Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Age and Sex: March 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: June 1, 2001 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sex and educational attainment | | Age | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | 85 years and | | | Total |25 to 54 years |55 to 59 years |60 to 64 years |65 to 74 years |75 to 84 years | over | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total |175,230| 100.0|119,222| 100.0| 12,868| 100.0| 10,519| 100.0| 17,796| 100.0| 11,685| 100.0| 3,140| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 12,179| 7.0| 4,874| 4.1| 861| 6.7| 1,002| 9.5| 2,340| 13.1| 2,178| 18.6| 924| 29.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 15,675| 8.9| 8,754| 7.3| 1,193| 9.3| 1,224| 11.6| 2,356| 13.2| 1,695| 14.5| 453| 14.4| |High school graduate | 58,086| 33.1| 38,027| 31.9| 4,548| 35.3| 3,810| 36.2| 6,649| 37.4| 4,127| 35.3| 926| 29.5| |Some college or associate degree | 44,445| 25.4| 33,318| 27.9| 3,043| 23.6| 2,212| 21.0| 3,336| 18.7| 2,103| 18.0| 433| 13.8| |Bachelor's degree | 29,840| 17.0| 23,649| 19.8| 1,756| 13.6| 1,302| 12.4| 1,849| 10.4| 1,016| 8.7| 268| 8.5| |Advanced degree | 15,006| 8.6| 10,600| 8.9| 1,466| 11.4| 971| 9.2| 1,267| 7.1| 567| 4.9| 136| 4.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 27,853| 15.9| 13,628| 11.4| 2,054| 16.0| 2,225| 21.2| 4,696| 26.4| 3,873| 33.1| 1,377| 43.9| |High school graduate or more |147,377| 84.1|105,594| 88.6| 10,813| 84.0| 8,294| 78.8| 13,101| 73.6| 7,813| 66.9| 1,763| 56.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree |130,384| 74.4| 84,973| 71.3| 9,646| 75.0| 8,247| 78.4| 14,680| 82.5| 10,103| 86.5| 2,736| 87.1| |Bachelor's degree or more | 44,846| 25.6| 34,249| 28.7| 3,222| 25.0| 2,273| 21.6| 3,116| 17.5| 1,583| 13.5| 404| 12.9| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Special Populations Branch, Population Division. Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Age and Sex: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sex and educational attainment | | Age | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | 85 years and | | | Total |25 to 54 years |55 to 59 years |60 to 64 years |65 to 74 years |75 to 84 years | over | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Male | 83,611| 100.0| 58,588| 100.0| 6,105| 100.0| 5,032| 100.0| 8,049| 100.0| 4,796| 100.0| 1,041| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,918| 7.1| 2,515| 4.3| 405| 6.6| 531| 10.6| 1,200| 14.9| 953| 19.9| 314| 30.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 7,298| 8.7| 4,481| 7.6| 508| 8.3| 552| 11.0| 974| 12.1| 632| 13.2| 151| 14.5| |High school graduate | 26,651| 31.9| 18,835| 32.1| 1,982| 32.5| 1,609| 32.0| 2,511| 31.2| 1,449| 30.2| 265| 25.5| |Some college or associate degree | 20,493| 24.5| 15,585| 26.6| 1,385| 22.7| 1,056| 21.0| 1,520| 18.9| 815| 17.0| 131| 12.6| |Bachelor's degree | 14,909| 17.8| 11,571| 19.7| 965| 15.8| 694| 13.8| 1,012| 12.6| 572| 11.9| 95| 9.1| |Advanced degree | 8,342| 10.0| 5,601| 9.6| 860| 14.1| 590| 11.7| 832| 10.3| 375| 7.8| 85| 8.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 13,215| 15.8| 6,997| 11.9| 913| 15.0| 1,083| 21.5| 2,174| 27.0| 1,585| 33.0| 465| 44.6| |High school graduate or more | 70,395| 84.2| 51,591| 88.1| 5,192| 85.0| 3,949| 78.5| 5,875| 73.0| 3,211| 67.0| 577| 55.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 60,359| 72.2| 41,417| 70.7| 4,280| 70.1| 3,748| 74.5| 6,205| 77.1| 3,849| 80.3| 861| 82.7| |Bachelor's degree or more | 23,251| 27.8| 17,172| 29.3| 1,825| 29.9| 1,284| 25.5| 1,844| 22.9| 947| 19.7| 180| 17.3| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Special Populations Branch, Population Division. Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Age and Sex: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sex and educational attainment | | Age | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | 85 years and | | | Total |25 to 54 years |55 to 59 years |60 to 64 years |65 to 74 years |75 to 84 years | over | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Female | 91,620| 100.0| 60,634| 100.0| 6,763| 100.0| 5,487| 100.0| 9,747| 100.0| 6,889| 100.0| 2,099| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,261| 6.8| 2,359| 3.9| 457| 6.8| 470| 8.6| 1,140| 11.7| 1,225| 17.8| 610| 29.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,377| 9.1| 4,272| 7.0| 685| 10.1| 672| 12.2| 1,382| 14.2| 1,063| 15.4| 302| 14.4| |High school graduate | 31,435| 34.3| 19,192| 31.7| 2,566| 37.9| 2,201| 40.1| 4,138| 42.4| 2,678| 38.9| 661| 31.5| |Some college or associate degree | 23,952| 26.1| 17,733| 29.2| 1,658| 24.5| 1,156| 21.1| 1,815| 18.6| 1,288| 18.7| 302| 14.4| |Bachelor's degree | 14,931| 16.3| 12,078| 19.9| 791| 11.7| 608| 11.1| 837| 8.6| 444| 6.4| 173| 8.3| |Advanced degree | 6,664| 7.3| 4,999| 8.2| 607| 9.0| 380| 6.9| 435| 4.5| 192| 2.8| 51| 2.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,638| 16.0| 6,631| 10.9| 1,142| 16.9| 1,142| 20.8| 2,522| 25.9| 2,288| 33.2| 912| 43.5| |High school graduate or more | 76,982| 84.0| 54,003| 89.1| 5,621| 83.1| 4,345| 79.2| 7,225| 74.1| 4,602| 66.8| 1,186| 56.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 70,025| 76.4| 43,557| 71.8| 5,366| 79.3| 4,498| 82.0| 8,475| 86.9| 6,254| 90.8| 1,875| 89.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 21,595| 23.6| 17,077| 28.2| 1,397| 20.7| 989| 18.0| 1,272| 13.1| 636| 9.2| 224| 10.7| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Special Populations Branch, Population Division.