Table 7. Educational Attainment of Persons 25 Years Old and Over, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: June 26, 1997 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Black | White, not Hispanic Educational attainment and region | -----------------------------| -------------------------------- | Both sexes Male Female| Both sexes Male Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | UNITED STATES | | | | Total, 25 years old and over................| 18,715 8,286 10,429| 128,810 61,820 66,990 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 9.3 9.8 8.8| 5.3 5.5 5.2 None to 4th grade.................| 2.3 3.0 1.8| 0.6 0.7 0.5 5th to 8th grade..................| 6.9 6.8 7.0| 4.7 4.8 4.7 | | High school: Total.............................| 51.6 53.4 50.2| 43.4 40.8 45.8 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 16.5 15.9 16.9| 8.7 8.4 8.9 High school graduate..............| 35.1 37.5 33.3| 34.7 32.4 36.9 | | College: Total.............................| 39.1 36.8 41.0| 51.3 53.7 49.0 Some college or associate degree..| 25.5 24.4 26.4| 25.4 25.0 25.8 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 13.6 12.4 14.6| 25.9 28.8 23.2 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 74.3 74.3 74.2| 86.0 86.1 85.9 | | Total, 25 to 34 years old...................| 5,353 2,412 2,941| 28,357 14,132 14,226 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 1.9 1.3 2.5| 1.2 1.1 1.3 None to 4th grade.................| 0.5 0.3 0.7| 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade..................| 1.4 1.1 1.7| 1.0 0.8 1.1 | | High school: Total.............................| 52.3 55.8 49.4| 38.8 40.4 37.2 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 13.5 13.5 13.6| 6.8 7.7 6.0 High school graduate..............| 38.8 42.4 35.8| 32.0 32.7 31.2 | | College: Total.............................| 45.8 42.9 48.2| 60.0 58.5 61.5 Some college or associate degree..| 32.1 31.7 32.4| 29.4 28.2 30.5 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 13.7 11.2 15.7| 30.6 30.3 30.9 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 84.5 85.2 84.0| 92.0 91.2 92.7 | | Total, 35 to 44 years old...................| 5,302 2,430 2,872| 31,888 15,962 15,926 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 3.2 3.8 2.8| 1.6 2.0 1.3 None to 4th grade.................| 1.0 1.5 0.5| 0.4 0.5 0.3 5th to 8th grade..................| 2.3 2.2 2.3| 1.2 1.5 1.0 | | High school: Total.............................| 50.6 55.8 46.1| 40.5 40.9 40.1 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 11.8 13.9 10.0| 5.8 6.5 5.1 High school graduate..............| 38.8 41.9 36.1| 34.7 34.3 35.0 | | College: Total.............................| 46.2 40.4 51.1| 57.9 57.2 58.7 Some college or associate degree..| 29.4 25.5 32.6| 28.8 28.1 29.5 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 16.8 14.9 18.5| 29.1 29.1 29.2 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 84.9 82.3 87.2| 92.6 91.5 93.7 | | SOUTH | | | | Total, 25 years old and over................| 10,180 4,439 5,742| 42,800 20,473 22,328 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 11.7 13.2 10.6| 6.9 7.2 6.6 None to 4th grade.................| 3.2 4.1 2.5| 1.0 1.2 0.8 5th to 8th grade..................| 8.5 9.1 8.1| 5.9 6.0 5.8 | | High school: Total.............................| 52.0 54.3 50.3| 44.5 41.8 46.9 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 16.9 16.4 17.3| 10.8 10.6 11.1 High school graduate..............| 35.1 38.0 32.9| 33.6 31.2 35.8 | | College: Total.............................| 36.2 32.4 39.1| 48.6 51.0 46.5 Some college or associate degree..| 23.1 21.8 24.1| 24.6 23.9 25.3 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 13.2 10.7 15.1| 24.0 27.1 21.2 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 71.3 70.4 72.1| 82.3 82.2 82.3 | | Total, 25 to 34 years old...................| 2,947 1,284 1,663| 9,264 4,503 4,761 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 2.3 1.6 2.7| 1.8 1.5 2.0 None to 4th grade.................| 0.6 0.3 0.7| 0.3 0.3 0.2 5th to 8th grade..................| 1.7 1.3 2.0| 1.5 1.2 1.8 | | High school: Total.............................| 53.9 60.3 48.9| 41.6 43.8 39.4 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 14.4 15.3 13.7| 9.4 11.4 7.5 High school graduate..............| 39.5 45.0 35.2| 32.2 32.5 31.9 | | College: Total.............................| 43.9 38.0 48.4| 56.6 54.7 58.5 Some college or associate degree..| 30.4 28.1 32.2| 28.8 27.0 30.6 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 13.4 10.0 16.1| 27.8 27.7 27.9 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 83.3 83.0 83.6| 88.8 87.1 90.5 | | Total, 35 to 44 years old...................| 2,946 1,342 1,603| 10,236 5,203 5,033 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 4.1 4.8 3.5| 2.5 2.8 2.2 None to 4th grade.................| 1.5 2.3 0.8| 0.4 0.3 0.4 5th to 8th grade..................| 2.6 2.5 2.7| 2.2 2.5 1.8 | | High school: Total.............................| 52.7 58.2 48.2| 42.3 43.7 40.9 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 11.9 13.0 11.0| 7.9 8.9 6.8 High school graduate..............| 40.8 45.1 37.2| 34.4 34.8 34.1 | | College: Total.............................| 43.1 37.0 48.3| 55.1 53.4 56.9 Some college or associate degree..| 26.4 23.1 29.2| 27.3 26.7 28.0 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 16.7 13.9 19.1| 27.8 26.8 28.9 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 83.9 82.1 85.4| 89.6 88.2 90.9 | | NORTH AND WEST | | | | Total, 25 years old and over................| 8,535 3,848 4,688| 86,010 41,347 44,662 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 6.3 5.9 6.7| 4.6 4.7 4.5 None to 4th grade.................| 1.2 1.7 0.9| 0.4 0.5 0.4 5th to 8th grade..................| 5.1 4.2 5.8| 4.1 4.2 4.1 | | High school: Total.............................| 51.1 52.4 50.1| 42.9 40.2 45.3 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 16.0 15.4 16.4| 7.6 7.3 7.8 High school graduate..............| 35.1 37.0 33.7| 35.3 32.9 37.5 | | College: Total.............................| 42.6 41.7 43.2| 52.6 55.1 50.2 Some college or associate degree..| 28.4 27.4 29.2| 25.8 25.5 26.0 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 14.2 14.3 14.1| 26.8 29.6 24.2 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 77.7 78.7 76.9| 87.8 88.0 87.7 | | Total, 25 to 34 years old...................| 2,406 1,128 1,278| 19,094 9,628 9,465 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 1.6 1.0 2.1| 0.9 0.8 1.0 None to 4th grade.................| 0.5 0.2 0.7| 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade..................| 1.1 0.8 1.4| 0.7 0.7 0.8 | | High school: Total.............................| 50.3 50.7 50.0| 37.5 38.8 36.1 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 12.4 11.3 13.4| 5.6 6.0 5.2 High school graduate..............| 37.9 39.4 36.6| 31.9 32.9 30.8 | | College: Total.............................| 48.1 48.3 47.9| 61.6 60.3 62.9 Some college or associate degree..| 34.1 35.7 32.7| 29.6 28.7 30.5 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 14.0 12.6 15.3| 32.0 31.6 32.4 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 86.0 87.7 84.5| 93.5 93.2 93.8 | | Total, 35 to 44 years old...................| 2,356 1,088 1,269| 21,652 10,759 10,893 Percent.................................| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 | | Elementary: Total.............................| 2.1 2.4 1.9| 1.2 1.5 0.8 None to 4th grade.................| 0.3 0.6 -| 0.4 0.5 0.2 5th to 8th grade..................| 1.8 1.8 1.9| 0.8 1.0 0.6 | | High school: Total.............................| 47.9 53.0 43.5| 39.6 39.5 39.7 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)....| 11.6 15.0 8.7| 4.8 5.4 4.3 High school graduate..............| 36.2 38.0 34.8| 34.8 34.1 35.5 | | College: Total.............................| 50.0 44.6 54.6| 59.2 59.0 59.5 Some college or associate degree..| 33.1 28.6 36.9| 29.5 28.8 30.2 Bachelor's degree or more.........| 16.9 16.0 17.7| 29.7 30.2 29.3 | | Percent high school graduate or more............| 86.2 82.6 89.4| 94.0 93.1 94.9 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------