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
1,297,798
1,298,788
1,256,968 *
1,267,875 *
Nursery school, preschool
5.93%
6.01%
6.00%
6.49%
Kindergarten
5.12%
4.55%
4.72%
5.53%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
42.30%
43.76% *
43.73% *
45.37% *
High school grade (grades 9-12)
23.51%
24.65% *
23.91%
23.91%
College or graduate school
23.15%
21.03% *
21.64% *
18.70% *
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
3,214,281
3,183,619 *
3,194,925 *
3,086,128 *
Less than 9th grade
3.60%
4.51% *
4.37% *
4.16%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5.59%
5.65%
6.51% *
6.55% *
High school graduate (including equivalency)
29.41%
29.80%
29.18%
30.86% *
Some college, no degree
22.28%
22.26%
23.47% *
23.35%
Associate degree
8.56%
7.95% *
8.16%
7.34% *
Bachelor's degree
21.07%
20.49%
19.20% *
19.20% *
Graduate or professional degree
9.50%
9.34%
9.12%
8.54% *
Percent high school graduate or higher
90.8
89.8 *
89.1 *
89.3 *
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
30.6
29.8
28.3 *
27.7 *
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,916,954
1,895,892 *
1,890,337 *
1,830,821 *
Never married
30.24%
31.46% *
30.59%
30.18%
Now married, except separated
58.21%
57.89%
58.30%
58.96%
Separated
0.89%
0.95%
0.77%
1.07%
Widowed
1.99%
2.05%
1.85%
1.98%
Divorced
8.67%
7.65% *
8.49%
7.82%
Females 15 years and over
1,979,970
1,964,337 *
1,968,160 *
1,900,033 *
Never married
24.69%
24.64%
24.13%
24.30%
Now married, except separated
55.41%
55.49%
56.61%
56.58%
Separated
1.25%
1.37%
1.42%
1.46%
Widowed
8.42%
8.25%
8.39%
8.45%
Divorced
10.23%
10.25%
9.46%
9.22%
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
74,158
73,420
82,193
69,396
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
21.72%
18.83%
22.20%
19.67%
Per 1,000 unmarried women
28
24
32
25
As a percent of all women with a birth
21.7
18.8
22.2
19.7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
57
57
63
55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
26
12 *
28
22
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
108
116
122
104
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
26
23
27
26
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
53,884
53,950
48,439
47,013
Responsible for grandchildren
34.44%
30.38%
36.69%
39.30%
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent Responsible for grandchildren
less than 1 year
16.66%
23.18%
41.39% *
21.72%
1 or 2 years
36.79%
30.86%
20.70%
10.49% *
3 or 4 years
12.83%
26.58%
13.73%
31.79% *
5 or more years
33.72%
19.38%
24.18%
36.00%
Percent who are female
58.4
64.2
61.7
65.2
Percent who are married
74.1
71.5
80.6
64.7
Percent who are in labor force
57.1
72.9 *
63.8
54.6
Percent who are in poverty
11.1
7.2
14.1
17.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
3,671,524
3,630,716 *
3,633,793 *
3,499,867 *
Civilian veterans
11.26%
11.90%
11.86%
12.57% *
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
4,854,764
4,823,868 *
4,777,817 *
4,723,160 *
Same house
85.58%
85.77%
87.16% *
86.55%
Different house in the U.S.
13.97%
13.76%
12.22% *
13.00%
Same county
7.49%
7.75%
6.65% *
6.64%
Different county
6.48%
6.01%
5.57% *
6.36%
Same state
4.65%
3.81% *
3.74% *
4.09% *
Different state
1.83%
2.20%
1.83%
2.27%
Abroad
0.46%
0.47%
0.62%
0.45%
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
4,919,584
4,882,303 c
4,836,367 c
4,783,596 c
Native
93.92%
93.56%
94.05%
94.87% *
Born in United States
93.32%
92.85%
93.47%
94.37% *
State of residence
69.10%
68.94%
69.17%
70.00%
Different state
24.22%
23.92%
24.30%
24.38%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
0.60%
0.71%
0.58%
0.50%
Foreign born
6.08%
6.44%
5.95%
5.13% *
Naturalized citizen
41.47%
36.72% *
36.28% *
37.42%
Not a citizen
58.53%
63.28%
63.72%
62.58%
Entered 1990 or later
57.49%
62.81%
55.18%
57.86%
Entered before 1990
42.51%
37.19% *
44.82%
42.14%
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
