Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2001 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990 or later | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 25,152| 100.0| 9,278| 100.0| 7,199| 100.0| 4,409| 100.0| 4,266| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,383| 21.4| 1,939| 20.9| 1,565| 21.7| 1,035| 23.5| 844| 19.8| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,722| 10.8| 1,104| 11.9| 858| 11.9| 408| 9.3| 352| 8.3| |High school graduate | 6,118| 24.3| 2,148| 23.2| 1,748| 24.3| 1,011| 22.9| 1,211| 28.4| |Some college or associate degree | 4,075| 16.2| 1,312| 14.1| 1,183| 16.4| 792| 18.0| 789| 18.5| |Bachelor's degree | 4,425| 17.6| 1,779| 19.2| 1,244| 17.3| 774| 17.5| 629| 14.7| |Advanced degree | 2,428| 9.7| 997| 10.7| 602| 8.4| 389| 8.8| 441| 10.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 8,106| 32.2| 3,043| 32.8| 2,423| 33.7| 1,444| 32.7| 1,196| 28.0| |High school graduate or more | 17,047| 67.8| 6,236| 67.2| 4,776| 66.3| 2,965| 67.3| 3,069| 72.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 18,299| 72.8| 6,503| 70.1| 5,353| 74.4| 3,247| 73.6| 3,196| 74.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 6,853| 27.2| 2,776| 29.9| 1,846| 25.6| 1,162| 26.4| 1,069| 25.1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated --1/2/03) Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2001 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Male ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990 or later | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 12,482| 100.0| 4,766| 100.0| 3,623| 100.0| 2,179| 100.0| 1,914| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,672| 21.4| 1,038| 21.8| 767| 21.2| 510| 23.4| 357| 18.7| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,401| 11.2| 582| 12.2| 454| 12.5| 205| 9.4| 160| 8.4| |High school graduate | 2,859| 22.9| 1,067| 22.4| 866| 23.9| 463| 21.2| 463| 24.2| |Some college or associate degree | 1,927| 15.4| 639| 13.4| 575| 15.9| 367| 16.8| 346| 18.1| |Bachelor's degree | 2,177| 17.4| 868| 18.2| 607| 16.7| 379| 17.4| 324| 16.9| |Advanced degree | 1,447| 11.6| 573| 12.0| 353| 9.8| 257| 11.8| 264| 13.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,073| 32.6| 1,620| 34.0| 1,222| 33.7| 714| 32.8| 517| 27.0| |High school graduate or more | 8,410| 67.4| 3,146| 66.0| 2,402| 66.3| 1,465| 67.2| 1,397| 73.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 8,858| 71.0| 3,325| 69.8| 2,663| 73.5| 1,544| 70.8| 1,326| 69.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,624| 29.0| 1,441| 30.2| 960| 26.5| 635| 29.2| 588| 30.7| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated --1/2/03) Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2001 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Female ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990 or later | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 12,670| 100.0| 4,513| 100.0| 3,576| 100.0| 2,229| 100.0| 2,352| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,711| 21.4| 901| 20.0| 797| 22.3| 526| 23.6| 487| 20.7| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,322| 10.4| 522| 11.6| 404| 11.3| 204| 9.1| 192| 8.2| |High school graduate | 3,260| 25.7| 1,082| 24.0| 882| 24.7| 548| 24.6| 748| 31.8| |Some college or associate degree | 2,148| 17.0| 673| 14.9| 607| 17.0| 425| 19.1| 443| 18.8| |Bachelor's degree | 2,249| 17.7| 912| 20.2| 637| 17.8| 395| 17.7| 305| 13.0| |Advanced degree | 981| 7.7| 424| 9.4| 249| 7.0| 132| 5.9| 176| 7.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,033| 31.8| 1,423| 31.5| 1,201| 33.6| 729| 32.7| 679| 28.9| |High school graduate or more | 8,637| 68.2| 3,090| 68.5| 2,375| 66.4| 1,500| 67.3| 1,673| 71.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 9,441| 74.5| 3,177| 70.4| 2,690| 75.2| 1,703| 76.4| 1,870| 79.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,229| 25.5| 1,335| 29.6| 886| 24.8| 527| 23.6| 481| 20.5| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Table last updated --1/2/03)