TABLE 3.5B. MARCH 1997 CPS: ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL BY RACE-ETHNICITY AGE 35 AND OVER:

            FEMALES - 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             |   68,745|    5,130|   63,614|    2,779|      626|      365|      872|      488|   53,442|    7,514|    2,659|

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

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

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

|grade             |    1,237|      622|      615|      446|       47|       27|       64|       39|      327|      125|      163|

|5th to 8th grade  |    4,915|    1,188|    3,727|      726|      115|       83|      174|       91|    2,892|      611|      225|

|9th to 12th grade |    7,385|      737|    6,648|      389|      122|       40|      111|       76|    5,139|    1,316|      193|

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

|graduate or more  |   55,208|    2,584|   52,624|    1,219|      343|      216|      524|      283|   45,085|    5,462|    2,077|

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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             |      1.8|     12.1|      1.0|     16.0|      7.4|      7.3|      7.3|      8.0|      0.6|      1.7|      6.1|

|5th to 8th grade  |      7.2|     23.2|      5.9|     26.1|     18.3|     22.7|     20.0|     18.6|      5.4|      8.1|      8.4|

|9th to 12th grade |     10.7|     14.4|     10.5|     14.0|     19.5|     10.9|     12.7|     15.5|      9.6|     17.5|      7.3|

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

|graduate or more  |     80.3|     50.4|     82.7|     43.9|     54.8|     59.1|     60.0|     58.0|     84.4|     72.7|     78.1|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH