Enrolment:

90.7% of respondents reported being enrolled in Adult Education on a full-time basis. Only 5.6% were attending on some sort of part-time schedule. (Note that only day classes were surveyed.) The average number of months learners were enrolled in Adult Education is 8.

Health Issues or Special Circumstances:

35.2% of the 108 participants in the survey reported that they did experience health issues or special circumstances. The most common health issues reported were:

  1. Related to mental illness or learning difficulties
  2. Respiratory disorders (bronchitis, asthma, allergies)
  3. Disorders related to nervous system (seizures, fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic fatigue) AND Joint/Muscle Problems (carpel tunnel, back pain, arthritis)

2. FINANCIAL COSTS

Transportation

Figure 3: Weekly transportation costs in dollars

Almost 78% of participants stated that transportation was a weekly expense. Of these responses, most fell into the $21-40 per week range with the second most common cost being less than $20 per week. The third largest category of responses was the $41-60 while just over 21% of participants checked “non applicable” or did not respond.