Table 6.2  Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex and Hispanic Origin Type:   2004

           (Numbers in thousands)

"Educational attainment","Total Hispanic",,"Hispanic origin type 1/",,,,,,,,,,,
,"Mexican",,"Puerto Rican",,"Cuban",,"Central American",,"South   American",,"Other   Hispanic 2/",
,"Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent","Number","Percent"
"Total",21596,100.0,13499,100.0,2063,100.0,1153,100.0,1829,100.0,1335,100.0,1717,100.0

"Less than 9th grade""---------------------------------",5431,25.1,4019,29.8,228,11.0,225,19.5,622,34.0,117,8.7,222,12.9
"9th to 12th grade (no diploma)",3555,16.5,2474,18.3,354,17.2,97,8.4,287,15.7,114,8.6,229,13.3
"High school graduate",5977,27.7,3620,26.8,709,34.3,350,30.3,448,24.5,362,27.1,488,28.4
"Some college or associate degree",4027,18.6,2317,17.2,483,23.4,205,17.8,281,15.4,302,22.6,439,25.6
"Bachelor's degree",1892,8.8,821,6.1,196,9.5,177,15.4,134,7.3,326,24.4,239,13.9
"Advanced degree",714,3.3,248,1.8,94,4.6,99,8.6,58,3.2,115,8.6,100,5.8

"Less than high school diploma""---------------------------------",8986,41.6,6493,48.1,582,28.2,321,27.9,908,49.7,231,17.3,451,26.2
"High school graduate or more",12610,58.4,7006,51.9,1482,71.8,832,72.1,921,50.3,1104,82.7,1266,73.8

"Less than bachelor's degree""---------------------------------",18990,87.9,12431,92.1,1773,86.0,876,76.0,1637,89.5,895,67.0,1378,80.3
"Bachelor's degree or more",2606,12.1,1069,7.9,290,14.0,277,24.0,192,10.5,440,33.0,339,19.7

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

   Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.

2/ This category includes Dominicans.

 

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