The adult education (AE) component of the National Household Education Survey (NHES:95) examined the education activities of adults in the United States in 1994-95. Special attention was paid to the types of educational activities in which adults participate and the relationships between adults' participation in AE activities and educational attainment. In the NHES:95, screening interviews were completed with 45,465 households (response rate, 73.3%). Of the 23,969 adults surveyed for the AE component of the NHES:95, 19,722 (80%) completed the interview, thus yielding an overall response rate for the AE interview of 58.6%. Among the main findings of the AE component were the following: approximately 76 million adults (40%) participated in at least 1 AE activity during the 12 months prior to the study; approximately 1 in 5 adults participated in work-related courses, and 1 in 5 participated in personal development courses; approximately 31% of adults participated in only 1 type of educational activity versus 9% who participated in 2 or more different types of activities; and the overall participation rate of college graduates was more than triple the rate of individuals with no high school diploma and nearly twice the rate of individuals with no postsecondary education. (MN)