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
Both sexes 185,183 100.0 7,995 100.0 133,488 100.0 43,700 100.0
Less than 9th grade 12,276 6.6 580 7.3 4,814 3.6 6,883 15.7
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 16,323 8.8 395 4.9 9,354 7.0 6,574 15.0
High school graduate 59,292 32.0 1,638 20.5 43,970 32.9 13,684 31.3
Some college or associate's degree 46,910 25.3 1,450 18.1 35,246 26.4 10,214 23.4
Bachelor's degree 33,213 17.9 2,469 30.9 26,231 19.7 4,513 10.3
Advanced degree 17,169 9.3 1,464 18.3 13,873 10.4 1,833 4.2
Less than high school diploma 28,599 15.4 975 12.2 14,168 10.6 13,457 30.8
High school graduate or more 156,584 84.6 7,021 87.8 119,320 89.4 30,244 69.2
Less than Bachelor's degree 134,801 72.8 4,062 50.8 93,383 70.0 37,355 85.5
Bachelor's degree or more 50,382 27.2 3,933 49.2 40,104 30.0 6,345 14.5

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