Table 7. Educational Attainment of Persons 25 Years Old and Over, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1995 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: May 1996 (Numbers in thousands) ================================================================================================================== | Black White, not Hispanic Educational attainment and region |================================================================ | Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female ================================================================================================================== UNITED STATES Total, 25 years old and over................... 18,457 8,201 10,256 128,707 61,776 66,930 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 9.8 11.0 8.7 5.6 5.8 5.5 None to 4th grade.................. 2.5 3.4 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 5th to 8th grade................... 7.3 7.7 7.0 4.9 5.0 4.8 High school: Total.............................. 52.7 52.6 52.8 43.3 40.7 45.7 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 16.5 15.6 17.2 8.5 8.3 8.8 High school graduate............... 36.2 37.0 35.6 34.8 32.4 37.0 College: Total.............................. 37.5 36.4 38.5 51.1 53.6 48.8 Some college or associate degree... 24.3 22.8 25.5 25.7 24.7 26.7 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 13.2 13.6 12.9 25.4 28.9 22.1 Percent high school graduate or more............. 73.8 73.4 74.1 85.9 86.0 85.8 Total, 25 to 34 years old...................... 5,446 2,477 2,969 29,223 14,565 14,658 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 None to 4th grade.................. 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 5th to 8th grade................... 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 High school: Total.............................. 54.8 56.0 53.8 40.6 42.6 38.6 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 13.6 12.7 14.2 6.4 7.2 5.7 High school graduate............... 41.3 43.3 39.6 34.2 35.5 32.9 College: Total.............................. 44.1 42.8 45.2 58.2 56.2 60.3 Some college or associate degree... 29.5 26.8 31.7 29.2 27.1 31.3 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 14.6 16.0 13.5 29.0 29.0 29.0 Percent high school graduate or more............. 85.3 86.1 84.7 92.4 91.7 93.1 Total, 35 to 44 years old...................... 5,190 2,388 2,801 31,834 15,978 15,856 Percent....................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 2.9 4.5 1.4 1.7 2.2 1.1 None to 4th grade.................. 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 5th to 8th grade................... 2.3 3.7 1.1 1.3 1.7 0.9 High school: Total.............................. 51.5 53.3 49.9 39.4 38.9 39.8 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 13.2 13.6 13.0 5.9 6.2 5.6 High school graduate............... 38.3 39.8 37.0 33.5 32.7 34.3 College: Total.............................. 45.6 42.1 48.6 59.0 58.9 59.0 Some college or associate degree... 30.0 26.9 32.6 29.3 27.7 30.9 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 15.7 15.2 16.1 29.7 31.2 28.1 Percent high school graduate or more............. 83.9 81.9 85.6 92.5 91.6 93.3 SOUTH Total, 25 years old and over................... 10,279 4,590 5,689 42,320 20,273 22,048 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 12.0 13.8 10.5 7.0 7.2 6.9 None to 4th grade.................. 3.5 4.7 2.5 1.1 1.2 1.0 5th to 8th grade................... 8.5 9.0 8.0 5.9 6.0 5.9 High school: Total.............................. 53.5 53.7 53.4 43.4 40.6 45.9 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 17.0 16.3 17.6 10.2 9.8 10.5 High school graduate............... 36.5 37.4 35.8 33.2 30.7 35.4 College: Total.............................. 34.5 32.5 36.1 49.6 52.2 47.2 Some college or associate degree... 22.5 20.9 23.8 25.5 24.3 26.6 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 12.1 11.7 12.4 24.2 28.0 20.6 Percent high school graduate or more............. 71.0 70.0 71.9 82.8 83.0 82.7 Total, 25 to 34 years old...................... 3,051 1,415 1,636 9,450 4,700 4,750 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 None to 4th grade.................. 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade................... 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.4 High school: Total.............................. 56.8 58.3 55.6 43.7 46.0 41.4 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 13.0 11.4 14.3 8.8 9.8 7.8 High school graduate............... 43.9 46.9 41.3 34.9 36.2 33.6 College: Total.............................. 41.6 40.1 43.0 54.8 52.5 57.1 Some college or associate degree... 27.8 25.5 29.9 27.4 25.4 29.3 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 13.8 14.7 13.1 27.4 27.0 27.8 Percent high school graduate or more............. 85.5 87.0 84.2 89.6 88.6 90.7 Total, 35 to 44 years old...................... 2,935 1,341 1,594 10,169 5,053 5,116 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 3.2 5.9 1.0 2.4 3.3 1.4 None to 4th grade.................. 0.8 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 5th to 8th grade................... 2.4 4.5 0.7 2.1 2.9 1.4 High school: Total.............................. 54.5 56.3 52.9 39.8 38.9 40.6 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 14.5 15.6 13.5 7.6 8.1 7.0 High school graduate............... 40.0 40.7 39.4 32.2 30.7 33.6 College: Total.............................. 42.3 37.8 46.0 57.9 57.8 57.9 Some college or associate degree... 28.5 24.7 31.6 28.2 26.3 30.1 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 13.8 13.0 14.4 29.7 31.6 27.8 Percent high school graduate or more............. 82.3 78.5 85.5 90.1 88.6 91.6 NORTH AND WEST Total, 25 years old and over................... 8,178 3,610 4,567 86,387 41,504 44,883 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 7.0 7.6 6.5 4.9 5.0 4.8 None to 4th grade.................. 1.2 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.5 5th to 8th grade................... 5.8 5.9 5.7 4.4 4.5 4.3 High school: Total.............................. 51.7 51.1 52.1 43.3 40.7 45.6 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 15.8 14.6 16.7 7.7 7.5 7.9 High school graduate............... 35.9 36.5 35.4 35.5 33.2 37.7 College: Total.............................. 41.3 41.3 41.3 51.8 54.3 49.6 Some college or associate degree... 26.6 25.2 27.8 25.8 24.9 26.7 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 14.7 16.1 13.6 26.0 29.3 22.9 Percent high school graduate or more............. 77.2 77.8 76.7 87.4 87.4 87.3 Total, 25 to 34 years old...................... 2,395 1,062 1,333 19,773 9,865 9,908 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.9 None to 4th grade.................. 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 5th to 8th grade................... 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 High school: Total.............................. 52.2 53.0 51.6 39.1 41.0 37.3 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 14.3 14.5 14.1 5.3 5.9 4.7 High school graduate............... 37.9 38.5 37.5 33.8 35.1 32.5 College: Total.............................. 47.2 46.3 47.9 59.9 58.0 61.8 Some college or associate degree... 31.6 28.5 34.0 30.1 28.0 32.3 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 15.6 17.8 13.9 29.8 30.0 29.6 Percent high school graduate or more............. 85.1 84.8 85.3 93.7 93.1 94.3 Total, 35 to 44 years old...................... 2,254 1,047 1,207 21,665 10,925 10,740 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 2.4 2.8 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.0 None to 4th grade.................. 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.2 5th to 8th grade................... 2.1 2.7 1.6 0.9 1.1 0.7 High school: Total.............................. 47.6 49.5 45.9 39.2 38.9 39.5 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 11.6 10.9 12.3 5.1 5.3 4.9 High school graduate............... 36.0 38.6 33.7 34.1 33.6 34.6 College: Total.............................. 50.0 47.7 52.1 59.5 59.4 59.5 Some college or associate degree... 31.9 29.7 33.8 29.8 28.3 31.3 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 18.1 17.9 18.3 29.7 31.1 28.3 Percent high school graduate or more............. 86.0 86.3 85.8 93.6 93.0 94.1 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________