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"
"Female",97319,100.0,10610,100.0,69666,100.0,17044,100.0

"Less than 9th grade""---------------------------------",5943,6.1,2610,24.6,2297,3.3,1036,6.1
"9th to 12th grade (no diploma)",8233,8.5,1687,15.9,4596,6.6,1950,11.4
"High school graduate",31921,32.8,2968,28.0,23679,34.0,5274,30.9
"Some college or associate degree",25809,26.5,2037,19.2,19317,27.7,4454,26.1
"Bachelor's degree",17134,17.6,966,9.1,13198,18.9,2970,17.4
"Advanced degree",8279,8.5,342,3.2,6578,9.4,1359,8.0

"Less than high school diploma""---------------------------------",14176,14.6,4296,40.5,6894,9.9,2986,17.5
"High school graduate or more",83143,85.4,6313,59.5,62772,90.1,14058,82.5

"Less than bachelor's degree""---------------------------------",71906,73.9,9302,87.7,49890,71.6,12714,74.6
"Bachelor's degree or more",25413,26.1,1308,12.3,19776,28.4,4329,25.4

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.