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
743,525
772,400
712,289
769,961
Nursery school, preschool
7.35%
7.40%
5.84%
7.34%
Kindergarten
5.25%
5.46%
5.82%
4.44%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
41.89%
43.25%
42.18%
43.44%
High school grade (grades 9-12)
20.57%
19.42%
20.62%
19.66%
College or graduate school
24.95%
24.46%
25.55%
25.11%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,734,388
1,798,728 *
1,716,789
1,738,223
Less than 9th grade
11.11%
10.42%
12.58% *
11.92%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
11.52%
15.70% *
15.16% *
15.20% *
High school graduate (including equivalency)
25.19%
24.45%
22.96% *
24.04%
Some college, no degree
18.65%
17.86%
17.41%
18.53%
Associate degree
5.38%
4.65%
5.18%
4.55%
Bachelor's degree
16.79%
16.36%
16.60%
15.83%
Graduate or professional degree
11.36%
10.56%
10.11% *
9.92% *
Percent high school graduate or higher
77.4
73.9 *
72.3 *
72.9 *
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
28.1
26.9
26.7
25.8 *
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,015,196
1,027,778
984,068
1,018,100
Never married
45.86%
44.88%
43.65%
43.97%
Now married, except separated
42.31%
43.81%
43.31%
42.91%
Separated
2.73%
2.24%
2.69%
2.66%
Widowed
2.70%
2.51%
2.85%
2.85%
Divorced
6.40%
6.55%
7.49% *
7.61%
Females 15 years and over
1,096,349
1,143,979 *
1,132,271 *
1,143,341 *
Never married
39.74%
38.83%
38.77%
39.29%
Now married, except separated
36.53%
37.10%
36.10%
36.33%
Separated
3.87%
4.59%
3.93%
3.71%
Widowed
10.54%
9.87%
10.15%
9.48%
Divorced
9.32%
9.61%
11.06% *
11.19% *
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
34,229
41,131
51,668 *
57,404 *
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
43.54%
44.10%
53.05%
42.48%
Per 1,000 unmarried women
33
39
57 *
50 *
As a percent of all women with a birth
43.5
44.1
53.0
42.5
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
46
52
66 *
72 *
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
26
66 *
54
64 *
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
71
71
102 *
112 *
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
23
27
29
26
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren under 18 years in households
83,695
95,720
100,778
96,753
Responsible for grandchildren
45.51%
45.43%
48.31%
40.25%
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent Responsible for grandchildren
less than 1 year
14.95%
12.02%
9.28%
18.11%
1 or 2 years
24.87%
24.37%
23.50%
17.90%
3 or 4 years
14.14%
22.73%
11.78%
24.39%
5 or more years
46.04%
40.88%
55.44%
39.61%
Percent who are female
66.1
70.5
66.4
75.3
Percent who are married
67.5
63.1
58.5
52.0 *
Percent who are in labor force
53.6
56.1
62.3
61.3
Percent who are in poverty
23.7
21.9
15.3
23.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
2,007,571
2,067,371 *
2,014,217
2,045,730
Civilian veterans
5.92%
7.37% *
6.40%
6.72%
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
2,685,690
2,780,494 *
2,656,361
2,754,659
Same house
84.50%
84.00%
84.81%
82.60%
Different house in the U.S.
15.07%
14.88%
13.78%
16.07%
Same county
13.17%
13.08%
12.11%
13.95%
Different county
1.91%
1.80%
1.67%
2.11%
Same state
0.65%
0.55%
0.38%
0.69%
Different state
1.26%
1.25%
1.28%
1.43%
Abroad
0.42%
1.12% *
1.41% *
1.34% *
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
2,722,562
2,816,554 *
2,689,346
2,800,796
Native
78.44%
77.38%
78.07%
78.41%
Born in United States
76.33%
75.76%
75.86%
76.39%
State of residence
59.04%
58.84%
57.53%
57.67%
Different state
17.29%
16.93%
18.33%
18.72% *
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
2.12%
1.62%
2.21%
2.03%
Foreign born
21.56%
22.62%
21.93%
21.59%
Naturalized citizen
43.04%
34.21% *
36.56% *
35.91% *
Not a citizen
56.96%
65.79% *
63.44% *
64.09% *
Entered 1990 or later
45.94%
53.95% *
49.07%
45.93%
Entered before 1990
54.06%
46.05% *
50.93%
54.07%
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
