Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, for Asian Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2004

(Numbers in thousands)

Sex and educational attainment	Total		Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
	Total		Asian alone		White alone, not Hispanic		Other 2/
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Both sexes	186,877	100.0	7,970	100.0	134,063	100.0	44,844	100.0
Less than 9th grade	11,747	6.3	652	8.2	4,430	3.3	6,665	14.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)	15,998	8.6	402	5.0	8,986	6.7	6,611	14.7
High school graduate	59,810	32.0	1,575	19.8	44,022	32.8	14,214	31.7
Some college or associate's degree	47,572	25.5	1,401	17.6	35,631	26.6	10,540	23.5
Bachelor's degree	33,766	18.1	2,381	29.9	26,569	19.8	4,816	10.7
Advanced degree	17,983	9.6	1,559	19.6	14,425	10.8	1,999	4.5
Less than high school diploma	27,745	14.8	1,054	13.2	13,416	10.0	13,275	29.6
High school graduate or more	159,132	85.2	6,916	86.8	120,647	90.0	31,569	70.4
Less than Bachelor's degree	135,127	72.3	4,029	50.6	93,069	69.4	38,029	84.8
Bachelor's degree or more	51,749	27.7	3,940	49.4	40,994	30.6	6,815	15.2

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.

2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Black alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006