Table 1.4 Educational Attainment of the Population by Citizenship Status and Sex: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ |173,754| 100.0|152,560| 100.0| 9,098| 100.0| 12,095| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 12,397| 7.1| 7,519| 4.9| 1,436| 15.8| 3,442| 28.5| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 16,443| 9.5| 14,052| 9.2| 698| 7.7| 1,693| 14.0| |High school graduate | 57,935| 33.3| 52,755| 34.6| 2,405| 26.4| 2,775| 22.9| |Some college or associate degree | 43,175| 24.8| 39,824| 26.1| 1,763| 19.4| 1,589| 13.1| |Bachelor's degree | 29,495| 17.0| 26,143| 17.1| 1,775| 19.5| 1,577| 13.0| |Advanced degree | 14,308| 8.2| 12,267| 8.0| 1,023| 11.2| 1,019| 8.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 28,841| 16.6| 21,571| 14.1| 2,134| 23.5| 5,136| 42.5| |High school graduate or more |144,913| 83.4|130,989| 85.9| 6,965| 76.5| 6,959| 57.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree |129,951| 74.8|114,151| 74.8| 6,301| 69.3| 9,499| 78.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 43,803| 25.2| 38,410| 25.2| 2,797| 30.7| 2,596| 21.5| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 82,917| 100.0| 72,613| 100.0| 4,290| 100.0| 6,014| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,990| 7.2| 3,621| 5.0| 658| 15.3| 1,710| 28.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 7,736| 9.3| 6,560| 9.0| 313| 7.3| 863| 14.3| |High school graduate | 26,368| 31.8| 23,997| 33.0| 1,047| 24.4| 1,324| 22.0| |Some college or associate degree | 20,042| 24.2| 18,490| 25.5| 814| 19.0| 737| 12.3| |Bachelor's degree | 14,808| 17.9| 13,230| 18.2| 829| 19.3| 749| 12.4| |Advanced degree | 7,974| 9.6| 6,714| 9.2| 628| 14.6| 631| 10.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 13,726| 16.6| 10,181| 14.0| 971| 22.6| 2,573| 42.8| |High school graduate or more | 69,191| 83.4| 62,432| 86.0| 3,319| 77.4| 3,441| 57.2| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 60,136| 72.5| 52,669| 72.5| 2,832| 66.0| 4,635| 77.1| |Bachelor's degree or more | 22,781| 27.5| 19,944| 27.5| 1,458| 34.0| 1,379| 22.9| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 90,837| 100.0| 79,948| 100.0| 4,808| 100.0| 6,081| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,408| 7.1| 3,898| 4.9| 777| 16.2| 1,732| 28.5| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,707| 9.6| 7,492| 9.4| 385| 8.0| 830| 13.7| |High school graduate | 31,566| 34.8| 28,758| 36.0| 1,358| 28.2| 1,451| 23.9| |Some college or associate degree | 23,134| 25.5| 21,334| 26.7| 948| 19.7| 851| 14.0| |Bachelor's degree | 14,687| 16.2| 12,913| 16.2| 945| 19.7| 829| 13.6| |Advanced degree | 6,335| 7.0| 5,552| 6.9| 394| 8.2| 388| 6.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 15,115| 16.6| 11,390| 14.2| 1,162| 24.2| 2,562| 42.1| |High school graduate or more | 75,722| 83.4| 68,557| 85.8| 3,646| 75.8| 3,519| 57.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 69,815| 76.9| 61,482| 76.9| 3,469| 72.1| 4,864| 80.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 21,022| 23.1| 18,466| 23.1| 1,339| 27.9| 1,217| 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 1999 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000