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"
"Female",10610,100.0,6414,100.0,1101,100.0,560,100.0,887,100.0,670,100.0,977,100.0

"Less than 9th grade""---------------------------------",2610,24.6,1908,29.7,121,11.0,108,19.2,281,31.7,56,8.4,135,13.8
"9th to 12th grade (no diploma)",1687,15.9,1143,17.8,175,15.9,54,9.6,140,15.8,51,7.5,124,12.7
"High school graduate",2968,28.0,1710,26.7,368,33.4,175,31.1,236,26.7,202,30.2,277,28.4
"Some college or associate degree",2037,19.2,1133,17.7,271,24.6,95,17.0,137,15.4,146,21.8,255,26.1
"Bachelor's degree",966,9.1,399,6.2,114,10.4,82,14.6,68,7.6,173,25.8,131,13.4
"Advanced degree",342,3.2,121,1.9,52,4.7,47,8.4,25,2.8,42,6.3,54,5.6

"Less than high school diploma""---------------------------------",4296,40.5,3052,47.6,296,26.9,162,28.9,421,47.5,107,15.9,259,26.5
"High school graduate or more",6313,59.5,3363,52.4,806,73.1,399,71.1,466,52.5,563,84.1,717,73.5

"Less than bachelor's degree""---------------------------------",9302,87.7,5894,91.9,935,84.9,432,77.1,794,89.5,455,67.9,791,81.0
"Bachelor's degree or more",1308,12.3,520,8.1,166,15.1,129,22.9,93,10.5,215,32.1,186,19.0

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.