A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE FEDERAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, UNDER THE ADULT EDUCATION ACT OF 1966, AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS) AS PROVIDED BY STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES. STATISTICS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1965 AND 1966, AND ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1967, INDICATE ANNUAL PARTICIPATION AND PROGRAM FUNDING. ESTIMATES ARE ALSO MADE OF FUNCTIONALLY INADEQUATE AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS (PERSONS AGED 18-64), NUMBERS OF ADULTS IN VARIOUS AGE GROUPS WITH SEVEN YEARS' SCHOOLING OR LESS, FROM 1950 TO THE PRESENT (INCLUDING PROJECTIONS FOR 1968 AND 1970), ADULTS IN EACH AGE GROUP WHO HAVE ONE TO FOUR YEARS, OR NO MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS, OF COMPLETED SCHOOLING, AND ADULT WHITES AND NONWHITES IN EACH AGE GROUP WITH SEVEN YEARS OR LESS OF FORMAL EDUCATION. (LY)