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 8c. Percent of the White 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,4.0,5.4,6.0,8.4,13.3,18.4,24.1,, ,,,,,,,,, .Region,,,,,,,,, ..Northeast,3.8,5.4,5.9,8.4,13.9,20.7,27.1,, ..Midwest,3.5,4.7,5.3,7.6,11.9,16.4,22.1,,,,,, ..South,4.3,5.5,6.1,8.2,10.0,17.3,22.5,,,,,, ..West,5.5,7.0,7.6,10.3,15.7,20.5,26.2,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, .State,,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Alabama,3.8,4.4,5.3,6.8,10.4,14.4,19.4,,,,,, ..Alaska,--,--,10.6,14.6,21.5,25.7,30.1,,,,,, ..Arizona,6.8,7.8,7.9,10.3,15.0,18.8,23.5,,,,,, ..Arkansas,2.4,3.1,4.3,5.8,9.3,12.3,16.7,,,,,, ..California,6.0,7.4,7.6,10.3,15.8,21.4,27.0,,,,,, ..Colorado,5.5,**,8.6,11.8,19.1,24.6,32.8,,,,,, ..Connecticut,3.5,5.8,7.0,10.3,16.5,24.7,31.5,,,,,, ..Delaware,4.1,**,7.4,9.8,14.0,19.6,24.8,,,,,, ..District of Columbia,9.1,12.2,15.1,26.7,48.7,64.8,74.6,,,,,, ..Florida,5.5,6.4,6.5,8.3,11.7,15.7,21.1,,,,,, ..Georgia,4.2,5.1,5.9,8.2,13.0,18.4,25.3,,,,,, ..Hawaii,--,--,13.8,17.4,23.0,27.1,35.0,,,,,, ..Idaho,3.9,**,5.5,7.6,12.2,14.8,19.8,,,,,, ..Illinois,3.4,4.8,5.5,8.0,13.1,19.1,25.8,,,,,, ..Indiana,3.1,4.4,4.8,6.5,10.1,13.5,18.4,,,,,, ..Iowa,3.7,**,5.0,7.5,11.4,14.8,20.4,,,,,, ..Kansas,4.3,5.6,6.6,9.2,14.0,18.8,25.3,,,,,, ..Kentucky,2.8,3.4,4.0,6.1,9.4,12.4,16.6,,,,,, ..Louisiana,4.3,5.7,6.4,8.2,12.5,16.1,20.4,,,,,, ..Maine,2.4,**,4.2,6.7,12.0,17.2,22.5,,,,,, ..Maryland,3.8,5.9,6.8,10.4,16.7,24.5,32.0,,,,,, ..Massachusetts,4.2,5.8,6.2,9.2,15.9,24.5,32.4,,,,,, ..Michigan,3.4,4.7,5.4,7.6,11.6,15.5,20.8,,,,,, ..Minnesota,3.6,**,5.7,8.6,14.0,19.5,26.7,,,,,, ..Mississippi,5.4,5.9,6.5,8.1,11.7,15.0,18.9,,,,,, ..Missouri,3.3,4.3,4.9,7.1,11.2,15.6,20.8,,,,,, ..Montana,4.6,**,6.2,9.6,15.3,18.2,24.0,,,,,, ..Nebraska,3.7,**,5.3,7.8,12.9,17.0,23.5,,,,,, ..Nevada,6.6,**,7.0,8.8,11.0,13.1,17.3,,,,,, ..New Hampshire,3.3,**,5.5,8.5,14.3,21.4,26.7,,,,,, ..New Jersey,3.6,5.1,5.6,8.3,13.9,21.5,28.2,,,,,, ..New Mexico,4.5,6.9,8.2,10.5,16.0,20.2,26.4,,,,,, ..New York,4.2,6.1,6.7,9.4,15.4,22.2,28.8,,,,,, ..North Carolina,5.2,5.9,6.1,7.9,12.2,17.1,23.8,,,,,, ..North Dakota,3.3,**,4.4,6.6,12.6,16.8,22.3,,,,,, ..Ohio,3.5,4.8,5.2,7.1,10.9,14.9,20.0,,,,,, ..Oklahoma,4.7,6.1,6.5,8.0,12.0,15.7,19.8,,,,,, ..Oregon,4.7,**,6.8,9.3,14.4,18.1,23.9,,,,,, ..Pennsylvania,3.2,4.5,4.6,6.4,10.5,15.6,21.2,,,,,, ..Rhode Island,3.6,**,4.8,6.8,11.9,18.6,24.9,,,,,, ..South Carolina,7.6,7.6,7.6,9.0,13.0,17.1,22.5,,,,,, ..South Dakota,3.4,**,4.6,7.2,12.3,15.9,21.4,,,,,, ..Tennessee,3.1,3.9,4.6,6.4,10.4,14.2,18.8,,,,,, ..Texas,4.5,5.9,6.6,8.7,14.1,19.1,23.4,,,,,, ..Utah,4.8,**,7.1,9.6,14.7,17.6,22.9,,,,,, ..Vermont,3.3,**,6.2,9.4,16.6,23.1,29.6,,,,,, ..Virginia,4.6,6.5,7.2,10.1,16.5,23.2,29.8,,,,,, ..Washington,5.0,6.7,7.3,9.9,15.0,19.9,26.4,,,,,, ..West Virginia,2.9,3.9,4.4,5.7,8.7,10.9,13.8,,,,,, ..Wisconsin,3.2,**,5.2,7.9,12.3,16.3,22.3,,,,,, ..Wyoming,5.2,**,7.1,9.9,14.2,16.9,21.4,,,,,, Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,, "The data cells for Alaska and Hawaii are filled with an ""--"" in 1940 and 1950 because they were not states at that time.",,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, An '**' indicates that data by race and sex were not available in 1950.,,,,,,,,,,,,, Race data for 2000 are for race alone. See text for further explanation.,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census of Population, 1940 to 2000.",,,,,,,,,,,,, "Internet Release Date: April 6, 2006",,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,