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
Female 96,586 100.0 4,222 100.0 69,398 100.0 22,966 100.0
Less than 9th grade 6,228 6.4 374 8.8 2,427 3.5 3,427 14.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 8,297 8.6 211 5.0 4,720 6.8 3,366 14.7
High school graduate 31,936 33.1 920 21.8 23,886 34.4 7,129 31.0
Some college or associate's degree 25,342 26.2 774 18.3 18,979 27.3 5,589 24.3
Bachelor's degree 16,862 17.5 1,336 31.6 13,068 18.8 2,459 10.7
Advanced degree 7,922 8.2 608 14.4 6,318 9.1 996 4.3
Less than high school diploma 14,525 15.0 585 13.9 7,147 10.3 6,793 29.6
High school graduate or more 82,061 85.0 3,637 86.1 62,251 89.7 16,173 70.4
Less than Bachelor's degree 71,802 74.3 2,279 54.0 50,012 72.1 19,511 85.0
Bachelor's degree or more 24,784 25.7 1,943 46.0 19,386 27.9 3,455 15.0

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