TABLE 3.4. MARCH 1997 CPS: COLLEGE 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        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|No college        |   17,840|    3,647|   14,193|    2,523|      299|       93|      554|      178|   10,707|    2,782|      704|

|Some college      |    8,043|      887|    7,156|      510|       91|       40|      144|      102|    5,533|    1,285|      338|

|AA degree         |    3,481|      327|    3,154|      177|       45|       21|       53|       32|    2,600|      395|      160|

|Bachelor's degree |    8,489|      504|    7,985|      251|       59|       28|      117|       50|    6,775|      597|      613|

|Advanced degree   |    2,403|      129|    2,274|       62|       16|       20|       15|       16|    1,797|      122|      355|

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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        |     44.3|     66.4|     40.8|     71.6|     58.7|     46.2|     62.8|     47.2|     39.1|     53.7|     32.5|

|Some college      |     20.0|     16.2|     20.6|     14.5|     17.9|     19.8|     16.4|     27.0|     20.2|     24.8|     15.6|

|AA degree         |      8.6|      6.0|      9.1|      5.0|      8.8|     10.3|      6.0|      8.3|      9.5|      7.6|      7.4|

|Bachelor's degree |     21.1|      9.2|     23.0|      7.1|     11.5|     13.7|     13.2|     13.2|     24.7|     11.5|     28.3|

|Advanced degree   |      6.0|      2.3|      6.5|      1.8|      3.1|      9.8|      1.7|      4.3|      6.6|      2.4|     16.4|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

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