Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 2001

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Table 9.
Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 2001 [In thousands]
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                           |        |                |                       |
                           |        |Elementary level|        High school    |                     College
       Age, sex, and       | Total  |________________|_______________________|_______________________________________________
      race/ethnicity       |        |Less than|7 or 8|1 to 3 |   4   |Gradu- | Some  | Asso- |Bache- | Mas-  |Profes-| Doc-
                           |        | 7 years |years | years | years |  ate  |college| ciate | lor's | ter's |sional |torate
___________________________|________|_________|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
             1             |   2    |    3    |  4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13
___________________________|________|_________|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
           Total           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
18 and over .............. |203,988 |   6,647 |6,054 |18,267 | 2,981 |65,839 |40,070 |15,703 |33,007 |10,749 | 2,611 | 2,060
  18 and 19 years old .....|  8,131 |      74 |   72 | 2,936 |   445 | 2,322 | 2,225 |    53 |     4 |     # |     # |     #
  20 to 24 years old ......| 18,835 |     341 |  222 | 1,696 |   395 | 5,768 | 6,911 | 1,204 | 2,160 |   105 |    26 |     7
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  25 years old and over ...|177,022 |   6,231 |5,760 |13,635 | 2,141 |57,749 |30,934 |14,445 |30,844 |10,644 | 2,585 | 2,053
    25 to 29 years old ....| 17,805 |     436 |  219 | 1,294 |   238 | 5,212 | 3,780 | 1,525 | 4,131 |   736 |   173 |    61
    30 to 34 years old ....| 19,635 |     524 |  272 | 1,221 |   248 | 5,810 | 3,562 | 1,920 | 4,515 | 1,090 |   283 |   192
    35 to 39 years old ....| 21,995 |     598 |  282 | 1,457 |   248 | 7,106 | 3,905 | 2,110 | 4,400 | 1,270 |   357 |   263
    40 to 49 years old ....| 43,172 |   1,091 |  622 | 2,505 |   475 |14,191 | 7,820 | 4,309 | 8,060 | 2,960 |   656 |   482
    50 to 59 years old ....| 30,990 |     935 |  794 | 1,893 |   319 |10,053 | 5,669 | 2,479 | 5,150 | 2,555 |   619 |   525
    60 to 64 years old ....| 10,447 |     514 |  448 | 1,046 |    96 | 3,802 | 1,615 |   589 | 1,309 |   684 |   153 |   192
    65 years old and over .| 32,978 |   2,134 |3,123 | 4,220 |   518 |11,576 | 4,584 | 1,514 | 3,278 | 1,349 |   344 |   339
                           |========|=========|======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
           Males           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
18 and over ...............| 98,113 |   3,342 |2,918 | 8,907 | 1,530 |31,042 |18,964 | 6,827 |16,177 | 5,219 | 1,719 | 1,467
  18 and 19 years old .....|  4,121 |      41 |   38 | 1,636 |   258 | 1,074 | 1,048 |    22 |     4 |     # |     # |     #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  9,355 |     207 |  122 |   942 |   240 | 3,112 | 3,271 |   573 |   843 |    26 |    13 |     7
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  25 years old and over ...| 84,637 |   3,095 |2,758 | 6,329 | 1,031 |26,856 |14,645 | 6,233 |15,331 | 5,193 | 1,707 | 1,460
    25 to 29 years old ....|  8,818 |     249 |  122 |   679 |   110 | 2,865 | 1,845 |   642 | 1,901 |   311 |    62 |    32
    30 to 34 years old ....|  9,633 |     301 |  123 |   608 |   126 | 3,089 | 1,647 |   825 | 2,152 |   479 |   148 |   135
    35 to 39 years old ....| 10,902 |     328 |  155 |   735 |   124 | 3,752 | 1,820 |   861 | 2,124 |   647 |   192 |   164
    40 to 49 years old ....| 21,272 |     557 |  322 | 1,242 |   278 | 6,986 | 3,771 | 1,991 | 3,947 | 1,383 |   460 |   333
    50 to 59 years old ....| 14,987 |     424 |  392 |   901 |   148 | 4,341 | 2,816 | 1,127 | 2,730 | 1,275 |   449 |   382
    60 to 64 years old ....|  4,847 |     233 |  229 |   449 |    45 | 1,566 |   747 |   229 |   724 |   370 |   118 |   135
    65 years old and over .| 14,179 |   1,002 |1,415 | 1,714 |   199 | 4,256 | 1,998 |   557 | 1,753 |   727 |   277 |   280
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
          Females          |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
18 and over ...............|105,875 |   3,305 |3,136 | 9,360 | 1,451 |34,797 |21,106 | 8,876 |16,830 | 5,530 |   892 |   594
  18 and 19 years old .....|  4,010 |      34 |   34 | 1,300 |   186 | 1,248 | 1,176 |    31 |     # |     # |     # |     #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  9,480 |     134 |  100 |   754 |   155 | 2,656 | 3,641 |   632 | 1,317 |    79 |    13 |     #
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  25 years old and over ...| 92,385 |   3,137 |3,002 | 7,306 | 1,110 |30,893 |16,290 | 8,213 |15,513 | 5,451 |   879 |   594
    25 to 29 years old ....|  8,987 |     187 |   98 |   614 |   128 | 2,348 | 1,935 |   883 | 2,230 |   424 |   112 |    29
    30 to 34 years old ....| 10,003 |     223 |  149 |   613 |   122 | 2,721 | 1,914 | 1,094 | 2,363 |   611 |   135 |    58
    35 to 39 years old ....| 11,093 |     270 |  127 |   721 |   124 | 3,354 | 2,085 | 1,250 | 2,277 |   623 |   165 |    98
    40 to 49 years old ....| 21,900 |     534 |  300 | 1,262 |   197 | 7,204 | 4,049 | 2,318 | 4,114 | 1,577 |   196 |   150
    50 to 59 years old ....| 16,004 |     511 |  402 |   992 |   171 | 5,712 | 2,853 | 1,352 | 2,420 | 1,280 |   169 |   143
    60 to 64 years old ....|  5,600 |     280 |  219 |   597 |    51 | 2,235 |   868 |   359 |   585 |   314 |    35 |    57
    65 years old and over .| 18,799 |   1,131 |1,708 | 2,506 |   319 | 7,319 | 2,585 |   957 | 1,525 |   622 |    67 |    59
                           |========|=========|======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
    White, non-Hispanic    |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
18 and over ...............|148,762 |   1,519 |3,890 |10,834 | 1,597 |49,010 |30,347 |12,261 |26,524 | 8,946 | 2,164 | 1,670
  18 and 19 years old .....|  5,221 |      14 |   30 | 1,700 |   256 | 1,594 | 1,585 |    43 |     # |     # |     # |     #
  20 to 24 years old ......| 12,313 |      14 |   89 |   759 |   155 | 3,705 | 4,905 |   893 | 1,703 |    80 |     7 |     3
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  25 years old and over ...|131,229 |   1,491 |3,772 | 8,375 | 1,186 |43,711 |23,858 |11,325 |24,821 | 8,866 | 2,157 | 1,667
    25 to 29 years old ....| 11,450 |      46 |   76 |   553 |    93 | 3,260 | 2,566 | 1,073 | 3,078 |   544 |   121 |    39
    30 to 34 years old ....| 13,051 |      37 |   82 |   605 |   107 | 3,707 | 2,434 | 1,417 | 3,478 |   847 |   196 |   140
    35 to 39 years old ....| 15,285 |      57 |   99 |   771 |   115 | 4,983 | 2,782 | 1,563 | 3,455 |   991 |   287 |   182
    40 to 49 years old ....| 31,890 |     150 |  300 | 1,370 |   261 |10,456 | 5,935 | 3,431 | 6,529 | 2,505 |   565 |   389
    50 to 59 years old ....| 24,077 |     193 |  475 | 1,086 |   160 | 7,975 | 4,605 | 2,045 | 4,323 | 2,226 |   532 |   457
    60 to 64 years old ....|  8,168 |     137 |  286 |   720 |    50 | 3,153 | 1,366 |   480 | 1,091 |   588 |   133 |   162
    65 years old and over .| 27,308 |     871 |2,453 | 3,270 |   399 |10,178 | 4,169 | 1,315 | 2,866 | 1,166 |   322 |   299
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
    Black, non-Hispanic    |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
18 and over ...............| 23,656 |     610 |  656 | 3,373 |   584 | 8,447 | 4,901 | 1,703 | 2,422 |   728 |   158 |    76
  18 and 19 years old .....|  1,189 |      #  |    2 |   568 |    65 |   316 |   237 |     # |     # |     # |     # |     #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  2,678 |      11 |   12 |   389 |   111 |   943 |   870 |   144 |   174 |     4 |    14 |     4
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  25 years old and over ...| 19,790 |     599 |  641 | 2,415 |   408 | 7,187 | 3,793 | 1,559 | 2,247 |   723 |   145 |    71
    25 to 29 years old ....|  2,436 |       8 |   16 |   239 |    54 |   890 |   586 |   210 |   378 |    38 |    18 |     #
    30 to 34 years old ....|  2,533 |      25 |   28 |   144 |    44 | 1,012 |   565 |   214 |   419 |    62 |    21 |     #
    35 to 39 years old ....|  2,770 |      30 |   22 |   238 |    54 | 1,086 |   585 |   264 |   368 |   103 |    17 |     5
    40 to 49 years old ....|  5,134 |      52 |   44 |   514 |    89 | 2,020 | 1,089 |   487 |   563 |   200 |    44 |    31
    50 to 59 years old ....|  3,144 |      65 |   93 |   453 |    73 | 1,120 |   606 |   234 |   284 |   166 |    31 |    20
    60 to 64 years old ....|  1,031 |      69 |   75 |   195 |    23 |   324 |   149 |    60 |    88 |    42 |     5 |     2
    65 years old and over .|  2,742 |     351 |  364 |   633 |    71 |   735 |   213 |    90 |   149 |   114 |     8 |    13
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
         Hispanic          |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
18 and over ...............| 21,833 |   4,092 |1,292 | 3,422 |   652 | 6,113 | 3,160 | 1,029 | 1,535 |   361 |   106 |    71
  18 and 19 years old .....|  1,276 |      58 |   37 |   536 |   102 |   304 |   228 |     7 |     4 |     # |     # |     #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  2,902 |     308 |  117 |   493 |   125 |   941 |   707 |   115 |    90 |     4 |     2 |     #
                           |        |         |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  25 years old and over ...| 17,655 |   3,725 |1,138 | 2,393 |   426 | 4,867 | 2,225 |   907 | 1,442 |   357 |   105 |    71
    25 to 29 years old ....|  2,768 |     375 |  127 |   439 |    78 |   858 |   420 |   163 |   255 |    28 |    16 |     9
    30 to 34 years old ....|  2,873 |     457 |  148 |   417 |    88 |   851 |   402 |   169 |   265 |    48 |    19 |     8
    35 to 39 years old ....|  2,722 |     498 |  144 |   409 |    66 |   779 |   358 |   144 |   243 |    59 |    12 |     9
    40 to 49 years old ....|  4,074 |     797 |  226 |   532 |    97 | 1,121 |   555 |   229 |   385 |    83 |    32 |    18
    50 to 59 years old ....|  2,505 |     608 |  185 |   282 |    53 |   656 |   302 |   122 |   179 |    88 |    17 |    16
    60 to 64 years old ....|    831 |     272 |   71 |   101 |    14 |   204 |    72 |    24 |    39 |    23 |     7 |     4
    65 years old and over .|  1,882 |     719 |  238 |   213 |    29 |   398 |   116 |    55 |    77 |    28 |     2 |     7
___________________________|________|_________|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Although cells with fewer than 75,000 weighted persons 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. Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, unpublished data. (This table was prepared September 2002.)
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