Table 1.4 Educational Attainment of the Population by Citizenship Status and Sex: March 1996 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ |168,323| 100.0|149,235| 100.0| 7,219| 100.0| 11,869| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 13,622| 8.1| 8,914| 6.0| 972| 13.5| 3,736| 31.5| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 17,102| 10.2| 15,011| 10.1| 558| 7.7| 1,533| 12.9| |High school graduate | 56,559| 33.6| 52,071| 34.9| 1,881| 26.1| 2,607| 22.0| |Some college or associate degree | 41,372| 24.6| 38,060| 25.5| 1,588| 22.0| 1,724| 14.5| |Bachelor's degree | 26,540| 15.8| 23,695| 15.9| 1,427| 19.8| 1,418| 11.9| |Advanced degree | 13,128| 7.8| 11,485| 7.7| 793| 11.0| 850| 7.2| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 30,724| 18.3| 23,924| 16.0| 1,530| 21.2| 5,269| 44.4| |High school graduate or more |137,599| 81.7|125,310| 84.0| 5,689| 78.8| 6,600| 55.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree |128,655| 76.4|114,055| 76.4| 4,999| 69.2| 9,601| 80.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 39,668| 23.6| 35,180| 23.6| 2,220| 30.8| 2,268| 19.1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 80,339| 100.0| 71,120| 100.0| 3,383| 100.0| 5,835| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,604| 8.2| 4,327| 6.1| 445| 13.1| 1,832| 31.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 7,931| 9.9| 6,875| 9.7| 257| 7.6| 799| 13.7| |High school graduate | 25,649| 31.9| 23,684| 33.3| 738| 21.8| 1,227| 21.0| |Some college or associate degree | 19,301| 24.0| 17,810| 25.0| 688| 20.3| 802| 13.7| |Bachelor's degree | 13,219| 16.5| 11,848| 16.7| 723| 21.4| 648| 11.1| |Advanced degree | 7,636| 9.5| 6,577| 9.2| 532| 15.7| 527| 9.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,534| 18.1| 11,202| 15.8| 701| 20.7| 2,631| 45.1| |High school graduate or more | 65,805| 81.9| 59,919| 84.2| 2,682| 79.3| 3,204| 54.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 59,484| 74.0| 52,696| 74.1| 2,128| 62.9| 4,660| 79.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 20,855| 26.0| 18,425| 25.9| 1,255| 37.1| 1,175| 20.1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 87,984| 100.0| 78,114| 100.0| 3,836| 100.0| 6,034| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 7,019| 8.0| 4,587| 5.9| 527| 13.7| 1,904| 31.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 9,171| 10.4| 8,136| 10.4| 301| 7.9| 734| 12.2| |High school graduate | 30,911| 35.1| 28,387| 36.3| 1,143| 29.8| 1,380| 22.9| |Some college or associate degree | 22,071| 25.1| 20,250| 25.9| 899| 23.4| 922| 15.3| |Bachelor's degree | 13,321| 15.1| 11,847| 15.2| 704| 18.3| 770| 12.8| |Advanced degree | 5,492| 6.2| 4,908| 6.3| 261| 6.8| 323| 5.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 16,190| 18.4| 12,723| 16.3| 829| 21.6| 2,638| 43.7| |High school graduate or more | 71,794| 81.6| 65,391| 83.7| 3,008| 78.4| 3,395| 56.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 69,171| 78.6| 61,359| 78.6| 2,871| 74.8| 4,940| 81.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 18,813| 21.4| 16,755| 21.4| 965| 25.2| 1,093| 18.1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey, March 1996 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000