Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2002 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Educational attainment and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total |182,142| 100.0| 20,359| 100.0|133,417| 100.0| 28,366| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 12,570| 6.9| 1,433| 7.0| 5,303| 4.0| 5,833| 20.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 16,378| 9.0| 2,898| 14.2| 9,778| 7.3| 3,702| 13.1| |High school graduate | 58,456| 32.1| 6,909| 33.9| 43,998| 33.0| 7,549| 26.6| |Some college or associate degree | 46,042| 25.3| 5,658| 27.8| 35,111| 26.3| 5,272| 18.6| |Bachelors degree | 32,282| 17.7| 2,411| 11.8| 25,777| 19.3| 4,094| 14.4| |Advanced degree | 16,414| 9.0| 1,050| 5.2| 13,449| 10.1| 1,916| 6.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 28,948| 15.9| 4,331| 21.3| 15,081| 11.3| 9,535| 33.6| |High school graduate or more |153,194| 84.1| 16,028| 78.7|118,335| 88.7| 18,831| 66.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelors degree |133,446| 73.3| 16,899| 83.0| 94,191| 70.6| 22,356| 78.8| |Bachelors degree or more | 48,696| 26.7| 3,460| 17.0| 39,226| 29.4| 6,010| 21.2| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2002 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Educational attainment and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Male | 86,996| 100.0| 8,931| 100.0| 64,083| 100.0| 13,982| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,200| 7.1| 656| 7.3| 2,650| 4.1| 2,893| 20.7| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 7,894| 9.1| 1,268| 14.2| 4,746| 7.4| 1,880| 13.4| |High school graduate | 26,947| 31.0| 3,109| 34.8| 20,197| 31.5| 3,642| 26.0| |Some college or associate degree | 21,127| 24.3| 2,438| 27.3| 16,163| 25.2| 2,525| 18.1| |Bachelors degree | 15,925| 18.3| 1,034| 11.6| 12,936| 20.2| 1,955| 14.0| |Advanced degree | 8,903| 10.2| 427| 4.8| 7,390| 11.5| 1,087| 7.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,094| 16.2| 1,924| 21.5| 7,396| 11.5| 4,773| 34.1| |High school graduate or more | 72,902| 83.8| 7,007| 78.5| 56,687| 88.5| 9,209| 65.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelors degree | 62,168| 71.5| 7,471| 83.6| 43,757| 68.3| 10,940| 78.2| |Bachelors degree or more | 24,828| 28.5| 1,460| 16.4| 20,326| 31.7| 3,041| 21.8| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2002 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Educational attainment and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Female | 95,146| 100.0| 11,428| 100.0| 69,334| 100.0| 14,385| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,370| 6.7| 777| 6.8| 2,653| 3.8| 2,940| 20.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,484| 8.9| 1,630| 14.3| 5,032| 7.3| 1,822| 12.7| |High school graduate | 31,509| 33.1| 3,801| 33.3| 23,801| 34.3| 3,907| 27.2| |Some college or associate degree | 24,915| 26.2| 3,220| 28.2| 18,948| 27.3| 2,747| 19.1| |Bachelors degree | 16,357| 17.2| 1,377| 12.1| 12,841| 18.5| 2,139| 14.9| |Advanced degree | 7,511| 7.9| 623| 5.5| 6,059| 8.7| 830| 5.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,854| 15.6| 2,407| 21.1| 7,685| 11.1| 4,762| 33.1| |High school graduate or more | 80,292| 84.4| 9,021| 78.9| 61,649| 88.9| 9,622| 66.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelors degree | 71,278| 74.9| 9,428| 82.5| 50,434| 72.7| 11,416| 79.4| |Bachelors degree or more | 23,868| 25.1| 2,000| 17.5| 18,900| 27.3| 2,968| 20.6| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.