Table 7. Educational Attainment of Persons 25 Years Old and Over, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1997 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: July 30, 1998 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Black | White, not Hispanic Educational attainment and region |-----------------------------|----------------------------- | Both sexes Male Female | Both sexes Male Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Total, 25 years old and over.................. 19,072 8,446 10,626 29,299 62,123 67,176 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 8.9 10.0 8.0 5.1 5.1 5.0 None to 4th grade................. 2.2 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 5th to 8th grade.................. 6.7 7.0 6.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 High school: Total............................. 52.1 53.1 51.3 43.5 41.4 45.4 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 16.3 16.6 16.0 8.7 8.6 8.7 High school graduate.............. 35.8 36.5 35.3 34.8 32.8 36.7 College: Total............................. 39.1 37.0 40.7 51.4 53.5 49.7 Some college or associate degree.. 25.8 24.5 26.8 25.2 24.5 26.0 Bachelor's degree or more......... 13.3 12.5 13.9 26.2 29.0 23.7 Percent high school graduate or more........... 74.9 73.5 76.0 86.2 86.3 86.4 Total, 25 to 34 years old..................... 5,350 2,414 2,936 27,411 13,677 13,734 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 None to 4th grade................. 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 5th to 8th grade.................. 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 High school: Total............................. 51.9 55.6 48.8 38.1 40.0 36.0 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 13.1 14.0 12.3 6.4 7.5 5.2 High school graduate.............. 38.8 41.6 36.5 31.7 32.5 30.8 College: Total............................. 46.2 42.4 49.3 61.0 58.9 63.1 Some college or associate degree.. 32.3 30.5 33.7 29.7 28.6 30.8 Bachelor's degree or more......... 13.9 11.9 15.6 31.3 30.3 32.3 Percent high school graduate or more........... 85.0 84.0 85.8 92.7 91.4 93.9 Total, 35 to 44 years old..................... 5,415 2,483 2,932 32,230 16,135 16,096 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 3.4 4.4 2.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 None to 4th grade................. 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade.................. 2.7 3.2 2.2 0.9 1.0 0.8 High school: Total............................. 51.1 55.0 47.8 41.8 42.9 40.6 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 12.3 13.7 11.2 6.5 7.4 5.5 High school graduate.............. 38.7 41.3 36.5 35.3 35.5 35.1 College: Total............................. 45.5 40.6 49.7 57.1 55.8 58.4 Some college or associate degree.. 31.1 26.8 34.7 28.5 26.8 30.1 Bachelor's degree or more......... 14.4 13.8 15.0 28.6 29.0 28.2 Percent high school graduate or more........... 84.2 81.9 86.2 92.4 91.3 93.4 SOUTH Total, 25 years old and over.................. 10,256 4,471 5,785 43,120 20,711 22,408 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 10.4 12.8 8.6 6.5 6.6 6.3 None to 4th grade................. 2.7 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 5th to 8th grade.................. 7.7 8.7 6.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 High school: Total............................. 52.8 53.3 52.6 44.4 42.5 46.1 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 16.7 17.1 16.5 10.4 10.5 10.2 High school graduate.............. 36.1 36.2 36.1 34.0 32.0 35.9 College: Total............................. 36.7 33.9 38.9 49.1 50.7 47.5 Some college or associate degree.. 23.9 22.8 24.7 24.6 23.6 25.4 Bachelor's degree or more......... 12.8 11.1 14.2 24.5 27.1 22.1 Percent high school graduate or more........... 72.8 70.1 75.0 83.1 82.7 83.4 Total, 25 to 34 years old..................... 2,880 1,235 1,645 8,948 4,422 4,525 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.7 None to 4th grade................. 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 5th to 8th grade.................. 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.6 High school: Total............................. 54.7 57.0 53.1 40.1 41.9 38.2 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 13.2 13.8 12.8 8.6 10.2 7.0 High school graduate.............. 41.5 43.2 40.3 31.5 31.7 31.2 College: Total............................. 43.9 41.9 45.5 58.4 56.6 60.2 Some college or associate degree.. 30.0 29.8 30.2 29.3 28.5 30.1 Bachelor's degree or more......... 13.9 12.1 15.3 29.1 28.1 30.1 Percent high school graduate or more........... 85.4 85.1 85.8 89.9 88.3 91.4 Total, 35 to 44 years old..................... 2,926 1,329 1,598 10,559 5,318 5,242 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 4.1 4.9 3.4 1.8 1.9 1.7 None to 4th grade................. 1.1 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 5th to 8th grade.................. 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.5 1.6 1.4 High school: Total............................. 53.6 59.2 48.8 44.2 46.4 41.9 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 13.4 15.8 11.4 8.3 9.6 6.9 High school graduate.............. 40.2 43.4 37.4 35.9 36.8 35.0 College: Total............................. 42.4 35.9 47.7 54.1 51.8 56.4 Some college or associate degree.. 28.9 23.9 33.0 27.0 24.5 29.5 Bachelor's degree or more......... 13.5 12.0 14.7 27.1 27.3 26.9 Percent high school graduate or more........... 82.6 79.3 85.1 90.0 88.6 91.4 NORTH AND WEST Total, 25 years old and over.................. 8,816 3,975 4,841 86,179 41,412 44,767 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 7.0 6.8 7.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 None to 4th grade................. 1.5 1.8 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 5th to 8th grade.................. 5.5 5.0 5.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 High school: Total............................. 51.2 52.9 49.9 43.0 40.8 45.1 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 15.7 16.0 15.5 7.8 7.6 8.0 High school graduate.............. 35.5 36.9 34.4 35.2 33.2 37.1 College: Total............................. 41.8 40.3 42.9 52.7 54.8 50.6 Some college or associate degree.. 28.0 26.3 29.3 25.6 24.9 26.2 Bachelor's degree or more......... 13.8 14.0 13.6 27.1 29.9 24.4 Percent high school graduate or more........... 77.3 77.2 77.3 87.9 88.0 87.7 Total, 25 to 34 years old..................... 2,470 1,180 1,290 18,463 9,255 9,209 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 2.7 3.0 2.4 0.7 0.9 0.6 None to 4th grade................. 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 5th to 8th grade.................. 1.6 1.5 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 High school: Total............................. 48.4 53.9 43.4 37.1 39.1 35.0 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 12.9 14.1 11.8 5.3 6.2 4.3 High school graduate.............. 35.5 39.8 31.6 31.8 32.9 30.7 College: Total............................. 48.8 43.0 54.1 62.2 59.9 64.4 Some college or associate degree.. 34.9 31.3 38.2 29.9 28.6 31.1 Bachelor's degree or more......... 13.9 11.7 15.9 32.3 31.3 33.3 Percent high school graduate or more........... 84.3 82.8 85.7 94.0 92.8 95.1 Total, 35 to 44 years old..................... 2,489 1,154 1,335 21,671 10,817 10,854 Percent..................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................. 2.6 4.0 1.6 0.8 0.9 0.7 None to 4th grade................. 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade.................. 2.2 3.5 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.5 High school: Total............................. 48.1 50.0 46.5 40.6 41.2 40.0 9th to 12th grade (no diploma).... 11.1 11.2 11.0 5.6 6.3 4.8 High school graduate.............. 37.0 38.8 35.5 35.0 34.9 35.2 College: Total............................. 49.2 46.0 52.0 58.6 57.8 59.3 Some college or associate degree.. 33.7 30.2 36.6 29.2 27.9 30.5 Bachelor's degree or more......... 15.5 15.8 15.4 29.4 29.9 28.8 Percent high school graduate or more........... 86.2 84.8 87.5 93.6 92.7 94.5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------