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/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | Asian or | | | | | | Pacific | non-Hispanic | | | | Total | Islander | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total |182,142| 100.0| 7,866| 100.0|133,417| 100.0| 40,860| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 12,570| 6.9| 582| 7.4| 5,303| 4.0| 6,685| 16.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 16,378| 9.0| 406| 5.2| 9,778| 7.3| 6,194| 15.2| |High school graduate | 58,456| 32.1| 1,726| 21.9| 43,998| 33.0| 12,733| 31.2| |Some college or associate degree | 46,042| 25.3| 1,441| 18.3| 35,111| 26.3| 9,489| 23.2| |Bachelors degree | 32,282| 17.7| 2,437| 31.0| 25,777| 19.3| 4,067| 10.0| |Advanced degree | 16,414| 9.0| 1,274| 16.2| 13,449| 10.1| 1,692| 4.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 28,948| 15.9| 988| 12.6| 15,081| 11.3| 12,879| 31.5| |High school graduate or more |153,194| 84.1| 6,878| 87.4|118,335| 88.7| 27,981| 68.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelors degree |133,446| 73.3| 4,155| 52.8| 94,191| 70.6| 35,101| 85.9| |Bachelors degree or more | 48,696| 26.7| 3,711| 47.2| 39,226| 29.4| 5,759| 14.1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Male 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/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | Asian or | | | | | | Pacific | non-Hispanic | | | | Total | Islander | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Male | 86,996| 100.0| 3,741| 100.0| 64,083| 100.0| 19,173| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,200| 7.1| 190| 5.1| 2,650| 4.1| 3,360| 17.5| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 7,894| 9.1| 202| 5.4| 4,746| 7.4| 2,946| 15.4| |High school graduate | 26,947| 31.0| 769| 20.5| 20,197| 31.5| 5,982| 31.2| |Some college or associate degree | 21,127| 24.3| 677| 18.1| 16,163| 25.2| 4,287| 22.4| |Bachelors degree | 15,925| 18.3| 1,148| 30.7| 12,936| 20.2| 1,840| 9.6| |Advanced degree | 8,903| 10.2| 755| 20.2| 7,390| 11.5| 758| 4.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,094| 16.2| 391| 10.5| 7,396| 11.5| 6,306| 32.9| |High school graduate or more | 72,902| 83.8| 3,349| 89.5| 56,687| 88.5| 12,867| 67.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelors degree | 62,168| 71.5| 1,837| 49.1| 43,757| 68.3| 16,575| 86.4| |Bachelors degree or more | 24,828| 28.5| 1,904| 50.9| 20,326| 31.7| 2,598| 13.6| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Female 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/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | Asian or | | | | | | Pacific | non-Hispanic | | | | Total | Islander | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Female | 95,146| 100.0| 4,125| 100.0| 69,334| 100.0| 21,687| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,370| 6.7| 392| 9.5| 2,653| 3.8| 3,325| 15.3| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,484| 8.9| 204| 5.0| 5,032| 7.3| 3,248| 15.0| |High school graduate | 31,509| 33.1| 957| 23.2| 23,801| 34.3| 6,751| 31.1| |Some college or associate degree | 24,915| 26.2| 764| 18.5| 18,948| 27.3| 5,202| 24.0| |Bachelors degree | 16,357| 17.2| 1,289| 31.2| 12,841| 18.5| 2,227| 10.3| |Advanced degree | 7,511| 7.9| 519| 12.6| 6,059| 8.7| 934| 4.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,854| 15.6| 596| 14.5| 7,685| 11.1| 6,573| 30.3| |High school graduate or more | 80,292| 84.4| 3,529| 85.5| 61,649| 88.9| 15,114| 69.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelors degree | 71,278| 74.9| 2,318| 56.2| 50,434| 72.7| 18,526| 85.4| |Bachelors degree or more | 23,868| 25.1| 1,807| 43.8| 18,900| 27.3| 3,161| 14.6| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.