Table 1.4 Educational Attainment of the Population by Citizenship Status and Sex: March 1997 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ |170,581| 100.0|150,361| 100.0| 8,224| 100.0| 11,997| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 13,312| 7.8| 8,476| 5.6| 1,141| 13.9| 3,695| 30.8| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 17,212| 10.1| 15,039| 10.0| 648| 7.9| 1,526| 12.7| |High school graduate | 57,586| 33.8| 52,812| 35.1| 2,071| 25.2| 2,703| 22.5| |Some college or associate degree | 41,774| 24.5| 38,287| 25.5| 1,787| 21.7| 1,700| 14.2| |Bachelor's degree | 27,357| 16.0| 24,185| 16.1| 1,635| 19.9| 1,537| 12.8| |Advanced degree | 13,341| 7.8| 11,563| 7.7| 942| 11.5| 836| 7.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 30,524| 17.9| 23,515| 15.6| 1,789| 21.7| 5,220| 43.5| |High school graduate or more |140,057| 82.1|126,845| 84.4| 6,435| 78.3| 6,776| 56.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree |129,884| 76.1|114,614| 76.2| 5,647| 68.7| 9,623| 80.2| |Bachelor's degree or more | 40,697| 23.9| 35,747| 23.8| 2,577| 31.3| 2,373| 19.8| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 81,620| 100.0| 71,686| 100.0| 3,954| 100.0| 5,980| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,477| 7.9| 4,125| 5.8| 520| 13.2| 1,831| 30.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,212| 10.1| 7,104| 9.9| 286| 7.2| 822| 13.7| |High school graduate | 26,226| 32.1| 24,118| 33.6| 843| 21.3| 1,264| 21.1| |Some college or associate degree | 19,332| 23.7| 17,691| 24.7| 839| 21.2| 802| 13.4| |Bachelor's degree | 13,672| 16.8| 12,096| 16.9| 840| 21.2| 736| 12.3| |Advanced degree | 7,702| 9.4| 6,551| 9.1| 625| 15.8| 526| 8.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,689| 18.0| 11,229| 15.7| 807| 20.4| 2,653| 44.4| |High school graduate or more | 66,931| 82.0| 60,456| 84.3| 3,147| 79.6| 3,328| 55.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 60,246| 73.8| 53,038| 74.0| 2,489| 62.9| 4,719| 78.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 21,374| 26.2| 18,647| 26.0| 1,465| 37.1| 1,262| 21.1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 88,961| 100.0| 78,675| 100.0| 4,270| 100.0| 6,016| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,836| 7.7| 4,351| 5.5| 621| 14.5| 1,864| 31.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 9,000| 10.1| 7,935| 10.1| 361| 8.5| 704| 11.7| |High school graduate | 31,360| 35.3| 28,694| 36.5| 1,228| 28.8| 1,439| 23.9| |Some college or associate degree | 22,442| 25.2| 20,596| 26.2| 948| 22.2| 898| 14.9| |Bachelor's degree | 13,685| 15.4| 12,088| 15.4| 795| 18.6| 802| 13.3| |Advanced degree | 5,638| 6.3| 5,012| 6.4| 317| 7.4| 310| 5.2| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 15,836| 17.8| 12,286| 15.6| 982| 23.0| 2,568| 42.7| |High school graduate or more | 73,126| 82.2| 66,389| 84.4| 3,288| 77.0| 3,449| 57.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 69,638| 78.3| 61,575| 78.3| 3,158| 74.0| 4,905| 81.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 19,323| 21.7| 17,100| 21.7| 1,112| 26.0| 1,112| 18.5| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000