Table 16. Educational Attainment of People 18 Years and Over, by Age, Sex, Race, 1 and Hispanic Origin, for the 15 Largest Metropolitan Areas: March 1999 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: September 15, 2000 (Numbers in thousands. Noninstitutional Population.) Bachelor's Completed degree High School or more MSA Characteristic Population Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 Atlanta, GA MSA ...18 years and over 2,817 88.6 1.9 27.8 2.7 18 to 24 years 385 80.4 6.4 7.9 4.4 25 to 44 years 1,273 94.5 2.0 33.7 4.2 45 to 64 years 877 89.6 3.3 31.9 5.0 65 years and over 282 69.8 8.7 15.6 6.9 ...25 years and over 2,431 89.9 1.9 30.9 3.0 Male 1,123 90.9 2.7 35.3 4.5 Female 1,309 89.0 2.8 27.1 3.9 White 1,661 91.9 2.1 36.0 3.7 Black 704 85.5 4.5 19.0 5.0 Hispanic 83 82.9 11.5 15.8 11.1 Non-Hispanic White 1,597 92.5 2.1 37.0 3.8 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA ...18 years and over 4,288 84.6 1.3 30.1 1.6 18 to 24 years 551 80.7 3.9 12.4 3.3 25 to 44 years 1,850 89.3 1.7 39.3 2.7 45 to 64 years 1,231 85.8 2.3 30.7 3.1 65 years and over 655 72.5 4.1 17.6 3.5 ...25 years and over 3,737 85.2 1.4 32.7 1.8 Male 1,789 83.4 2.1 34.2 2.6 Female 1,948 86.8 1.8 31.3 2.5 White 3,411 86.6 1.4 33.8 1.9 Black 195 71.9 8.0 9.7 5.3 Hispanic 147 54.2 8.4 11.0 5.3 Non-Hispanic White 3,297 87.6 1.3 34.5 1.9 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA ...18 years and over 6,069 84.6 1.2 26.3 1.5 18 to 24 years 829 80.8 3.6 8.9 2.6 25 to 44 years 2,722 89.9 1.5 34.0 2.4 45 to 64 years 1,623 86.4 2.2 30.9 3.0 65 years and over 895 68.5 4.1 10.5 2.7 ...25 years and over 5,240 85.2 1.3 29.0 1.7 Male 2,531 85.3 1.9 32.1 2.4 Female 2,709 85.0 1.8 26.2 2.2 White 4,108 85.7 1.4 30.3 1.9 Black 968 81.1 3.5 18.3 3.5 Hispanic 591 55.2 4.7 10.0 2.9 Non-Hispanic White 3,527 90.8 1.3 33.7 2.1 1/1.645 times the standard error added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90 percent confidence interval. Note: The symbol B means that the base is too small to show the derived measure. Table 16. Educational Attainment of People 18 Years and Over, by Age, Sex, Race, 2 and Hispanic Origin, for the 15 Largest Metropolitan Areas: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands. Noninstitutional Population.) Bachelor's Completed degree High School or more MSA Characteristic Population Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA ...18 years and over 2,313 88.2 1.7 25.5 2.3 18 to 24 years 305 83.6 5.4 9.2 4.2 25 to 44 years 982 93.5 2.0 34.3 3.9 45 to 64 years 638 93.2 2.5 26.4 4.4 65 years and over 388 70.3 5.9 14.5 4.6 ...25 years and over 2,008 88.9 1.8 28.0 2.5 Male 936 91.2 2.4 31.2 3.9 Female 1,073 87.0 2.6 25.2 3.4 White 1,731 90.3 1.8 30.1 2.8 Black 245 80.2 6.9 10.6 5.3 Hispanic 37 (B) (B) (B) (B) Non-Hispanic White 1,704 90.4 1.8 30.3 2.8 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA ...18 years and over 3,701 83.8 1.7 28.2 2.1 18 to 24 years 563 71.8 5.4 7.2 3.1 25 to 44 years 1,741 88.2 2.2 32.7 3.2 45 to 64 years 1,087 86.6 3.0 35.8 4.2 65 years and over 310 71.2 7.4 14.8 5.8 ...25 years and over 3,138 85.9 1.8 32.0 2.4 Male 1,530 85.0 2.6 35.4 3.5 Female 1,608 86.8 2.4 28.8 3.2 White 2,591 85.4 2.0 33.8 2.7 Black 430 88.8 4.6 19.3 5.8 Hispanic 419 46.5 6.1 10.5 3.8 Non-Hispanic White 2,174 92.8 1.6 38.3 3.0 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA ...18 years and over 4,113 83.7 1.4 21.6 1.6 18 to 24 years 535 77.7 4.5 5.4 2.4 25 to 44 years 1,802 89.4 1.8 26.3 2.6 45 to 64 years 1,142 87.3 2.4 27.9 3.3 65 years and over 633 66.1 4.7 10.5 3.0 ...25 years and over 3,578 84.6 1.5 24.0 1.8 Male 1,764 85.8 2.1 27.0 2.6 Female 1,813 83.5 2.2 21.1 2.4 White 2,820 86.0 1.6 25.0 2.0 Black 663 78.6 4.2 13.8 3.5 Hispanic 78 63.3 11.9 13.1 8.3 Non-Hispanic White 2,751 86.5 1.6 25.3 2.1 1/1.645 times the standard error added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90 percent confidence interval. Note: The symbol B means that the base is too small to show the derived measure. Table 16. Educational Attainment of People 18 Years and Over, by Age, Sex, Race, 3 and Hispanic Origin, for the 15 Largest Metropolitan Areas: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands. Noninstitutional Population.) Bachelor's Completed degree High School or more MSA Characteristic Population Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA ...18 years and over 3,417 76.3 2.2 23.3 2.2 18 to 24 years 478 69.3 6.4 3.9 2.7 25 to 44 years 1,710 81.2 2.9 26.9 3.3 45 to 64 years 931 75.4 4.3 26.4 4.4 65 years and over 298 62.5 8.6 24.7 7.6 ...25 years and over 2,939 77.5 2.3 26.5 2.5 Male 1,498 76.1 3.4 28.2 3.5 Female 1,441 79.0 3.3 24.7 3.5 White 2,154 77.4 2.7 27.2 2.9 Black 571 77.3 5.7 16.9 5.1 Hispanic 634 46.7 5.3 7.7 2.8 Non-Hispanic White 1,530 90.3 2.3 35.3 3.7 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA ...18 years and over 11,191 76.6 1.0 22.2 1.0 18 to 24 years 1,551 73.3 2.9 5.9 1.5 25 to 44 years 5,105 77.2 1.5 23.0 1.5 45 to 64 years 2,971 80.4 1.9 31.2 2.2 65 years and over 1,564 70.5 2.9 18.6 2.5 ...25 years and over 9,640 77.1 1.1 24.8 1.1 Male 4,675 77.6 1.6 28.3 1.7 Female 4,965 76.6 1.5 21.5 1.5 White 7,814 74.8 1.3 23.0 1.2 Black 706 86.6 3.5 18.1 3.9 Hispanic 3,041 48.4 2.0 7.8 1.1 Non-Hispanic White 4,812 91.5 1.0 32.6 1.7 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA ...18 years and over 2,817 77.8 1.9 22.2 1.9 18 to 24 years 330 74.4 5.9 7.4 3.5 25 to 44 years 1,195 86.8 2.4 29.5 3.3 45 to 64 years 813 75.4 3.7 22.5 3.6 65 years and over 480 62.0 5.5 13.7 3.9 ...25 years and over 2,487 78.3 2.0 24.2 2.1 Male 1,203 78.2 2.9 25.2 3.1 Female 1,284 78.4 2.8 23.2 2.9 White 1,985 79.5 2.2 26.3 2.4 Black 453 71.3 5.6 12.4 4.1 Hispanic 1,017 69.1 3.1 22.8 2.8 Non-Hispanic White 994 88.8 2.5 29.7 3.6 1/1.645 times the standard error added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90 percent confidence interval. Note: The symbol B means that the base is too small to show the derived measure. Table 16. Educational Attainment of People 18 Years and Over, by Age, Sex, Race, 4 and Hispanic Origin, for the 15 Largest Metropolitan Areas: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands. Noninstitutional Population.) Bachelor's Completed degree High School or more MSA Characteristic Population Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA ...18 years and over 15,225 81.6 0.7 27.7 0.8 18 to 24 years 1,888 77.8 2.2 9.3 1.5 25 to 44 years 6,445 87.9 0.9 33.9 1.3 45 to 64 years 4,359 83.1 1.3 32.3 1.6 65 years and over 2,532 65.9 2.1 17.6 1.7 ...25 years and over 13,336 82.1 0.8 30.3 0.9 Male 6,120 83.0 1.1 32.8 1.4 Female 7,216 81.4 1.0 28.2 1.2 White 10,230 83.2 0.8 32.2 1.1 Black 2,277 77.1 2.1 17.0 1.9 Hispanic 2,061 59.9 2.1 11.2 1.4 Non-Hispanic White 8,414 88.3 0.8 36.7 1.2 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA ...18 years and over 4,613 85.6 1.2 26.2 1.5 18 to 24 years 540 84.1 3.6 11.2 3.1 25 to 44 years 1,885 90.8 1.5 30.4 2.4 45 to 64 years 1,422 88.5 2.0 31.0 2.8 65 years and over 766 68.5 3.9 17.4 3.2 ...25 years and over 4,073 85.8 1.3 28.2 1.6 Male 1,909 85.7 1.9 32.1 2.5 Female 2,164 85.9 1.7 24.7 2.1 White 3,219 86.9 1.4 29.8 1.9 Black 717 81.0 3.6 18.8 3.6 Hispanic 182 52.5 7.5 9.6 4.4 Non-Hispanic White 3,050 88.8 1.3 30.9 1.9 Pittsburgh, PA MSA ...18 years and over 1,832 89.4 1.8 24.5 2.5 18 to 24 years 225 87.3 5.6 9.4 4.9 25 to 44 years 723 95.6 1.9 32.2 4.4 45 to 64 years 543 94.8 2.4 31.6 5.0 65 years and over 341 69.3 6.3 7.0 3.5 ...25 years and over 1,607 89.7 1.9 26.6 2.8 Male 727 90.6 2.7 31.2 4.3 Female 880 89.0 2.6 22.9 3.6 White 1,503 89.8 2.0 27.6 2.9 Black 92 89.2 8.6 9.0 8.0 Hispanic 15 (B) (B) (B) (B) Non-Hispanic White 1,490 89.8 2.0 27.7 2.9 1/1.645 times the standard error added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90 percent confidence interval. Note: The symbol B means that the base is too small to show the derived measure. Table 16. Educational Attainment of People 18 Years and Over, by Age, Sex, Race, 5 and Hispanic Origin, for the 15 Largest Metropolitan Areas: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands. Noninstitutional Population.) Bachelor's Completed degree High School or more MSA Characteristic Population Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 Percent 1.6*(S.E.)/1 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA ...18 years and over 1,785 83.1 2.7 21.5 2.9 18 to 24 years 191 81.5 8.4 14.6 7.7 25 to 44 years 745 87.9 3.6 26.6 4.9 45 to 64 years 505 89.4 4.1 22.2 5.6 65 years and over 345 64.3 7.7 13.1 5.5 ...25 years and over 1,594 83.3 2.8 22.3 3.1 Male 751 82.6 4.2 24.9 4.7 Female 843 83.9 3.8 19.9 4.1 White 1,306 85.5 2.9 23.4 3.5 Black 257 71.7 9.0 13.7 6.9 Hispanic 18 (B) (B) (B) (B) Non-Hispanic White 1,288 85.4 3.0 23.1 3.5 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA ...18 years and over 5,386 87.7 1.3 34.4 1.9 18 to 24 years 661 84.2 4.2 11.0 3.6 25 to 44 years 2,459 88.3 1.9 41.7 3.0 45 to 64 years 1,578 89.4 2.3 37.1 3.6 65 years and over 688 84.9 4.1 24.3 4.9 ...25 years and over 4,725 88.2 1.4 37.6 2.1 Male 2,348 88.2 2.0 38.1 3.0 Female 2,378 88.2 2.0 37.2 3.0 White 3,422 90.0 1.5 37.3 2.5 Black 371 84.9 5.9 30.9 7.6 Hispanic 672 64.6 4.8 11.1 3.2 Non-Hispanic White 2,813 95.4 1.2 42.9 2.8 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA ...18 years and over 5,523 86.6 1.2 36.3 1.7 18 to 24 years 560 81.1 4.3 12.4 3.6 25 to 44 years 2,490 90.5 1.5 42.6 2.6 45 to 64 years 1,556 90.1 2.0 41.7 3.2 65 years and over 918 73.3 3.8 24.7 3.7 ...25 years and over 4,963 87.2 1.2 39.0 1.8 Male 2,399 86.9 1.8 41.8 2.6 Female 2,565 87.5 1.7 36.4 2.5 White 3,404 89.9 1.3 44.4 2.2 Black 1,223 78.9 3.2 19.1 3.1 Hispanic 190 54.2 8.2 24.3 7.1 Non-Hispanic White 3,227 91.8 1.3 45.4 2.3 1/1.645 times the standard error added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90 percent confidence interval. Note: The symbol B means that the base is too small to show the derived measure.