Table 7. Educational Attainment of People 25 Years Old and Over, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1998 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 24, 1999 (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.................. 19,376 8,578 10,798 129,710 62,301 67,409 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 8.1 8.8 7.4 4.7 4.7 4.7 None to 4th grade................... 1.8 2.4 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 5th to 8th grade.................... 6.3 6.5 6.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 High school: Total............................... 51.9 52.9 51.0 43.0 40.9 44.9 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 15.9 16.0 15.8 8.2 8.2 8.2 High school graduate................ 36.0 36.9 35.2 34.8 32.7 36.7 College: Total............................... 40.1 38.2 41.5 52.3 54.4 50.4 Some college or associate degree.... 25.3 24.3 26.1 25.7 25.0 26.3 Bachelor's degree or more........... 14.7 13.9 15.4 26.6 29.3 24.1 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 76.0 75.2 76.7 87.1 87.1 87.1 Total, 25 to 34 years old..................... 5,299 2,389 2,910 26,512 13,165 13,347 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 None to 4th grade................... 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 5th to 8th grade.................... 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 High school: Total............................... 50.5 53.5 48.0 37.2 39.9 34.6 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 11.5 11.4 11.5 5.6 6.5 4.7 High school graduate................ 39.0 42.1 36.5 31.6 33.4 29.9 College: Total............................... 48.0 45.0 50.4 61.7 58.9 64.4 Some college or associate degree.... 32.7 30.1 34.8 29.8 28.5 31.1 Bachelor's degree or more........... 15.3 15.0 15.6 31.9 30.4 33.4 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 87.0 87.1 86.9 93.3 92.3 94.3 Total, 35 to 44 years old..................... 5,499 2,517 2,982 32,345 16,205 16,141 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 2.2 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.1 None to 4th grade................... 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade.................... 2.0 2.4 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.9 High school: Total............................... 52.9 56.7 49.6 40.7 41.5 39.8 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 13.9 15.7 12.3 6.1 6.9 5.3 High school graduate................ 39.0 41.0 37.3 34.6 34.7 34.5 College: Total............................... 44.9 40.5 48.6 58.0 56.9 59.0 Some college or associate degree.... 29.5 26.4 32.1 28.7 26.9 30.5 Bachelor's degree or more........... 15.4 14.1 16.5 29.3 30.0 28.6 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 83.8 81.4 85.9 92.6 91.5 93.6 SOUTH Total, 25 years old and over.................. 10,670 4,747 5,924 43,388 20,863 22,526 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 9.1 9.8 8.5 6.1 6.2 6.0 None to 4th grade................... 2.4 3.1 1.8 0.9 1.1 0.8 5th to 8th grade.................... 6.7 6.7 6.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 High school: Total............................... 53.7 54.4 53.1 44.0 41.4 46.3 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 16.4 16.5 16.2 9.8 9.9 9.6 High school graduate................ 37.3 37.9 36.9 34.2 31.5 36.7 College: Total............................... 37.2 35.8 38.3 49.9 52.4 47.7 Some college or associate degree.... 23.8 23.3 24.2 24.4 23.7 25.1 Bachelor's degree or more........... 13.4 12.5 14.1 25.5 28.6 22.7 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 74.5 73.7 75.2 84.1 83.8 84.4 Total, 25 to 34 years old..................... 3,013 1,386 1,626 8,879 4,363 4,517 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.4 None to 4th grade................... 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 - 5th to 8th grade.................... 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 High school: Total............................... 52.5 55.5 49.9 39.3 41.2 37.6 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 11.4 12.9 10.1 7.0 8.3 5.7 High school graduate................ 41.1 42.6 39.8 32.4 32.9 31.8 College: Total............................... 46.0 43.0 48.5 59.0 56.9 61.0 Some college or associate degree.... 31.9 29.2 34.1 27.6 26.8 28.4 Bachelor's degree or more........... 14.1 13.8 14.4 31.4 30.1 32.7 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 87.1 85.7 88.3 91.4 89.8 92.9 Total, 35 to 44 years old..................... 3,041 1,379 1,662 10,329 5,286 5,043 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 2.0 2.4 1.7 2.0 2.6 1.4 None to 4th grade................... 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 5th to 8th grade.................... 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.8 2.3 1.3 High school: Total............................... 57.9 63.4 53.3 43.3 43.8 42.8 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 15.1 17.2 13.4 8.6 9.5 7.6 High school graduate................ 42.8 46.3 39.9 34.7 34.2 35.2 College: Total............................... 40.1 34.1 45.0 54.7 53.7 55.7 Some college or associate degree.... 26.3 22.7 29.3 26.5 24.4 28.7 Bachelor's degree or more........... 13.7 11.4 15.6 28.2 29.3 27.0 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 82.9 80.4 84.9 89.4 87.9 90.9 NORTH AND WEST Total, 25 years old and over.................. 8,706 3,831 4,875 86,322 41,439 44,883 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 6.8 7.7 6.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 None to 4th grade................... 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 5th to 8th grade.................... 5.7 6.2 5.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 High school: Total............................... 49.6 51.0 48.5 42.5 40.6 44.2 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 15.3 15.3 15.3 7.4 7.3 7.5 High school graduate................ 34.3 35.7 33.3 35.1 33.3 36.7 College: Total............................... 43.5 41.3 45.3 53.5 55.4 51.8 Some college or associate degree.... 27.1 25.5 28.4 26.3 25.7 26.9 Bachelor's degree or more........... 16.4 15.7 16.9 27.2 29.7 24.9 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 77.9 77.0 78.6 88.6 88.7 88.5 Total, 25 to 34 years old..................... 2,287 1,003 1,284 17,633 8,803 8,830 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 1.5 1.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 None to 4th grade................... 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 5th to 8th grade.................... 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 High school: Total............................... 47.8 50.7 45.5 36.2 39.3 33.1 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 11.5 9.4 13.2 4.9 5.6 4.2 High school graduate................ 36.3 41.3 32.3 31.3 33.7 28.9 College: Total............................... 50.6 47.8 52.9 63.0 59.8 66.2 Some college or associate degree.... 33.7 31.2 35.7 30.9 29.3 32.5 Bachelor's degree or more........... 16.9 16.6 17.2 32.1 30.6 33.7 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 86.9 89.1 85.2 94.3 93.5 95.0 Total, 35 to 44 years old..................... 2,458 1,138 1,321 22,017 10,919 11,098 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total............................... 2.5 3.2 1.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 None to 4th grade................... 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade.................... 2.4 3.2 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 High school: Total............................... 46.6 48.5 44.9 39.5 40.5 38.5 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)...... 12.4 14.0 11.0 4.9 5.6 4.3 High school graduate................ 34.2 34.5 33.9 34.5 34.9 34.2 College: Total............................... 50.9 48.2 53.1 59.5 58.5 60.5 Some college or associate degree.... 33.4 30.9 35.5 29.7 28.2 31.2 Bachelor's degree or more........... 17.5 17.3 17.6 29.8 30.3 29.3 Percent high school graduate or more.............. 85.1 82.8 87.0 94.0 93.3 94.7 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------