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

(Numbers in thousands)

Sex and educational attainment	Total		Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
	Total		Asian alone		White alone, not Hispanic		Other 2/
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Female	96,586	100.0	4,092	100.0	69,398	100.0	23,096	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,228	6.4	367	9.0	2,427	3.5	3,434	14.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)	8,297	8.6	206	5.0	4,720	6.8	3,371	14.6
High school graduate	31,936	33.1	892	21.8	23,886	34.4	7,157	31.0
Some college or associate's degree	25,342	26.2	740	18.1	18,979	27.3	5,623	24.3
Bachelor's degree	16,862	17.5	1,300	31.8	13,068	18.8	2,494	10.8
Advanced degree	7,922	8.2	588	14.4	6,318	9.1	1,016	4.4
Less than high school diploma	14,525	15.0	573	14.0	7,147	10.3	6,805	29.5
High school graduate or more	82,061	85.0	3,520	86.0	62,251	89.7	16,291	70.5
Less than Bachelor's degree	71,802	74.3	2,205	53.9	50,012	72.1	19,585	84.8
Bachelor's degree or more	24,784	25.7	1,888	46.1	19,386	27.9	3,510	15.2

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, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006