TABLE 1B.  GED COMPLETION BY SEX, RACE AND ETHNICITY, AGE, AND EDUCATION, 1996



Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Internet Release Date:  April 10, 2001



All people age 15 and over

Numbers in thousands.



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|Characteristic        |    Education level and GED status     |

|                      |---------------------------------------|

|                      |                   |  Some college or  |

|                      |    High school    |       more        |

|                      |-------------------+-------------------|

|                      |         | Regular |         | Regular |

|                      |   GED   | diploma |   GED   | diploma |

|----------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|

|TOTAL                 |    9,760|   52,599|    5,946|   90,750|

|Sex                   |         |         |         |         |

|  Men                 |    5,180|   24,215|    3,071|   43,759|

|  Women               |    4,579|   28,383|    2,874|   46,991|

|Race and ethnicity    |         |         |         |         |

|  White               |    8,127|   44,397|    4,836|   77,967|

|   Non-Hispanic       |    7,332|   40,793|    4,376|   73,417|

|  Black               |    1,322|    6,332|      714|    8,479|

|  Hispanic*           |      868|    3,959|      527|    5,063|

|Age                   |         |         |         |         |

|  15 to 17 years old  |       51|      225|        7|       53|

|  18 to 24 years old  |    1,333|    7,470|      566|   10,872|

|  25 to 34 years old  |    2,119|   10,641|    1,372|   21,484|

|  35 to 44 years old  |    2,226|   11,253|    1,551|   23,220|

|  45 to 54 years old  |    1,640|    8,064|    1,075|   17,318|

|  55 to 64 years old  |    1,207|    5,934|      695|    8,232|

|  65 years old & over |    1,184|    9,011|      680|    9,571|

|Education             |         |         |         |         |

|  High school         |    9,760|   52,599|        X|        X|

|  Some college        |        X|        X|    3,087|   33,132|

|  Vocational          |        X|        X|      748|    7,428|

|  Associate degree    |        X|        X|      835|   10,923|

|  Bachelor's degree   |        X|        X|      897|   26,481|

|  Master's degree     |        X|        X|      263|    8,994|

|  Professional degree |        X|        X|       61|    2,253|

|  Doctorate degree    |        X|        X|       55|    1,538|

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X Does not apply

* Hispanics may be of any race

Data Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1996 Panel