| Table 9. | Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 1999 [In thousands] |
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| |Elementary level | High school | College
Age, sex, and race | Total |__________________|__________________________|_____________________________________________________
|popula- |Less than| 7 or 8 | 1 to 3 | 4 | | Some | Asso- | Bache- | Mas- |Profes- | Doc-
| tion | 7 years | years | years | years |Graduate|college | ciate | lor's | ter's | sional | torate
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
___________________________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
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18 and over .............. |199,721 | 6,709 | 6,346 | 18,793 | 2,964 | 66,054 | 39,087 | 14,114 | 31,256 | 9,836 | 2,514 | 2,049
18 and 19 years old .....| 7,909 | 71 | 122 | 2,887 | 422 | 2,262 | 2,108 | 22 | 13 | 2 | --- | ---
20 to 24 years old ......| 18,058 | 274 | 190 | 1,707 | 297 | 5,857 | 6,878 | 1,018 | 1,747 | 67 | 12 | 10
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25 years old and over ...|173,754 | 6,363 | 6,034 | 14,198 | 2,245 | 57,935 | 30,102 | 13,074 | 29,495 | 9,767 | 2,502 | 2,039
25 to 29 years old ....| 18,639 | 389 | 258 | 1,412 | 218 | 5,545 | 3,918 | 1,642 | 4,245 | 748 | 171 | 93
30 to 34 years old ....| 19,835 | 480 | 294 | 1,336 | 330 | 6,281 | 3,638 | 1,694 | 4,269 | 1,090 | 274 | 150
35 to 39 years old ....| 22,529 | 558 | 314 | 1,598 | 317 | 7,782 | 3,885 | 2,004 | 4,348 | 1,195 | 318 | 211
40 to 49 years old ....| 41,381 | 1,098 | 643 | 2,476 | 427 | 13,534 | 7,568 | 3,861 | 7,631 | 2,833 | 697 | 611
50 to 59 years old ....| 28,667 | 910 | 740 | 2,167 | 309 | 9,588 | 5,063 | 2,040 | 4,610 | 2,216 | 516 | 509
60 to 64 years old ....| 10,308 | 501 | 496 | 1,068 | 151 | 3,912 | 1,604 | 479 | 1,240 | 581 | 128 | 148
65 years old and over .| 32,394 | 2,427 | 3,290 | 4,141 | 492 | 11,293 | 4,426 | 1,353 | 3,152 | 1,105 | 397 | 317
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Males | | | | | | | | | | | |
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18 and over ...............| 95,854 | 3,364 | 3,023 | 9,081 | 1,558 | 30,577 | 18,449 | 6,302 | 15,486 | 4,846 | 1,705 | 1,463
18 and 19 years old .....| 4,000 | 54 | 82 | 1,579 | 232 | 1,121 | 922 | 1 | 7 | 2 | --- | ---
20 to 24 years old ......| 8,937 | 171 | 91 | 888 | 205 | 3,088 | 3,326 | 459 | 671 | 33 | 5 | ---
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25 years old and over ...| 82,917 | 3,139 | 2,850 | 6,614 | 1,122 | 26,368 | 14,201 | 5,841 | 14,808 | 4,811 | 1,700 | 1,463
25 to 29 years old ....| 9,157 | 243 | 139 | 770 | 125 | 2,872 | 1,774 | 777 | 2,026 | 301 | 81 | 49
30 to 34 years old ....| 9,767 | 255 | 136 | 640 | 189 | 3,242 | 1,739 | 762 | 2,027 | 525 | 134 | 117
35 to 39 years old ....| 11,189 | 316 | 173 | 870 | 193 | 4,061 | 1,762 | 824 | 2,036 | 619 | 191 | 145
40 to 49 years old ....| 20,323 | 560 | 298 | 1,225 | 229 | 6,379 | 3,740 | 1,850 | 3,854 | 1,322 | 455 | 410
50 to 59 years old ....| 13,828 | 458 | 370 | 1,030 | 130 | 4,093 | 2,411 | 910 | 2,497 | 1,165 | 412 | 352
60 to 64 years old ....| 4,927 | 259 | 265 | 495 | 76 | 1,621 | 787 | 225 | 644 | 322 | 109 | 123
65 years old and over .| 13,727 | 1,049 | 1,470 | 1,584 | 180 | 4,101 | 1,988 | 493 | 1,724 | 558 | 316 | 266
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Females | | | | | | | | | | | |
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18 and over ...............|103,868 | 3,344 | 3,322 | 9,712 | 1,406 | 35,477 | 20,639 | 7,813 | 15,769 | 4,990 | 809 | 587
18 and 19 years old .....| 3,909 | 17 | 40 | 1,308 | 191 | 1,141 | 1,185 | 21 | 6 | --- | --- | ---
20 to 24 years old ......| 9,121 | 103 | 99 | 819 | 92 | 2,769 | 3,552 | 559 | 1,076 | 35 | 7 | 10
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25 years old and over ...| 90,837 | 3,224 | 3,184 | 7,584 | 1,123 | 31,566 | 15,901 | 7,233 | 14,687 | 4,955 | 802 | 577
25 to 29 years old ....| 9,482 | 146 | 119 | 643 | 92 | 2,673 | 2,144 | 865 | 2,219 | 447 | 90 | 44
30 to 34 years old ....| 10,069 | 225 | 157 | 696 | 140 | 3,039 | 1,899 | 932 | 2,242 | 564 | 140 | 33
35 to 39 years old ....| 11,340 | 242 | 142 | 728 | 124 | 3,722 | 2,122 | 1,180 | 2,312 | 576 | 127 | 66
40 to 49 years old ....| 21,058 | 538 | 345 | 1,251 | 198 | 7,155 | 3,828 | 2,011 | 3,777 | 1,512 | 242 | 201
50 to 59 years old ....| 14,839 | 452 | 370 | 1,137 | 180 | 5,495 | 2,652 | 1,129 | 2,113 | 1,050 | 103 | 157
60 to 64 years old ....| 5,381 | 242 | 231 | 573 | 76 | 2,291 | 817 | 254 | 595 | 260 | 19 | 25
65 years old and over .| 18,667 | 1,379 | 1,820 | 2,557 | 313 | 7,193 | 2,438 | 860 | 1,429 | 547 | 81 | 51
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White, non-Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | |
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18 and over ...............|147,400 | 1,805 | 4,175 | 11,593 | 1,575 | 50,077 | 29,263 | 11,324 | 25,590 | 8,167 | 2,112 | 1,718
18 and 19 years old .....| 5,187 | 15 | 43 | 1,810 | 211 | 1,573 | 1,509 | 20 | 5 | 2 | --- | ---
20 to 24 years old ......| 11,801 | 21 | 72 | 810 | 123 | 3,771 | 4,743 | 787 | 1,408 | 43 | 12 | 10
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25 years old and over ...|130,411 | 1,769 | 4,060 | 8,973 | 1,241 | 44,733 | 23,011 | 10,517 | 24,178 | 8,122 | 2,100 | 1,708
25 to 29 years old ....| 12,292 | 26 | 113 | 639 | 80 | 3,581 | 2,550 | 1,179 | 3,356 | 569 | 127 | 74
30 to 34 years old ....| 13,347 | 45 | 114 | 586 | 142 | 4,308 | 2,392 | 1,280 | 3,341 | 811 | 212 | 115
35 to 39 years old ....| 16,149 | 44 | 140 | 915 | 140 | 5,691 | 2,784 | 1,566 | 3,459 | 988 | 261 | 161
40 to 49 years old ....| 30,944 | 183 | 324 | 1,391 | 235 | 10,190 | 5,773 | 3,176 | 6,251 | 2,358 | 569 | 495
50 to 59 years old ....| 22,332 | 221 | 409 | 1,387 | 170 | 7,660 | 4,139 | 1,701 | 3,867 | 1,878 | 459 | 443
60 to 64 years old ....| 8,229 | 175 | 326 | 709 | 101 | 3,304 | 1,372 | 419 | 1,062 | 516 | 115 | 130
65 years old and over .| 27,118 | 1,076 | 2,635 | 3,346 | 373 | 10,001 | 4,001 | 1,196 | 2,841 | 1,001 | 358 | 291
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Black, non-Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | |
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18 and over ...............| 22,984 | 744 | 762 | 3,300 | 569 | 8,235 | 4,980 | 1,329 | 2,182 | 714 | 110 | 59
18 and 19 years old .....| 1,150 | 3 | 31 | 486 | 72 | 311 | 244 | --- | 3 | --- | --- | ---
20 to 24 years old ......| 2,572 | --- | 41 | 333 | 52 | 996 | 989 | 87 | 75 | --- | --- | ---
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25 years old and over ...| 19,261 | 741 | 689 | 2,481 | 445 | 6,928 | 3,747 | 1,242 | 2,104 | 714 | 110 | 59
25 to 29 years old ....| 2,542 | 14 | 5 | 227 | 41 | 952 | 693 | 229 | 322 | 51 | 5 | 3
30 to 34 years old ....| 2,547 | 17 | 28 | 236 | 68 | 967 | 611 | 182 | 340 | 86 | 9 | 3
35 to 39 years old ....| 2,799 | 7 | 20 | 271 | 100 | 1,099 | 576 | 228 | 400 | 69 | 18 | 11
40 to 49 years old ....| 4,847 | 67 | 54 | 568 | 79 | 1,851 | 991 | 326 | 613 | 221 | 55 | 22
50 to 59 years old ....| 2,809 | 82 | 98 | 424 | 56 | 1,035 | 501 | 169 | 234 | 184 | 12 | 13
60 to 64 years old ....| 1,026 | 68 | 80 | 231 | 35 | 320 | 135 | 29 | 89 | 35 | 3 | 1
65 years old and over .| 2,691 | 487 | 404 | 524 | 65 | 704 | 239 | 79 | 106 | 68 | 9 | 6
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Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | |
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18 and over ...............| 20,363 | 3,744 | 1,237 | 3,184 | 675 | 5,593 | 3,163 | 872 | 1,387 | 319 | 111 | 79
18 and 19 years old .....| 1,205 | 54 | 46 | 472 | 123 | 282 | 226 | 2 | --- | --- | --- | ---
20 to 24 years old ......| 2,734 | 245 | 76 | 510 | 110 | 893 | 698 | 92 | 103 | 7 | --- | ---
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25 years old and over ...| 16,425 | 3,445 | 1,115 | 2,202 | 442 | 4,418 | 2,239 | 778 | 1,284 | 312 | 111 | 79
25 to 29 years old ....| 2,703 | 345 | 131 | 474 | 88 | 823 | 452 | 150 | 201 | 23 | 14 | 3
30 to 34 years old ....| 2,828 | 398 | 144 | 429 | 101 | 781 | 459 | 157 | 265 | 57 | 25 | 12
35 to 39 years old ....| 2,554 | 462 | 141 | 363 | 63 | 742 | 362 | 144 | 217 | 40 | 11 | 8
40 to 49 years old ....| 3,665 | 772 | 228 | 414 | 86 | 976 | 529 | 185 | 299 | 111 | 37 | 27
50 to 59 years old ....| 2,254 | 518 | 205 | 250 | 49 | 591 | 266 | 89 | 203 | 53 | 16 | 16
60 to 64 years old ....| 725 | 226 | 69 | 94 | 10 | 201 | 59 | 11 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 5
65 years old and over .| 1,696 | 724 | 197 | 179 | 45 | 304 | 112 | 41 | 64 | 16 | 7 | 7
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---Not available. NOTE: Total population is civilian noninstitutional population. Data are based on a sample survey of the noninstitutional population. Although cells with fewer than 75,000 people are subject to relatively wide sampling variation, they are included in the table to permit various types of aggregations. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, unpublished data. (This table was prepared July 2000.)
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