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 Idaho
Data followed by an * indicates a Significant Difference at the 90 percent level between that data and the data from the most current year.  Data followed by a "c" indicates the estimate for that year and the current year are both controlled; a statistical test is not appropriate.
TABLE 2. SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
367,947
365,328
354,034
340,077 *
Nursery school, preschool
4.28%
5.58% *
5.46% *
4.93%
Kindergarten
5.91%
5.68%
6.22%
5.22%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
43.93%
42.67%
45.81%
46.85% *
High school grade (grades 9-12)
22.89%
23.64%
23.71%
23.94%
College or graduate school
22.99%
22.43%
18.81% *
19.06% *
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
823,835
810,634 *
782,522 *
771,021 *
Less than 9th grade
4.46%
4.62%
5.04%
4.75%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7.63%
9.89% *
9.35% *
9.00% *
High school graduate (including equivalency)
29.65%
28.89%
30.28%
31.20%
Some college, no degree
26.11%
26.26%
25.88%
26.56%
Associate degree
8.12%
7.78%
7.01%
7.60%
Bachelor's degree
16.01%
15.44%
14.95%
14.13% *
Graduate or professional degree
8.03%
7.12%
7.49%
6.75% *
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
87.9
85.5 *
85.6 *
86.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
24.0
22.6
22.4
20.9 *
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
506,650
503,639
482,447 *
472,963 *
Never married
25.28%
25.62%
25.22%
25.79%
Now married, except separated
61.99%
60.95%
61.89%
58.37% *
Separated
1.21%
1.06%
0.53% *
1.39%
Widowed
2.26%
1.96%
2.27%
2.09%
Divorced
9.26%
10.40%
10.09%
12.36% *
 
Females 15 years and over
520,497
506,536 *
498,359 *
491,436 *
Never married
19.97%
20.61%
20.49%
20.42%
Now married, except separated
59.69%
58.55%
58.60%
58.21%
Separated
1.42%
1.29%
1.36%
1.79%
Widowed
8.51%
7.99%
9.26%
7.80%
Divorced
10.42%
11.56%
10.29%
11.78%
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
25,098
26,784
24,782
18,139 *
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
26.26%
19.55%
19.79%
20.75%
Per 1,000 unmarried women
48
38
37
28 *
As a percent of all women with a birth
26.3
19.6
19.8
20.8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
74
80
75
55 *
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
59
44
56
11 *
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
132
153
148
130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
25
32
21
13 *
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
19,764
17,092
23,032
18,656
Responsible for grandchildren
56.53%
58.55%
41.37% *
48.71%
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent Responsible for grandchildren
less than 1 year
37.41%
29.66%
38.13%
11.00% *
1 or 2 years
21.71%
28.99%
31.75%
47.41% *
3 or 4 years
10.10%
13.74%
6.73%
14.16%
5 or more years
30.79%
27.61%
23.39%
27.42%
 
Percent who are female
62.2
54.0
56.9
61.6
Percent who are married
75.7
90.8 *
77.2
74.4
Percent who are in labor force
77.7
59.5 *
61.4 *
61.9
Percent who are in poverty
32.2
8.1 *
23.2
10.3 *
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
961,000
944,788 *
915,164 *
898,662 *
Civilian veterans
12.78%
13.89%
13.48%
14.43% *
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,309,948
1,287,855 *
1,268,563 *
1,246,043 *
Same house
81.42%
80.45%
82.85%
82.21%
Different house in the U.S.
17.70%
18.65%
16.58%
16.53%
Same county
10.18%
10.15%
9.20%
9.97%
Different county
7.52%
8.50%
7.38%
6.56%
Same state
3.60%
4.10%
3.40%
2.79%
Different state
3.91%
4.40%
3.98%
3.77%
Abroad
0.88%
0.90%
0.57%
1.26%
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
1,333,165
1,308,320 c
1,289,492 c
1,262,457 c
Native
94.09%
94.64%
94.69%
94.96%
Born in United States
93.46%
93.86%
94.12%
94.04%
State of residence
48.76%
47.12%
49.64%
50.05%
Different state
44.70%
46.75%
44.48%
44.00%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
0.64%
0.78%
0.58%
0.92%
Foreign born
5.91%
5.36%
5.31%
5.04%
Naturalized citizen
32.01%
28.28%
31.13%
31.10%
Not a citizen
67.99%
71.72%
68.87%
68.90%
Entered 1990 or later
65.99%
60.22%
49.98% *
51.91%
Entered before 1990
34.01%
39.78%
50.02% *
48.09% *
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
78,739
70,084
68,421
63,628 *
Europe
17.20%
9.93% *
14.91%
25.28%
Asia
17.98%
12.36% *
14.46%
12.65% *
Africa
2.73%
0.12%
2.41%
0.80%
Oceania
0.06%
0.16%
2.54% *
0.38%
Latin America
57.59%
72.61% *
60.10%
55.76%
Northern America
4.42%
4.82%
5.58%
5.14%
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
1,229,675
1,211,547 *
1,188,181 *
1,164,458 *
English only
89.56%
90.37%
91.04% *
90.56%
Language other than English
10.44%
9.63%
8.96% *
9.44%
Speak English less than "very well"
4.69%
4.10%
3.39% *
4.04%
Spanish
7.16%
7.51%
6.12% *
6.51%
Speak English less than "very well"
3.36%
3.58%
2.49% *
2.65% *
Other Indo-European languages
1.69%
1.22%
1.62%
1.77%
Speak English less than "very well"
0.49%
0.24%
0.39%
0.85%
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
1.17%
0.77% *
0.82%
0.67% *
Speak English less than "very well"
0.65%
0.25% *
0.37%
0.40%
Other languages
0.41%
0.13% *
0.40%
0.49%
Speak English less than "very well"
0.18%
0.03% *
0.14%
0.14%
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
1,333,165
1,308,320 c
1,289,492 c
1,262,457 c
Arab
0.09%
0.07%
0.21%
0.14%
Czech
0.52%
0.39%
0.47%
0.48%
Danish
2.85%
3.40%
3.20%
3.26%
Dutch
2.84%
3.35%
2.55%
2.72%
English
20.23%
20.54%
21.25%
21.48%
French (except Basque)
3.52%
3.97%
3.21%
3.36%
French Canadian
0.55%
0.85%
0.48%
0.53%
German
22.47%
21.29%
22.23%