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/
Asian alone
White alone, not Hispanic Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Female 97,319 100.0 4,190 100.0 69,666 100.0 23,463 100.0
Less than 9th grade 5,943 6.1 402 9.6 2,297 3.3 3,243 13.8
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 8,233 8.5 225 5.4 4,596 6.6 3,411 14.5
High school graduate 31,921 32.8 913 21.8 23,679 34.0 7,330 31.2
Some college or associate's degree 25,809 26.5 741 17.7 19,317 27.7 5,750 24.5
Bachelor's degree 17,134 17.6 1,283 30.6 13,198 18.9 2,654 11.3
Advanced degree 8,279 8.5 627 15.0 6,578 9.4 1,075 4.6
Less than high school diploma 14,176 14.6 628 15.0 6,894 9.9 6,654 28.4
High school graduate or more 83,143 85.4 3,563 85.0 62,772 90.1 16,809 71.6
Less than Bachelor's degree 71,906 73.9 2,281 54.4 49,890 71.6 19,734 84.1
Bachelor's degree or more 25,413 26.1 1,909 45.6 19,776 28.4 3,729 15.9

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