TABLE 3.3. MARCH 1997 CPS: ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL BY RACE-ETHNICITY AGE 25 TO 34:

           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             |   40,256|    5,494|   34,762|    3,524|      510|      200|      883|      378|   27,411|    5,181|    2,170|

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

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

|Less than 5th     |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|grade             |      343|      237|      106|      183|        6|        5|       31|       12|       37|       34|       35|

|5th to 8th grade  |    1,163|      800|      363|      636|       39|        7|       98|       21|      240|       46|       77|

|9th to 12th grade |    3,623|    1,095|    2,528|      746|       86|       35|      175|       52|    1,743|      665|      121|

|High school       |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|graduate or more  |   35,127|    3,362|   31,765|    1,959|      378|      153|      578|      293|   25,391|    4,437|    1,937|

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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        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Less than 5th     |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|grade             |      0.9|      4.3|      0.3|      5.2|      1.1|      2.7|      3.6|      3.2|      0.1|      0.7|      1.6|

|5th to 8th grade  |      2.9|     14.6|      1.0|     18.0|      7.7|      3.5|     11.1|      5.4|      0.9|      0.9|      3.6|

|9th to 12th grade |      9.0|     19.9|      7.3|     21.2|     17.0|     17.5|     19.8|     13.8|      6.4|     12.8|      5.6|

|High school       |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|graduate or more  |     87.3|     61.2|     91.4|     55.6|     74.3|     76.3|     65.5|     77.5|     92.6|     85.6|     89.3|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH