Table 1.4 Educational Attainment of the Population by Citizenship Status and Sex: March 1998 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ |172,211| 100.0|151,319| 100.0| 8,881| 100.0| 12,012| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 12,782| 7.4| 7,834| 5.2| 1,330| 15.0| 3,618| 30.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 16,776| 9.7| 14,520| 9.6| 713| 8.0| 1,543| 12.8| |High school graduate | 58,174| 33.8| 53,025| 35.0| 2,380| 26.8| 2,770| 23.1| |Some college or associate degree | 42,506| 24.7| 39,228| 25.9| 1,730| 19.5| 1,548| 12.9| |Bachelor's degree | 28,305| 16.4| 24,963| 16.5| 1,774| 20.0| 1,567| 13.0| |Advanced degree | 13,668| 7.9| 11,749| 7.8| 954| 10.7| 965| 8.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 29,558| 17.2| 22,353| 14.8| 2,043| 23.0| 5,162| 43.0| |High school graduate or more |142,653| 82.8|128,965| 85.2| 6,838| 77.0| 6,850| 57.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree |130,237| 75.6|114,606| 75.7| 6,152| 69.3| 9,479| 78.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 41,974| 24.4| 36,713| 24.3| 2,728| 30.7| 2,532| 21.1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 82,376| 100.0| 72,135| 100.0| 4,248| 100.0| 5,992| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,159| 7.5| 3,785| 5.2| 566| 13.3| 1,808| 30.2| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,018| 9.7| 6,923| 9.6| 299| 7.0| 796| 13.3| |High school graduate | 26,575| 32.3| 24,172| 33.5| 1,075| 25.3| 1,329| 22.2| |Some college or associate degree | 19,792| 24.0| 18,231| 25.3| 831| 19.6| 730| 12.2| |Bachelor's degree | 14,090| 17.1| 12,478| 17.3| 857| 20.2| 755| 12.6| |Advanced degree | 7,742| 9.4| 6,546| 9.1| 621| 14.6| 575| 9.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,177| 17.2| 10,708| 14.8| 865| 20.3| 2,604| 43.5| |High school graduate or more | 68,199| 82.8| 61,427| 85.2| 3,384| 79.7| 3,388| 56.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 60,544| 73.5| 53,111| 73.6| 2,771| 65.2| 4,662| 77.8| |Bachelor's degree or more | 21,832| 26.5| 19,024| 26.4| 1,478| 34.8| 1,330| 22.2| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 89,835| 100.0| 79,183| 100.0| 4,632| 100.0| 6,019| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,623| 7.4| 4,048| 5.1| 764| 16.5| 1,810| 30.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,758| 9.7| 7,597| 9.6| 414| 8.9| 747| 12.4| |High school graduate | 31,599| 35.2| 28,853| 36.4| 1,305| 28.2| 1,441| 23.9| |Some college or associate degree | 22,714| 25.3| 20,996| 26.5| 899| 19.4| 819| 13.6| |Bachelor's degree | 14,215| 15.8| 12,485| 15.8| 917| 19.8| 813| 13.5| |Advanced degree | 5,926| 6.6| 5,204| 6.6| 333| 7.2| 389| 6.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 15,381| 17.1| 11,645| 14.7| 1,178| 25.4| 2,557| 42.5| |High school graduate or more | 74,454| 82.9| 67,538| 85.3| 3,454| 74.6| 3,462| 57.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 69,693| 77.6| 61,495| 77.7| 3,381| 73.0| 4,817| 80.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 20,142| 22.4| 17,689| 22.3| 1,251| 27.0| 1,202| 20.0| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000