TABLE 3.5. MARCH 1997 CPS: ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL BY RACE-ETHNICITY AGE 35 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             |  130,325|    9,982|  120,343|    5,633|    1,160|      746|    1,591|      853|  101,888|   13,431|    5,024|

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

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

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

|grade             |    2,497|    1,211|    1,285|      918|       84|       51|      108|       50|      694|      342|      249|

|5th to 8th grade  |    9,309|    2,254|    7,055|    1,450|      194|      151|      308|      150|    5,549|    1,155|      351|

|9th to 12th grade |   13,589|    1,409|   12,180|      775|      241|       79|      189|      125|    9,460|    2,357|      363|

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

|graduate or more  |  104,930|    5,109|   99,822|    2,490|      641|      464|      986|      527|   86,185|    9,576|    4,060|

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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             |      1.9|     12.1|      1.1|     16.3|      7.3|      6.8|      6.8|      5.9|      0.7|      2.5|      5.0|

|5th to 8th grade  |      7.1|     22.6|      5.9|     25.7|     16.7|     20.3|     19.4|     17.6|      5.4|      8.6|      7.0|

|9th to 12th grade |     10.4|     14.1|     10.1|     13.8|     20.8|     10.6|     11.9|     14.7|      9.3|     17.5|      7.2|

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

|graduate or more  |     80.5|     51.2|     82.9|     44.2|     55.3|     62.3|     62.0|     61.8|     84.6|     71.3|     80.8|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

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