Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, for Asian Alone or in Combination and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2003

(Numbers in thousands)


Sex and educational attainment Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Asian alone or in combination White alone, not Hispanic
 Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male 88,597 100.0 3,773 100.0 64,090 100.0 20,734 100.0
Less than 9th grade 6,049 6.8 206 5.5 2,387 3.7 3,455 16.7
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 8,026 9.1 184 4.9 4,634 7.2 3,208 15.5
High school graduate 27,356 30.9 718 19.0 20,084 31.3 6,555 31.6
Some college or associate's degree 21,568 24.3 676 17.9 16,267 25.4 4,626 22.3
Bachelor's degree 16,351 18.5 1,134 30.0 13,163 20.5 2,054 9.9
Advanced degree 9,248 10.4 856 22.7 7,555 11.8 837 4.0
Less than high school diploma 14,074 15.9 390 10.3 7,021 11.0 6,664 32.1
High school graduate or more 74,523 84.1 3,383 89.7 57,069 89.0 14,071 67.9
Less than Bachelor's degree 62,999 71.1 1,783 47.3 43,372 67.7 17,844 86.1
Bachelor's degree or more 25,598 28.9 1,990 52.7 20,718 32.3 2,890 13.9

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, except those combinations including Asian.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006