TABLE 3.6B. MARCH 1997 CPS: COLLEGE 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        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|No college        |   38,669|    3,856|   34,813|    2,219|      455|      247|      590|      345|   28,772|    4,687|    1,354|

|Some college      |   11,205|      575|   10,630|      303|       80|       36|      104|       52|    9,006|    1,274|      349|

|AA degree         |    5,191|      246|    4,945|       99|       37|       22|       55|       33|    4,204|      549|      192|

|Bachelor's degree |    9,227|      345|    8,882|      130|       37|       40|       94|       44|    7,662|      651|      569|

|Advanced degree   |    4,453|      108|    4,345|       29|       17|       20|       30|       12|    3,798|      354|      193|

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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        |     56.3|     75.2|     54.7|     79.8|     72.7|     67.7|     67.6|     70.8|     53.8|     62.4|     50.9|

|Some college      |     16.3|     11.2|     16.7|     10.9|     12.8|      9.7|     11.9|     10.7|     16.9|     17.0|     13.1|

|AA degree         |      7.6|      4.8|      7.8|      3.6|      5.9|      6.1|      6.3|      6.8|      7.9|      7.3|      7.2|

|Bachelor's degree |     13.4|      6.7|     14.0|      4.7|      5.9|     11.1|     10.7|      9.1|     14.3|      8.7|     21.4|

|Advanced degree   |      6.5|      2.1|      6.8|      1.0|      2.7|      5.4|      3.4|      2.5|      7.1|      4.7|      7.3|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH