Table 3. Educational Attainment of People 25 Years Old and Over, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1998 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: July 29, 1999 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | All races | Asian and Pacific Islander | White, not Hispanic Educational attainment |------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------- | Both sexes Male Female | Both sexes Male Female | Both sexes Male Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Total, 25 years old and over................... 172,211 82,376 89,835 6,381 3,029 3,352 129,710 62,301 67,409 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 7.4 7.5 7.4 8.9 6.3 11.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 None to 4th grade.................. 1.6 1.7 1.6 3.4 2.0 4.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 5th to 8th grade................... 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.5 4.3 6.7 4.1 4.0 4.1 High school: Total.............................. 43.5 42.0 44.9 29.2 28.2 30.1 43.0 40.9 44.9 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 9.7 9.7 9.7 6.2 6.0 6.4 8.2 8.2 8.2 High school graduate............... 33.8 32.3 35.2 23.0 22.2 23.7 34.8 32.7 36.7 College: Total.............................. 49.1 50.5 47.7 61.9 65.5 58.5 52.3 54.4 50.4 Some college or associate degree............................. 24.7 24.0 25.3 19.8 19.7 19.8 25.7 25.0 26.3 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 24.4 26.5 22.4 42.1 45.8 38.7 26.6 29.3 24.1 Percent high school graduate or more............. 82.8 82.8 82.9 84.8 87.7 82.2 87.1 87.1 87.1 Total, 25 to 34 years old ..................... 39,354 19,526 19,828 1,908 952 956 26,512 13,165 13,347 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 3.9 4.3 3.5 4.0 3.7 4.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 None to 4th grade.................. 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 5th to 8th grade................... 3.1 3.3 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 High school: Total.............................. 40.1 42.6 37.6 25.1 28.2 22.1 37.2 39.9 34.6 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 8.2 8.9 7.5 5.9 5.3 6.4 5.6 6.5 4.7 High school graduate............... 31.9 33.8 30.1 19.3 23.0 15.6 31.6 33.4 29.9 College: Total.............................. 56.0 53.0 58.9 70.8 68.1 73.6 61.7 58.9 64.4 Some college or associate degree............................. 28.5 26.8 30.2 23.1 20.7 25.4 29.8 28.5 31.1 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 27.5 26.2 28.7 47.8 47.4 48.2 31.9 30.4 33.4 Percent high school graduate or more............. 87.9 86.8 89.0 90.1 91.0 89.3 93.3 92.3 94.3 Total, 35 to 44 years old ..................... 44,462 22,054 22,407 1,819 856 963 32,345 16,205 16,141 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 4.0 4.2 3.7 5.4 4.6 6.1 1.3 1.5 1.1 None to 4th grade.................. 0.9 1.0 0.8 2.0 1.5 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade................... 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.1 3.7 1.1 1.3 0.9 High school: Total.............................. 42.1 43.0 41.1 28.1 23.7 32.0 40.7 41.5 39.8 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 8.0 8.8 7.2 5.0 4.2 5.7 6.1 6.9 5.3 High school graduate............... 34.0 34.2 33.9 23.1 19.5 26.3 34.6 34.7 34.5 College: Total.............................. 53.9 52.8 55.1 66.5 71.7 61.9 58.0 56.9 59.0 Some college or associate degree............................. 27.6 25.9 29.4 23.7 23.7 23.8 28.7 26.9 30.5 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 26.3 26.9 25.8 42.8 48.0 38.1 29.3 30.0 28.6 Percent high school graduate or more............. 88.0 87.0 89.0 89.6 91.2 88.2 92.6 91.5 93.6 WEST Total, 25 years old and over................... 37,802 18,599 19,203 3,540 1,639 1,901 25,196 12,283 12,913 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 8.3 8.4 8.3 10.2 7.8 12.3 2.1 2.3 2.0 None to 4th grade.................. 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.0 2.7 5.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 5th to 8th grade................... 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.1 7.1 1.9 2.0 1.8 High school: Total.............................. 36.0 35.3 36.7 30.7 30.6 30.8 34.5 32.7 36.2 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 8.1 6.7 5.9 5.5 6.3 High school graduate............... 27.7 27.0 28.4 23.4 22.6 24.1 28.6 27.2 29.9 College: Total.............................. 55.6 56.3 54.9 59.0 61.6 56.8 63.4 65.0 61.8 Some college or associate degree............................. 29.3 28.2 30.5 21.9 22.7 21.1 33.2 32.2 34.3 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 26.3 28.1 24.5 37.2 38.9 35.7 30.1 32.9 27.6 Percent high school graduate or more............. 83.3 83.3 83.4 82.4 84.2 80.9 92.0 92.2 91.7 Total, 25 to 34 years old ..................... 9,080 4,663 4,417 917 424 492 5,109 2,561 2,548 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 7.6 8.3 6.8 3.7 4.7 2.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 None to 4th grade.................. 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.1 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 - 5th to 8th grade................... 5.8 6.3 5.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 High school: Total.............................. 35.6 38.8 32.3 27.0 29.4 24.9 30.2 33.4 26.9 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 9.3 9.7 8.8 8.2 7.6 8.8 4.4 4.6 4.2 High school graduate............... 26.4 29.1 23.5 18.8 21.8 16.2 25.8 28.8 22.7 College: Total.............................. 56.8 52.9 60.9 69.2 65.8 72.1 69.2 65.9 72.5 Some college or associate degree............................. 30.6 28.8 32.4 24.9 22.1 27.2 36.6 35.3 38.0 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 26.2 24.0 28.5 44.4 43.7 44.9 32.6 30.6 34.5 Percent high school graduate or more............. 83.1 81.9 84.4 88.0 87.6 88.3 95.0 94.7 95.2 Total, 35 to 44 years old ..................... 10,407 5,240 5,167 1,001 466 535 6,599 3,310 3,290 Percent...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total.............................. 7.1 7.2 7.0 6.3 4.9 7.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 None to 4th grade.................. 2.0 2.3 1.7 2.6 1.7 3.3 0.1 0.1 - 5th to 8th grade................... 5.1 4.9 5.3 3.7 3.2 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 High school: Total.............................. 33.8 34.9 32.7 26.5 24.7 28.1 32.3 33.7 30.8 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)..... 7.2 7.6 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.6 High school graduate............... 26.6 27.3 26.0 21.9 20.0 23.5 27.6 28.9 26.2 College: Total.............................. 59.1 57.9 60.3 67.1 70.4 64.3 67.2 65.7 68.6 Some college or associate degree............................. 32.0 29.7 34.4 29.5 29.8 29.3 35.9 33.3 38.5 Bachelor's degree or more.......... 27.1 28.2 25.9 37.6 40.6 35.1 31.3 32.4 30.1 Percent high school graduate or more............. 85.7 85.2 86.3 89.0 90.4 87.8 94.7 94.6 94.9 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