educated and better off financially

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    People who self-identify as lifelong learners are more likely to be younger, more educated and better off financially
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    Majorities of Americans seek out learning activities in their personal and work lives
    Recent educational experiences have paid off in key ways for some learners
    Americans’ learning activities are tied to a variety of factors
    People who self-identify as lifelong learners are more likely to be younger, more educated and better off financially
    Personal learners: 74% of adults did at least one of these activities in the past year
    Personal learners are more likely to be women, white, better educated and wealthier
    Personal learners are more likely to pursue their activities at physical locales than they are to use the internet
    Personal learners get benefits from their activities
    Professional learners: 63% of workers (36% of all adults) got job-related training in past year
    Government workers and educators are highly likely to be professional learners
    Professional learners are more likely to be women, college educated and in households earning $50,000+
    Professional learners got their job-related training in a variety of places
    Professional learners get payoffs from their work-relating training
    Those with higher education levels are more likely to be personal learners
    Those who live in higher income households are more likely to be personal learners
    Those who live in higher-income households are more likely to be professional learners
    Those who live in higher-income households are more likely to be professional learners
    Professional learners with higher levels of education or income are more likely to get training in several locales
    Higher-income professional learners are a bit more likely to reap benefits from their extra training
    Many adults are not deeply familiar with some major digital learning concepts and platforms
    The more technology people have, the more likely they are to be personal learners
    Personal learners with multiple internet access options are more likely to learn online
    Those with more internet connectivity options are more likely to be professional learners
    The more technology professional learners have, the more likely they are to use the internet for work-related training
    Most Americans see themselves as interested in learning new things and open to growth
    Those who are open to learning and new experiences are more likely to be personal and professional learners
    African Americans and Hispanics are less likely than whites to engage in personal or professional learning
    Whites are more likely to have used the internet for personal learning
    Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to have done their personal learning in physical places
    Table 1: Sample Demographics
    Table 2. Sample Disposition
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