TABLE 3.2. MARCH 1997 CPS: COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL BY RACE-ETHNICITY AGE 25 AND OVER:

           BOTH SEXES - VALUES/PERCENTS



Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Internet Release date:  August 7, 1998



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|                  |         |  Hispanic Origin  |                                Race-Ethnicity                                 |

|                  |         |-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                  |         |         |   Not   |         | Puerto  |         |Central &|  Other  |White Not|Black Not|Other Not|

|                  |  Total  |Hispanic |Hispanic | Mexican |  Rican  |  Cuban  |South Am.|Hispanic |Hispanic |Hispanic |Hispanic |

|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|

|Total             |  170,581|   15,476|  155,105|    9,157|    1,669|      946|    2,473|    1,231|  129,299|   18,613|    7,193|

|Educational       |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Attainment        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|No college        |   88,110|   11,017|   77,094|    6,947|    1,154|      573|    1,590|      754|   62,764|   11,324|    3,005|

|Some college      |   29,367|    2,054|   27,313|    1,131|      229|      131|      348|      214|   22,775|    3,557|      981|

|AA degree         |   12,406|      805|   11,601|      397|      106|       56|      168|       78|    9,853|    1,249|      499|

|Bachelor's degree |   27,357|    1,153|   26,204|      521|      119|      114|      265|      133|   22,681|    1,777|    1,745|

|Advanced degree   |   13,341|      448|   12,893|      161|       61|       72|      102|       51|   11,225|      705|      962|

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|                  |         |  Hispanic Origin  |                                Race-Ethnicity                                 |

|                  |         |-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                  |         |         |   Not   |         | Puerto  |         |Central &|  Other  |White Not|Black Not|Other Not|

|                  |  Total  |Hispanic |Hispanic | Mexican |  Rican  |  Cuban  |South Am.|Hispanic |Hispanic |Hispanic |Hispanic |

|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|

|Total             |    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|

|Educational       |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Attainment        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|No college        |     51.7|     71.2|     49.7|     75.9|     69.1|     60.5|     64.3|     61.2|     48.5|     60.8|     41.8|

|Some college      |     17.2|     13.3|     17.6|     12.4|     13.7|     13.8|     14.1|     17.4|     17.6|     19.1|     13.6|

|AA degree         |      7.3|      5.2|      7.5|      4.3|      6.4|      5.9|      6.8|      6.3|      7.6|      6.7|      6.9|

|Bachelor's degree |     16.0|      7.4|     16.9|      5.7|      7.1|     12.1|     10.7|     10.8|     17.5|      9.5|     24.3|

|Advanced degree   |      7.8|      2.9|      8.3|      1.8|      3.6|      7.6|      4.1|      4.2|      8.7|      3.8|     13.4|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH