Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990 or later | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 23,544| 100.0| 7,357| 100.0| 6,969| 100.0| 4,610| 100.0| 4,608| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,155| 21.9| 1,607| 21.8| 1,545| 22.2| 1,027| 22.3| 975| 21.2| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,569| 10.9| 857| 11.7| 901| 12.9| 425| 9.2| 386| 8.4| |High school graduate | 5,900| 25.1| 1,769| 24.0| 1,849| 26.5| 1,062| 23.0| 1,220| 26.5| |Some college or associate degree | 3,798| 16.1| 1,023| 13.9| 1,052| 15.1| 824| 17.9| 898| 19.5| |Bachelor's degree | 3,835| 16.3| 1,380| 18.8| 1,045| 15.0| 830| 18.0| 580| 12.6| |Advanced degree | 2,288| 9.7| 720| 9.8| 577| 8.3| 441| 9.6| 550| 11.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 7,723| 32.8| 2,464| 33.5| 2,446| 35.1| 1,452| 31.5| 1,361| 29.5| |High school graduate or more | 15,821| 67.2| 4,893| 66.5| 4,523| 64.9| 3,157| 68.5| 3,248| 70.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 17,421| 74.0| 5,257| 71.4| 5,347| 76.7| 3,339| 72.4| 3,479| 75.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 6,123| 26.0| 2,100| 28.6| 1,622| 23.3| 1,271| 27.6| 1,129| 24.5| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated 1/6/03) Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Male ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990 or later | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 11,613| 100.0| 3,641| 100.0| 3,635| 100.0| 2,239| 100.0| 2,098| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,455| 21.1| 798| 21.9| 748| 20.6| 492| 22.0| 417| 19.9| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,322| 11.4| 447| 12.3| 482| 13.3| 215| 9.6| 177| 8.5| |High school graduate | 2,756| 23.7| 839| 23.1| 934| 25.7| 499| 22.3| 483| 23.0| |Some college or associate degree | 1,772| 15.3| 489| 13.4| 549| 15.1| 358| 16.0| 375| 17.9| |Bachelor's degree | 1,848| 15.9| 646| 17.7| 540| 14.9| 373| 16.7| 289| 13.8| |Advanced degree | 1,461| 12.6| 421| 11.6| 383| 10.5| 301| 13.5| 356| 17.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,777| 32.5| 1,246| 34.2| 1,230| 33.8| 707| 31.6| 595| 28.3| |High school graduate or more | 7,836| 67.5| 2,396| 65.8| 2,406| 66.2| 1,532| 68.4| 1,503| 71.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 8,304| 71.5| 2,574| 70.7| 2,712| 74.6| 1,564| 69.9| 1,453| 69.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,309| 28.5| 1,067| 29.3| 923| 25.4| 674| 30.1| 645| 30.7| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated 1/6/03) Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Female ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990 or later | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 11,931| 100.0| 3,716| 100.0| 3,333| 100.0| 2,371| 100.0| 2,510| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,699| 22.6| 809| 21.8| 798| 23.9| 535| 22.6| 558| 22.2| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,247| 10.5| 410| 11.0| 418| 12.6| 210| 8.9| 208| 8.3| |High school graduate | 3,144| 26.4| 930| 25.0| 915| 27.4| 563| 23.8| 736| 29.3| |Some college or associate degree | 2,026| 17.0| 534| 14.4| 504| 15.1| 465| 19.6| 523| 20.8| |Bachelor's degree | 1,987| 16.7| 735| 19.8| 504| 15.1| 457| 19.3| 291| 11.6| |Advanced degree | 827| 6.9| 299| 8.0| 194| 5.8| 140| 5.9| 194| 7.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,946| 33.1| 1,219| 32.8| 1,216| 36.5| 745| 31.4| 766| 30.5| |High school graduate or more | 7,984| 66.9| 2,497| 67.2| 2,117| 63.5| 1,626| 68.6| 1,744| 69.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 9,117| 76.4| 2,682| 72.2| 2,635| 79.0| 1,774| 74.8| 2,026| 80.7| |Bachelor's degree or more | 2,814| 23.6| 1,034| 27.8| 699| 21.0| 597| 25.2| 485| 19.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated 1/6/03)