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A Half-Century Of Learning: Historical Census Statistics On Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000: Tables

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A Half-Century Of Learning: Historical Census Statistics On Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000: Tables

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Table 1. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex and Age, for the United States: 1940 to 2000 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex and Age, for the United States: 1940 to 2000 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, for the United States: 1940 to 2000 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, for the United States: 1940 to 2000 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Percent of the Total Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Percent of the Total Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Percent of the White Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Percent of the White Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Percent of the Non-Hispanic White Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Percent of the Non-Hispanic White Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Percent of the Black Population 25 years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. Percent of the Black Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. Percent of the Hispanic Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Percent of the Hispanic Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes [<1.0 MB]

Male [<1.0 MB]

Female [<1.0 MB]

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