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"
"Male",10986,100.0,7085,100.0,962,100.0,592,100.0,942,100.0,665,100.0,740,100.0

"Less than 9th grade""---------------------------------",2821,25.7,2110,29.8,106,11.1,117,19.7,340,36.1,60,9.1,87,11.7
"9th to 12th grade (no diploma)",1868,17.0,1331,18.8,179,18.7,43,7.2,147,15.6,64,9.6,105,14.1
"High school graduate",3009,27.4,1911,27.0,341,35.4,175,29.6,211,22.4,160,24.0,211,28.5
"Some college or associate degree",1990,18.1,1184,16.7,212,22.0,109,18.4,145,15.4,156,23.4,185,24.9
"Bachelor's degree",926,8.4,422,6.0,81,8.5,96,16.2,66,7.0,153,23.0,108,14.5
"Advanced degree",372,3.4,126,1.8,42,4.4,52,8.8,33,3.5,73,10.9,46,6.2

"Less than high school diploma""---------------------------------",4689,42.7,3441,48.6,286,29.7,160,26.9,487,51.7,124,18.7,191,25.9
"High school graduate or more",6297,57.3,3644,51.4,676,70.3,433,73.1,455,48.3,541,81.3,549,74.1

"Less than bachelor's degree""---------------------------------",9688,88.2,6536,92.3,838,87.2,444,75.0,843,89.5,440,66.1,587,79.3
"Bachelor's degree or more",1298,11.8,549,7.7,123,12.8,148,25.0,99,10.5,225,33.9,153,20.7

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.