ACADEMY OF LIFETIME LEARNING

Eastern Illinois UniversityEducational Interests of Adults

50+ Survey Results

Survey Population• 525 Total Surveyed

• 402 Females, and 114 Males

• 52 Academy Member Respondents

• 14 males• 38 females

• 461 Non-Member Respondents

• 357 Females• 100 Males

• 95 Respondents are Retired• 40 are retired and work

part-time• 68 are a Retiree of an

Educational Institution

No Response1%

50-5542%

56-6027%

61-6516%

66-706%

71-753%

75+5%

Age of Respondents

Occupation and Education

TOTAL OCCUPATION TOTAL EDUCATION

No Response2%

Manufacturing5%

Health Care34%

Education44%

Other16%

No Response1%

Grade School1%

High School/

GED11%

Voca-tional School13%

At-tended College

2%

Asso-ciates Degree

14%

BA or BS22%

Masters23%

Pro-fes-

sional Degree

5% PhD7%

Academy Member Profile

AGE BREAKDOWN RETIREE STATUS

50-5513%

56-6023%

61-6523%

66-7019%

71-759%

75+13%

Retired50%Still

working38%

Retired/work-ing

12%

Member Profile Cont.

SEX OCCUPATION

Male26%

Female74%

Manuf-actur-

ing4% Health

Care23%

Education55%

Other19%

Top areas of Interest

1. Craft and Hobby2. Computers3. Personal Finance/Investing4. Nature5. History6. Multicultural Experiences