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| Participants aged | Non-participants aged | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 25 to 54 | 55 to 64 | |
| percent | ||||
| Training conflicted with work schedule | 33.9 | 33.8 | 28.0 | 21.6 |
| Training too expensive/could not afford | 41.6 | 33.2 | 46.5 | 28.6 |
| Too busy at work | 38.4 | 29.5 | 35.2 | 31.9 |
| Training offered at inconvienient time | 18.7 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 10.7 |
| Family responsibilities | 25.1 | 10.7 | 28.4 | 18.2 |
| Not sure training was worth it | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 8.7 |
| Lack of employer support | 13.2 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 11.2 |
| Health reasons | 2.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 9.8 |
| Couldn't find training wanted to take | 6.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 13.1 |
| Did not have the prerequisites | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| Other | 11.1 | 19.2 | 8.0 | 16.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Adult Education and Training Survey, 2003. | ||||