Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2002 (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/ | 25,790| 100.0| 10,220| 100.0| 6,924| 100.0| 4,539| 100.0| 4,107| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,639| 21.9| 2,258| 22.1| 1,534| 22.2| 998| 22.0| 849| 20.7| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,821| 10.9| 1,186| 11.6| 854| 12.3| 441| 9.7| 340| 8.3| |High school graduate | 6,513| 25.3| 2,521| 24.7| 1,733| 25.0| 1,079| 23.8| 1,180| 28.7| |Some college or associate degree | 3,987| 15.5| 1,266| 12.4| 1,169| 16.9| 794| 17.5| 758| 18.5| |Bachelor's degree | 4,381| 17.0| 1,860| 18.2| 1,112| 16.1| 818| 18.0| 591| 14.4| |Advanced degree | 2,448| 9.5| 1,129| 11.0| 521| 7.5| 410| 9.0| 389| 9.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 8,460| 32.8| 3,443| 33.7| 2,389| 34.5| 1,439| 31.7| 1,189| 29.0| |High school graduate or more | 17,330| 67.2| 6,777| 66.3| 4,536| 65.5| 3,100| 68.3| 2,917| 71.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 18,961| 73.5| 7,231| 70.8| 5,291| 76.4| 3,311| 73.0| 3,127| 76.1| |Bachelor's degree or more | 6,830| 26.5| 2,989| 29.2| 1,634| 23.6| 1,227| 27.0| 980| 23.9| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated --9/26/02) Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2002 (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/ | 12,760| 100.0| 5,140| 100.0| 3,603| 100.0| 2,245| 100.0| 1,772| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,805| 22.0| 1,190| 23.1| 761| 21.1| 506| 22.5| 349| 19.7| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,447| 11.3| 625| 12.2| 460| 12.8| 221| 9.8| 142| 8.0| |High school graduate | 3,043| 23.8| 1,223| 23.8| 891| 24.7| 506| 22.6| 422| 23.8| |Some college or associate degree | 1,896| 14.9| 593| 11.5| 599| 16.6| 380| 16.9| 325| 18.3| |Bachelor's degree | 2,131| 16.7| 855| 16.6| 571| 15.8| 396| 17.6| 309| 17.4| |Advanced degree | 1,438| 11.3| 655| 12.7| 321| 8.9| 236| 10.5| 226| 12.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,252| 33.3| 1,814| 35.3| 1,221| 33.9| 727| 32.4| 490| 27.7| |High school graduate or more | 8,508| 66.7| 3,325| 64.7| 2,382| 66.1| 1,518| 67.6| 1,282| 72.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 9,191| 72.0| 3,630| 70.6| 2,711| 75.2| 1,613| 71.9| 1,237| 69.8| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,569| 28.0| 1,509| 29.4| 892| 24.8| 632| 28.1| 535| 30.2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated --9/26/02) Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2002 (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/ | 13,030| 100.0| 5,080| 100.0| 3,321| 100.0| 2,294| 100.0| 2,334| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,834| 21.8| 1,068| 21.0| 774| 23.3| 492| 21.4| 500| 21.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,374| 10.5| 561| 11.0| 394| 11.9| 220| 9.6| 199| 8.5| |High school graduate | 3,470| 26.6| 1,298| 25.6| 842| 25.3| 572| 24.9| 758| 32.5| |Some college or associate degree | 2,091| 16.0| 674| 13.3| 570| 17.2| 415| 18.1| 433| 18.5| |Bachelor's degree | 2,251| 17.3| 1,005| 19.8| 541| 16.3| 422| 18.4| 282| 12.1| |Advanced degree | 1,010| 7.8| 474| 9.3| 200| 6.0| 174| 7.6| 162| 6.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,208| 32.3| 1,629| 32.1| 1,168| 35.2| 712| 31.0| 699| 30.0| |High school graduate or more | 8,822| 67.7| 3,451| 67.9| 2,153| 64.8| 1,583| 69.0| 1,635| 70.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 9,769| 75.0| 3,601| 70.9| 2,580| 77.7| 1,698| 74.0| 1,890| 81.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,261| 25.0| 1,480| 29.1| 742| 22.3| 596| 26.0| 444| 19.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated --9/26/02)