Multiple tables with row headers in column A and column headers in row 10,,,,,,,,, "Census 2000 PHC-T-41. A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000",,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, "Table 6c. Percent of the Total Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000",,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,, "[1950 to 2000 data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf3.pdf]",,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, Geographic area,1940,1950,1960,1970,1980,1990,2000,, FEMALE ONLY,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, United States,3.8,5.2,5.8,8.1,12.8,17.6,22.9,, ,,,,,,,,, .Region,,,,,,,,, ..Northeast,3.6,5.3,5.7,8.1,13.4,19.9,25.8,, ..Midwest,3.4,4.6,5.2,7.4,11.7,16.0,21.5,,,,,, ..South,3.5,4.8,5.7,7.7,12.0,16.2,21.1,,,,,, ..West,5.4,6.9,7.4,10.1,15.1,19.5,24.4,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, .State,,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Alabama,2.7,3.6,4.8,6.3,9.9,13.5,17.9,,,,,, ..Alaska,--,--,8.7,12.4,18.6,22.1,25.4,,,,,, ..Arizona,6.1,7.2,7.5,9.8,13.8,17.3,21.5,,,,,, ..Arkansas,1.9,2.7,3.9,5.5,8.8,11.8,15.9,,,,,, ..California,5.9,7.2,7.5,10.1,15.2,20.1,24.7,,,,,, ..Colorado,5.5,7.4,8.5,11.7,18.3,23.5,30.9,,,,,, ..Connecticut,3.5,5.7,6.8,10.0,16.0,23.7,29.5,,,,,, ..Delaware,3.8,5.6,6.9,9.3,13.4,18.4,23.5,,,,,, ..District of Columbia,7.7,10.2,11.3,14.9,24.0,30.9,36.8,,,,,, ..Florida,4.3,5.6,6.0,7.9,11.3,15.2,20.2,,,,,, ..Georgia,3.0,4.1,5.1,7.4,11.8,16.8,23.0,,,,,, ..Hawaii,--,--,7.9,11.9,17.7,21.4,25.5,,,,,, ..Idaho,3.9,4.6,5.5,7.5,12.0,14.5,19.4,,,,,, ..Illinois,3.4,4.6,5.3,7.6,12.8,18.3,24.5,,,,,, ..Indiana,3.1,4.3,4.7,6.4,9.9,13.3,18.1,,,,,, ..Iowa,3.7,4.6,5.0,7.5,11.4,14.9,20.4,,,,,, ..Kansas,4.2,5.5,6.5,9.1,13.7,18.4,24.4,,,,,, ..Kentucky,2.7,3.4,3.9,5.9,9.2,12.2,16.4,,,,,, ..Louisiana,3.0,4.4,5.4,7.3,11.4,14.5,18.2,,,,,, ..Maine,2.4,4.4,4.2,6.7,11.9,17.2,22.5,,,,,, ..Maryland,3.4,5.4,6.4,9.8,16.0,23.1,29.6,,,,,, ..Massachusetts,4.2,5.8,6.2,9.1,15.8,24.1,31.4,,,,,, ..Michigan,3.4,4.5,5.2,7.3,11.2,15.0,20.2,,,,,, ..Minnesota,3.6,5.0,5.7,8.6,14.0,19.4,26.2,,,,,, ..Mississippi,3.0,3.7,4.8,6.8,10.5,13.4,16.6,,,,,, ..Missouri,3.2,4.2,4.7,6.9,11.0,15.3,20.3,,,,,, ..Montana,4.5,5.6,6.1,9.3,14.9,17.8,23.4,,,,,, ..Nebraska,3.7,4.5,5.3,7.7,12.8,16.8,22.9,,,,,, ..Nevada,6.4,7.1,6.7,8.4,10.8,12.8,16.7,,,,,, ..New Hampshire,3.3,5.3,5.5,8.5,14.4,21.5,26.8,,,,,, ..New Jersey,3.5,5.0,5.4,8.0,13.6,21.0,27.4,,,,,, ..New Mexico,4.2,6.6,7.8,9.9,14.0,17.7,22.3,,,,,, ..New York,4.1,5.9,6.5,8.9,14.4,20.5,26.1,,,,,, ..North Carolina,4.3,5.3,5.7,7.3,11.3,15.7,21.8,,,,,, ..North Dakota,3.3,4.2,4.4,6.6,12.4,16.7,21.9,,,,,, ..Ohio,3.5,4.7,5.0,6.9,10.6,14.4,19.4,,,,,, ..Oklahoma,4.5,5.8,6.3,7.7,11.6,15.1,18.9,,,,,, ..Oregon,4.7,5.9,6.8,9.3,14.4,18.0,23.5,,,,,, ..Pennsylvania,3.1,4.3,4.4,6.2,10.2,15.3,20.6,,,,,, ..Rhode Island,3.5,4.9,4.8,6.8,11.7,18.1,23.7,,,,,, ..South Carolina,5.0,5.7,6.4,7.9,11.4,14.8,19.4,,,,,, ..South Dakota,3.3,4.7,4.6,7.1,11.9,15.5,20.8,,,,,, ..Tennessee,2.7,3.6,4.4,6.2,10.1,13.8,18.3,,,,,, ..Texas,4.1,5.5,6.4,8.3,13.2,17.4,21.5,,,,,, ..Utah,4.7,6.0,7.1,9.6,14.5,17.4,22.3,,,,,, ..Vermont,3.3,5.4,6.2,9.5,16.7,23.2,29.5,,,,,, ..Virginia,3.9,5.7,6.5,9.3,15.3,21.4,27.6,,,,,, ..Washington,4.9,6.7,7.3,9.9,14.9,19.7,25.8,,,,,, ..West Virginia,2.9,4.0,4.4,5.7,8.8,11.0,14.0,,,,,, ..Wisconsin,3.2,4.7,5.2,7.8,12.2,15.9,21.7,,,,,, ..Wyoming,5.1,6.4,7.0,9.8,13.9,16.5,20.8,,,,,, Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,, "The data cells for Alaska and Hawaii are filled with an ""--"" in 1940 and 1950 because they were not states at that time.",,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census of Population, 1940 to 2000.",,,,,,,,,,,,, "Internet Release Date: April 6, 2006",,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,