A study developed a valid and reliable measure to assess adult attitudes to continuing education. It determined the relationship between attitudes and participation in adult education and identified differences between the attitudes of subgroups of the adult population. A total of 275 adults from the central New Jersey area completed the Adults' Attitudes toward Continuing Education scale, which included 22 items on a five-point Likert scale. Seven items represented attitude-to-situation; the remaining items measured attitude-to-object. An index collected information about behavior related to adult education. Overall, the sample expressed generally favorable attitudes toward continuing education. Significant relationships existed between attitudes and sex, level of educational attainment, and family income. More favorable attitudes were also correlated with behavior as measured by the behavioral index. The identification of behavior as the single most important predictor of attitude suggested the importance of attitude research to a greater understanding of the differences between participants and nonparticipants in adult education. The instruments are appended. (YLB)