Table 6.1  Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, Hispanic Origin, and Race:   2004

           (Numbers in thousands)

"Educational attainment","Total",,"Hispanic origin and race 1/",,,,,
,"Hispanic",,"Non-Hispanic, White alone",,"Non-Hispanic, all Other",
,"Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent"
"Total",186877,100.0,21596,100.0,134063,100.0,31218,100.0

"Less than 9th grade""---------------------------------",11747,6.3,5431,25.1,4430,3.3,1886,6.0
"9th to 12th grade (no diploma)",15998,8.6,3555,16.5,8986,6.7,3457,11.1
"High school graduate",59810,32.0,5977,27.7,44022,32.8,9812,31.4
"Some college or associate degree",47572,25.5,4027,18.6,35631,26.6,7913,25.3
"Bachelor's degree",33766,18.1,1892,8.8,26569,19.8,5305,17.0
"Advanced degree",17983,9.6,714,3.3,14425,10.8,2844,9.1

"Less than high school diploma""---------------------------------",27745,14.8,8986,41.6,13416,10.0,5343,17.1
"High school graduate or more",159132,85.2,12610,58.4,120647,90.0,25874,82.9

"Less than bachelor's degree""---------------------------------",135127,72.3,18990,87.9,93069,69.4,23069,73.9
"Bachelor's degree or more",51749,27.7,2606,12.1,40994,30.6,8149,26.1

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other

   Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.

 

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Ethnicity and Ancestry Statistics Branch, Population Division.