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  • Table 8. Percent of persons age 25 and over and 25 to 29, by years of school completed, race/ethnicity, and sex: Selected years, 1910 to 2002

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                |                Total                 |      White, non-Hispanic\1\          |       Black, non-Hispanic\1\         |              Hispanic
      Age and   |______________________________________|______________________________________|______________________________________|_____________________________________
        year    | Less than  |   High     | 4 or more  | Less than  |   High     | 4 or more  | Less than  |   High     | 4 or more  | Less than  |   High     | 4 or more
                | 5 years of |  school    | years of   | 5 years of |  school    | years of   | 5 years of |  school    | years of   | 5 years of |  school    | years of
                |elementary  | completion |college\3\  |elementary  | completion |college\3\  |elementary  | completion |college\3\  |elementary  | completion |college\3\
                |  school    |or higher\2\|            |  school    |or higher\2\|            |  school    |or higher\2\|            |  school    |or higher\2\|
    ____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|___________
         1      |      2     |      3     |       4    |     5      |     6      |     7      |     8      |     9      |     10     |     11     |     12     |     13
    ____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|___________
                |                                                                   Males and females
                |__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    25 and over |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
    1910 \4\ ...|  23.8  --- |  13.5  --- |   2.7  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    1920 \4\ ...|  22.0  --- |  16.4  --- |   3.3  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    1930 \4\ ...|  17.5  --- |  19.1  --- |   3.9  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1940 .|  13.7  --- |  24.5  --- |   4.6  --- |  10.9  --- |  26.1  --- |   4.9  --- |  41.8  --- |  7.7   --- |   1.3  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1950 .|  11.1  --- |  34.3  --- |   6.2  --- |   8.9  --- |  36.4  --- |   6.6  --- |  32.6  --- | 13.7   --- |   2.2  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1960 .|   8.3  --- |  41.1  --- |   7.7  --- |   6.7  --- |  43.2  --- |   8.1  --- |  23.5  --- | 21.7   --- |   3.5  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    March 1970 .|   5.3  --- |  55.2  --- |  11.0  --- |   4.2  --- |  57.4  --- |  11.6  --- |  14.7  --- | 36.1   --- |   6.1  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    March 1975 .|   4.2  --- |  62.5  --- |  13.9  --- |   2.6  --- |  65.8  --- |  14.9  --- |  12.3  --- | 42.6   --- |   6.4  --- |  18.2  --- |  38.5  --- |   6.6  ---
    March 1980 .|   3.4(0.08)|  68.6(0.20)|  17.0(0.16)|   1.9(0.07)|  71.9(0.21)|  18.4(0.18)|   9.1(0.40)| 51.4 (0.69)|   7.9(0.38)|  15.8(0.74)|  44.5(1.01)|   7.6(0.54)
    March 1985 .|   2.7(0.07)|  73.9(0.18)|  19.4(0.16)|   1.4(0.05)|  77.5(0.19)|  20.8(0.19)|   6.1(0.31)| 59.9 (0.64)|  11.1(0.41)|  13.5(0.58)|  47.9(0.85)|   8.5(0.48)
    March 1986 .|   2.7(0.07)|  74.7(0.18)|  19.4(0.16)|   1.4(0.05)|  78.2(0.19)|  20.9(0.19)|   5.3(0.29)| 62.5 (0.62)|  10.9(0.40)|  12.9(0.55)|  48.5(0.83)|   8.4(0.46)
    March 1987 .|   2.4(0.06)|  75.6(0.17)|  19.9(0.16)|   1.3(0.05)|  79.0(0.18)|  21.4(0.19)|   4.9(0.27)| 63.6 (0.61)|  10.8(0.39)|  11.9(0.52)|  50.9(0.81)|   8.6(0.45)
    March 1988 .|   2.4(0.06)|  76.2(0.17)|  20.3(0.16)|   1.2(0.05)|  79.8(0.18)|  21.8(0.19)|   4.8(0.27)| 63.5 (0.60)|  11.2(0.40)|  12.2(0.52)|  51.0(0.79)|  10.0(0.47)
    March 1989 .|   2.5(0.06)|  76.9(0.17)|  21.1(0.16)|   1.2(0.05)|  80.7(0.18)|  22.8(0.19)|   5.2(0.27)| 64.7 (0.59)|  11.7(0.40)|  12.2(0.50)|  50.9(0.77)|   9.9(0.46)
    March 1990 .|   2.4(0.06)|  77.6(0.17)|  21.3(0.16)|   1.1(0.05)|  81.4(0.17)|  23.1(0.19)|   5.1(0.27)| 66.2 (0.58)|  11.3(0.39)|  12.3(0.50)|  50.8(0.75)|   9.2(0.44)
    March 1991 .|   2.4(0.06)|  78.4(0.16)|  21.4(0.16)|   1.1(0.05)|  82.4(0.17)|  23.3(0.19)|   4.7(0.26)| 66.8 (0.57)|  11.5(0.39)|  12.5(0.49)|  51.3(0.74)|   9.7(0.44)
    March 1992 .|   2.1(0.06)|  79.4(0.16)|  21.4(0.16)|   0.9(0.04)|  83.4(0.16)|  23.2(0.19)|   3.9(0.23)| 67.7 (0.56)|  11.9(0.39)|  11.8(0.47)|  52.6(0.73)|   9.3(0.42)
    March 1993 .|   2.1(0.06)|  80.2(0.16)|  21.9(0.16)|   0.8(0.04)|  84.1(0.16)|  23.8(0.19)|   3.7(0.22)| 70.5 (0.54)|  12.2(0.39)|  11.8(0.46)|  53.1(0.71)|   9.0(0.41)
    March 1994 .|   1.9(0.05)|  80.9(0.15)|  22.2(0.16)|   0.8(0.04)|  84.9(0.16)|  24.3(0.19)|   2.7(0.19)| 73.0 (0.52)|  12.9(0.39)|  10.8(0.42)|  53.3(0.67)|   9.1(0.39)
    March 1995 .|   1.8(0.05)|  81.7(0.15)|  23.0(0.16)|   0.7(0.04)|  85.9(0.16)|  25.4(0.19)|   2.5(0.18)| 73.8 (0.52)|  13.3(0.40)|  10.6(0.41)|  53.4(0.67)|   9.3(0.39)
    March 1996 .|   1.8(0.05)|  81.7(0.16)|  23.6(0.17)|   0.6(0.04)|  86.0(0.16)|  25.9(0.20)|   2.2(0.18)| 74.6 (0.53)|  13.8(0.42)|  10.3(0.42)|  53.1(0.69)|   9.3(0.40)
    March 1997 .|   1.7(0.05)|  82.1(0.14)|  23.9(0.16)|   0.6(0.03)|  86.3(0.15)|  26.2(0.19)|   2.0(0.16)| 75.3 (0.49)|  13.3(0.38)|   9.4(0.36)|  54.7(0.62)|  10.3(0.38)
    March 1998 .|   1.6(0.05)|  82.8(0.14)|  24.4(0.16)|   0.6(0.03)|  87.1(0.14)|  26.6(0.19)|   1.7(0.14)| 76.4 (0.47)|  14.8(0.40)|   9.3(0.35)|  55.5(0.60)|  11.0(0.38)
    March 1999 .|   1.6(0.05)|  83.4(0.14)|  25.2(0.16)|   0.6(0.03)|  87.7(0.14)|  27.7(0.19)|   1.7(0.15)| 77.4 (0.46)|  15.5(0.40)|   9.0(0.34)|  56.1(0.60)|  10.9(0.37)
    March 2000 .|   1.6(0.05)|  84.1(0.13)|  25.6(0.16)|   0.5(0.03)|  88.4(0.14)|  28.1(0.19)|   1.6(0.14)| 78.9 (0.45)|  16.6(0.41)|   8.7(0.33)|  57.0(0.58)|  10.6(0.36)
    March 2001 .|   1.6(0.05)|  84.3(0.13)|  26.1(0.16)|   0.5(0.03)|  88.7(0.13)|  28.6(0.19)|   1.3(0.12)| 79.5 (0.44)|  16.1(0.40)|   9.3(0.34)|  56.5(0.57)|  11.2(0.37)
    March 2002 .|   1.6(0.03)|  84.1(0.09)|  26.7(0.11)|   0.5(0.02)|  88.7(0.10)|  29.4(0.14)|   1.6(0.10)| 79.2 (0.32)|  17.2(0.30)|   8.7(0.22)|  57.0(0.39)|  11.1(0.25)
                |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
    25 to 29    |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
    1920\4\ ....|  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  12.9  --- |  22.0  --- |   4.5  --- |  44.6  --- |  6.3   --- |   1.2  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1940 .|   5.9  --- |  38.1  --- |   5.9  --- |   3.4  --- |  41.2  --- |   6.4  --- |  27.0  --- | 12.3   --- |   1.6  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1950 .|   4.6  --- |  52.8  --- |   7.7  --- |   3.3  --- |  56.3  --- |   8.2  --- |  16.1  --- | 23.6   --- |   2.8  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1960 .|   2.8  --- |  60.7  --- |  11.0  --- |   2.2  --- |  63.7  --- |  11.8  --- |   7.2  --- | 38.6   --- |   5.4  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    March 1970 .|   1.1  --- |  75.4  --- |  16.4  --- |   0.9  --- |  77.8  --- |  17.3  --- |   2.2  --- | 58.4   --- |  10.0  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    March 1975 .|   1.0  --- |  83.1  --- |  21.9  --- |   0.6  --- |  86.6  --- |  23.8  --- |   0.5  --- | 71.1   --- |  10.5  --- |   8.0  --- |  53.1  --- |   8.8  ---
    March 1980 .|   0.8(0.10)|  85.4(0.40)|  22.5(0.47)|   0.3(0.07)|  89.2(0.40)|  25.0(0.55)|   0.6(0.27)| 76.7 (1.41)|  11.6(1.07)|   6.7(1.12)|  58.0(2.22)|   7.7(1.20)
    March 1985 .|   0.7(0.09)|  86.1(0.37)|  22.2(0.45)|   0.2(0.06)|  89.5(0.38)|  24.4(0.53)|   0.4(0.20)| 80.5 (1.22)|  11.6(0.99)|   6.0(0.91)|  60.9(1.86)|  11.1(1.20)
    March 1986 .|   0.9(0.10)|  86.1(0.37)|  22.4(0.45)|   0.4(0.07)|  89.6(0.37)|  25.2(0.53)|   0.5(0.22)| 83.5 (1.13)|  11.8(0.99)|   5.6(0.83)|  59.1(1.78)|   9.0(1.04)
    March 1987 .|   0.9(0.10)|  86.0(0.37)|  22.0(0.44)|   0.4(0.08)|  89.4(0.38)|  24.6(0.53)|   0.4(0.20)| 83.4 (1.13)|  11.5(0.97)|   4.8(0.76)|  59.8(1.75)|   8.7(1.01)
    March 1988 .|   1.0(0.11)|  85.9(0.37)|  22.7(0.45)|   0.3(0.07)|  89.7(0.38)|  25.1(0.54)|   0.3(0.18)| 80.9 (1.20)|  12.0(0.99)|   6.0(0.82)|  62.3(1.68)|  11.3(1.10)
    March 1989 .|   1.0(0.11)|  85.5(0.38)|  23.4(0.45)|   0.3(0.07)|  89.3(0.38)|  26.3(0.55)|   0.5(0.22)| 82.3 (1.16)|  12.6(1.01)|   5.4(0.76)|  61.0(1.65)|  10.1(1.02)
    March 1990 .|   1.2(0.12)|  85.7(0.38)|  23.2(0.46)|   0.3(0.07)|  90.1(0.37)|  26.4(0.55)|   1.0(0.31)| 81.7 (1.17)|  13.4(1.03)|   7.3(0.88)|  58.2(1.66)|   8.1(0.92)
    March 1991 .|   1.0(0.11)|  85.4(0.39)|  23.2(0.46)|   0.4(0.08)|  89.8(0.39)|  26.7(0.56)|   0.5(0.22)| 81.8 (1.17)|  11.0(0.95)|   5.8(0.80)|  56.7(1.69)|   9.2(0.99)
    March 1992 .|   0.9(0.10)|  86.3(0.38)|  23.6(0.47)|   0.3(0.07)|  90.7(0.38)|  27.2(0.58)|   0.8(0.28)| 80.9 (1.21)|  11.0(0.97)|   5.2(0.75)|  60.9(1.66)|   9.5(1.00)
    March 1993 .|   0.7(0.09)|  86.7(0.38)|  23.7(0.48)|   0.3(0.07)|  91.2(0.37)|  27.2(0.59)|   0.2(0.15)| 82.6 (1.17)|  13.3(1.05)|   4.0(0.65)|  60.9(1.64)|   8.3(0.93)
    March 1994 .|   0.8(0.10)|  86.1(0.39)|  23.3(0.47)|   0.2(0.07)|  91.1(0.38)|  27.1(0.60)|   0.6(0.24)| 84.1 (1.13)|  13.6(1.06)|   3.6(0.57)|  60.3(1.51)|   8.0(0.84)
    March 1995 .|   0.9(0.11)|  86.8(0.39)|  24.7(0.49)|   0.3(0.08)|  92.5(0.36)|  28.8(0.62)|   0.2(0.14)| 86.7 (1.06)|  15.4(1.13)|   4.9(0.67)|  57.1(1.55)|   8.9(0.89)
    March 1996 .|   0.8(0.11)|  87.3(0.40)|  27.1(0.53)|   0.2(0.07)|  92.6(0.38)|  31.6(0.67)|   0.4(0.20)| 86.0 (1.14)|  14.6(1.16)|   4.3(0.66)|  61.1(1.58)|  10.0(0.98)
    March 1997 .|   0.8(0.10)|  87.4(0.37)|  27.8(0.50)|   0.1(0.05)|  92.9(0.35)|  32.6(0.63)|   0.6(0.23)| 86.9 (1.03)|  14.2(1.07)|   4.2(0.59)|  61.8(1.42)|  11.0(0.91)
    March 1998 .|   0.7(0.09)|  88.1(0.36)|  27.3(0.50)|   0.1(0.05)|  93.6(0.34)|  32.3(0.64)|   0.4(0.19)| 88.2 (0.98)|  15.8(1.11)|   3.7(0.55)|  62.8(1.41)|  10.4(0.89)
    March 1999 .|   0.6(0.09)|  87.8(0.37)|  28.2(0.51)|   0.1(0.05)|  93.0(0.35)|  33.6(0.66)|   0.2(0.15)| 88.7 (0.97)|  15.0(1.09)|   3.2(0.52)|  61.6(1.44)|   8.9(0.84)
    March 2000 .|   0.7(0.09)|  88.1(0.37)|  29.1(0.52)|   0.1(0.04)|  94.0(0.33)|  34.0(0.67)|    #     # | 86.8 (1.06)|  17.8(1.20)|   3.8(0.55)|  62.8(1.40)|   9.7(0.85)
    March 2001 .|   0.8(0.11)|  87.7(0.38)|  28.6(0.52)|   0.2(0.06)|  93.3(0.36)|  33.0(0.68)|   0.1(0.09)| 87.0 (1.05)|  17.8(1.19)|   4.7(0.62)|  63.2(1.41)|  11.1(0.92)
    March 2002 .|   1.1(0.08)|  86.4(0.28)|  29.3(0.37)|   0.1(0.04)|  93.0(0.26)|  35.9(0.50)|   0.6(0.18)| 87.6 (0.76)|  18.0(0.88)|   4.7(0.39)|  62.4(0.89)|   8.9(0.53)
                |____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
                |                                                                   Males
                |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    25 and over |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
    April 1940 .|  15.1  --- |  22.7  --- |   5.5  --- |  12.0  --- |  24.2  --- |   5.9  --- |  46.2  --- |  6.9   --- |   1.4  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1950 .|  12.2  --- |  32.6  --- |   7.3  --- |   9.8  --- |  34.6  --- |   7.9  --- |  36.9  --- | 12.6   --- |   2.1  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    
    April 1960 .|   9.4  --- |  39.5  --- |   9.7  --- |   7.4  --- |  41.6  --- |  10.3  --- |  27.7  --- | 20.0   --- |   3.5  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    March 1970 .|   5.9  --- |  55.0  --- |  14.1  --- |   4.5  --- |  57.2  --- |  15.0  --- |  17.9  --- | 35.4   --- |   6.8  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    March 1980 .|   3.6(0.12)|  69.2(0.30)|  20.9(0.26)|   2.0(0.10)|  72.4(0.31)|  22.8(0.29)|  11.3(0.67)| 51.2 (1.06)|   7.7(0.56)|  16.5(1.11)|  44.9(1.49)|   9.2(0.87)
    March 1990 .|   2.7(0.09)|  77.7(0.24)|  24.4(0.25)|   1.3(0.07)|  81.6(0.25)|  26.7(0.29)|   6.4(0.45)| 65.8 (0.88)|  11.9(0.60)|  12.9(0.73)|  50.3(1.09)|   9.8(0.65)
    March 1995 .|   2.0(0.08)|  81.7(0.22)|  26.0(0.25)|   0.8(0.06)|  86.0(0.22)|  28.9(0.29)|   3.4(0.32)| 73.5 (0.78)|  13.7(0.61)|  10.8(0.59)|  52.9(0.95)|  10.1(0.57)
    March 1996 .|   1.9(0.08)|  81.9(0.23)|  26.0(0.26)|   0.7(0.06)|  86.1(0.23)|  28.8(0.30)|   2.9(0.31)| 74.6 (0.80)|  12.5(0.61)|  10.1(0.59)|  53.0(0.97)|  10.3(0.59)
    March 1997 .|   1.8(0.07)|  82.0(0.21)|  26.2(0.24)|   0.6(0.05)|  86.3(0.21)|  29.0(0.28)|   2.9(0.28)| 73.8 (0.75)|  12.5(0.56)|   9.2(0.50)|  54.9(0.87)|  10.6(0.54)
    March 1998 .|   1.7(0.07)|  82.8(0.20)|  26.5(0.24)|   0.7(0.05)|  87.1(0.21)|  29.3(0.28)|   2.3(0.25)| 75.4 (0.72)|  14.0(0.58)|   9.3(0.50)|  55.7(0.85)|  11.1(0.54)
    March 1999 .|   1.6(0.07)|  83.4(0.20)|  27.5(0.24)|   0.6(0.05)|  87.7(0.20)|  30.6(0.28)|   2.0(0.24)| 77.2 (0.70)|  14.3(0.58)|   9.0(0.49)|  56.0(0.85)|  10.7(0.53)
    March 2000 .|   1.6(0.07)|  84.2(0.19)|  27.8(0.24)|   0.6(0.05)|  88.5(0.20)|  30.8(0.28)|   2.1(0.24)| 79.1 (0.67)|  16.4(0.61)|   8.2(0.46)|  56.6(0.83)|  10.7(0.52)
    March 2001 .|   1.6(0.07)|  84.4(0.19)|  28.0(0.24)|   0.6(0.05)|  88.6(0.19)|  30.9(0.28)|   1.7(0.21)| 80.6 (0.65)|  15.9(0.60)|   9.4(0.48)|  55.6(0.82)|  11.1(0.52)
    March 2002 .|   1.7(0.05)|  83.8(0.14)|  28.5(0.17)|   0.5(0.03)|  88.5(0.14)|  31.7(0.20)|   1.9(0.16)| 79.0 (0.48)|  16.5(0.44)|   9.0(0.32)|  56.1(0.55)|  11.0(0.34)
                |____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
                |                                                                   Females
                |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    25 and over |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
    April 1940 .|  12.4  --- |  26.3  --- |   3.8  --- |   9.8  --- |  28.1  --- |   4.0  --- |  37.5  --- |  8.4   --- |   1.2  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1950 .|  10.0  --- |  36.0  --- |   5.2  --- |   8.1  --- |  38.2  --- |   5.4  --- |  28.6  --- | 14.7   --- |   2.4  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    April 1960 .|   7.4  --- |  42.5  --- |   5.8  --- |   6.0  --- |  44.7  --- |   6.0  --- |  19.7  --- | 23.1   --- |   3.6  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    March 1970 .|   4.7  --- |  55.4  --- |   8.2  --- |   3.9  --- |  57.7  --- |   8.6  --- |  11.9  --- | 36.6   --- |   5.6  --- |  ---   --- |  ---   --- |  ---   ---
    March 1980 .|   3.2(0.11)|  68.1(0.28)|  13.6(0.21)|   1.8(0.09)|  71.5(0.30)|  14.4(0.23)|   7.4(0.49)| 51.5 (0.94)|   8.1(0.52)|  15.3(1.03)|  44.2(1.42)|   6.2(0.69)
    March 1990 .|   2.2(0.08)|  77.5(0.23)|  18.4(0.22)|   1.0(0.06)|  81.3(0.24)|  19.8(0.25)|   4.0(0.33)| 66.5 (0.79)|  10.8(0.52)|  11.7(0.69)|  51.3(1.07)|   8.7(0.61)
    March 1995 .|   1.7(0.07)|  81.6(0.21)|  20.2(0.22)|   0.6(0.05)|  85.8(0.22)|  22.1(0.26)|   1.7(0.21)| 74.1 (0.69)|  13.0(0.53)|  10.4(0.58)|  53.8(0.94)|   8.4(0.52)
    March 1996 .|   1.7(0.07)|  81.6(0.22)|  21.4(0.23)|   0.5(0.05)|  85.9(0.22)|  23.2(0.27)|   1.6(0.21)| 74.6 (0.72)|  14.8(0.58)|  10.5(0.60)|  53.3(0.97)|   8.3(0.54)
    March 1997 .|   1.6(0.06)|  82.2(0.20)|  21.7(0.21)|   0.5(0.04)|  86.3(0.20)|  23.7(0.25)|   1.3(0.17)| 76.5 (0.64)|  14.0(0.52)|   9.5(0.51)|  54.6(0.87)|  10.1(0.53)
    March 1998 .|   1.6(0.06)|  82.9(0.19)|  22.4(0.21)|   0.6(0.04)|  87.1(0.20)|  24.1(0.25)|   1.2(0.16)| 77.1 (0.63)|  15.4(0.54)|   9.2(0.50)|  55.3(0.86)|  10.9(0.54)
    March 1999 .|   1.5(0.06)|  83.3(0.19)|  23.1(0.22)|   0.5(0.04)|  87.6(0.19)|  25.0(0.26)|   1.5(0.18)| 77.5 (0.62)|  16.5(0.55)|   9.0(0.48)|  56.3(0.83)|  11.0(0.53)
    March 2000 .|   1.5(0.06)|  84.0(0.19)|  23.6(0.22)|   0.4(0.04)|  88.4(0.19)|  25.5(0.26)|   1.1(0.16)| 78.7 (0.60)|  16.8(0.55)|   9.3(0.48)|  57.5(0.81)|  10.6(0.50)
    March 2001 .|   1.5(0.06)|  84.2(0.18)|  24.3(0.22)|   0.4(0.04)|  88.8(0.19)|  26.5(0.26)|   1.0(0.15)| 78.6 (0.60)|  16.3(0.54)|   9.1(0.47)|  57.4(0.80)|  11.3(0.51)
    March 2002 .|   1.5(0.04)|  84.4(0.13)|  25.1(0.15)|   0.5(0.03)|  88.9(0.13)|  27.3(0.19)|   1.4(0.12)| 79.4 (0.42)|  17.7(0.40)|   8.3(0.31)|  57.9(0.55)|  11.2(0.35)
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    #Rounds to zero.
    ---Not available.
    \1\Includes persons of Hispanic origin for years prior to 1980.
    \2\Data for years prior to 1993 include all persons with at least 4 years of high school.
    \3\Data for 1993 and later years are for persons with a bachelor's or higher degree.
    \4\Estimates based on Bureau of the Census retrojection of 1940 Census data on education by age.

    NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

    SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census of Population, 1960, Volume 1, part 1; Current Population Reports, Series P-20 and previously unpublished tabulations; and 1960 Census Monograph, "Education of the American Population," by John K. Folger and Charles B. Nam. (This table was prepared October 2003.)

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