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  • Table 9. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of education attained, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 2002 [In thousands]

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                               |       |   Elementary|                        |
                               |       |     level   |        High school     |                     College
           Age, sex, and       | Total |_____________|________________________|_____________________________________________________
          race/ethnicity       |       | Less |7 or 8|1 to 3|  4  |Completion | Some  |Asso- | Bachelor's| Master's  |Profes-|Doc-
                               |       |than 7|years |years |years|           |college|ciate |  degree   |  degree   |sional |torate
                               |       |years |      |      |     |           |       |degree|           |           |degree |
    ___________________________|_______|______|______|______|_____|___________|_______|______|___________|___________|_______|______
                 1             |   2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6  |     7     |   8   |  9   |     10    |    11     |  12   | 13
    ___________________________|_______|______|______|______|_____|___________|_______|______|___________|___________|_______|______
               Total           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
    18 and over .............. |209,454| 7,157| 6,222|18,644|3,400|66,682(241)| 40,282|16,183|34,368(189)|11,574(115)|  2,752|2,190
      18 and 19 years old .....|  7,909|    74|    96| 2,806|  501| 2,276 (52)|  2,097|    50|     6  (3)|     2  (2)|     # |   #
      20 to 24 years old ......| 19,404|   392|   247| 1,924|  435| 5,949 (84)|  7,194| 1,082| 2,081 (50)|    85 (10)|     15|   #
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
      25 years old and over ...|182,142| 6,690| 5,880|13,914|2,464|58,456(231)| 30,991|15,051|32,282(184)|11,487(115)|  2,737|2,190
        25 to 29 years old ....| 18,310|   588|   262| 1,340|  297| 5,200 (78)|  3,746| 1,505| 4,288 (71)|   799 (31)|    207|   78
        30 to 34 years old ....| 20,360|   649|   327| 1,317|  292| 5,789 (83)|  3,653| 1,873| 4,694 (75)| 1,295 (39)|    274|  199
        35 to 39 years old ....| 21,648|   609|   322| 1,388|  269| 6,854 (90)|  3,840| 2,128| 4,348 (72)| 1,298 (39)|    351|  240
        40 to 49 years old ....| 43,624| 1,104|   648| 2,544|  524|14,219(127)|  7,738| 4,324| 8,251 (98)| 2,990 (60)|    731|  550
        50 to 59 years old ....| 33,223| 1,057|   781| 1,978|  390|10,400(110)|  5,755| 3,014| 5,701 (82)| 3,018 (60)|    597|  533
        60 to 64 years old ....| 11,208|   450|   454| 1,029|  161| 4,070 (69)|  1,753|   666| 1,506 (42)|   738 (30)|    189|  193
        65 years old and over .| 33,769| 2,233| 3,086| 4,320|  531|11,926(117)|  4,506| 1,541| 3,494 (64)| 1,349 (40)|    388|  396
                               |=======|======|======|======|=====|===========|=======|======|===========|===========|=======|=====
               Males           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
    18 and over ...............|100,701| 3,648| 3,013| 9,132|1,857|31,234(181)| 19,078| 7,005|16,801(137)| 5,620 (81)|  1,801|1,514
      18 and 19 years old .....|  4,026|    43|    58| 1,545|  290| 1,117 (37)|    944|    21|     5  (2)|     2  (2)|     # |   #
      20 to 24 years old ......|  9,679|   245|   114|   989|  270| 3,169 (61)|  3,473|   517|   871 (32)|    23  (5)|      7|   #
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
      25 years old and over ...| 86,996| 3,359| 2,841| 6,597|1,297|26,947(170)| 14,661| 6,466|15,925(134)| 5,595 (81)|  1,795|1,514
        25 to 29 years old ....|  9,150|   354|   135|   730|  179| 2,767 (57)|  1,843|   684| 2,012 (49)|   313 (19)|     93|   39
        30 to 34 years old ....| 10,084|   416|   184|   702|  170| 2,984 (60)|  1,747|   857| 2,208 (51)|   570 (26)|    135|  110
        35 to 39 years old ....| 10,698|   323|   177|   743|  143| 3,466 (64)|  1,843|   919| 2,095 (50)|   644 (28)|    208|  138
        40 to 49 years old ....| 21,381|   544|   340| 1,341|  304| 7,091 (91)|  3,663| 1,826| 3,976 (69)| 1,414 (41)|    498|  384
        50 to 59 years old ....| 16,166|   520|   406|   897|  219| 4,643 (74)|  2,802| 1,332| 3,009 (60)| 1,524 (43)|    431|  384
        60 to 64 years old ....|  5,282|   229|   224|   458|   63| 1,694 (45)|    792|   309|   811 (31)|   432 (23)|    135|  136
        65 years old and over .| 14,235|   973| 1,374| 1,725|  219| 4,303 (71)|  1,971|   540| 1,816 (47)|   698 (29)|    295|  322
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
              Females          |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
    18 and over ...............|108,753| 3,509| 3,209| 9,513|1,543|35,448(191)| 21,205| 9,179|17,567(140)| 5,954 (84)|    950|  676
      18 and 19 years old .....|  3,883|    31|    38| 1,260|  211| 1,159 (37)|  1,154|    29|     1  (1)|    #  (#) |     # |   #
      20 to 24 years old ......|  9,724|   147|   132|   935|  165| 2,780 (58)|  3,721|   565| 1,210 (38)|    62  (9)|      8|   #
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
      25 years old and over ...| 95,146| 3,331| 3,039| 7,317|1,167|31,509(182)| 16,330| 8,585|16,357(136)| 5,893 (83)|    942|  676
        25 to 29 years old ....|  9,159|   234|   127|   610|  117| 2,433 (54)|  1,903|   821| 2,276 (52)|   486 (24)|    114|   39
        30 to 34 years old ....| 10,277|   233|   143|   615|  121| 2,805 (58)|  1,905| 1,016| 2,486 (54)|   725 (30)|    139|   89
        35 to 39 years old ....| 10,950|   286|   144|   644|  126| 3,388 (63)|  1,997| 1,210| 2,253 (52)|   655 (28)|    144|  102
        40 to 49 years old ....| 22,243|   560|   308| 1,202|  219| 7,128 (91)|  4,076| 2,499| 4,276 (71)| 1,576 (43)|    233|  166
        50 to 59 years old ....| 17,057|   537|   375| 1,080|  172| 5,757 (82)|  2,952| 1,681| 2,693 (57)| 1,494 (42)|    166|  149
        60 to 64 years old ....|  5,926|   221|   229|   571|   98| 2,375 (53)|    961|   357|   695 (29)|   306 (19)|     54|   57
        65 years old and over .| 19,534| 1,260| 1,712| 2,595|  313| 7,623 (94)|  2,535| 1,001| 1,678 (45)|   651 (28)|     93|   74
                               |=======|======|======|======|=====|===========|=======|======|===========|===========|=======|=====
        White, non-Hispanic    |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
    18 and over ...............|150,443| 1,573| 3,880|11,075|1,701|49,114(217)| 29,677|12,529|27,364(171)| 9,514(105)|  2,249|1,767
      18 and 19 years old .....|  4,988|     7|    42| 1,743|  223| 1,468 (42)|  1,463|    38|     2  (2)|     2  (2)|     # |   #
      20 to 24 years old ......| 12,038|    23|    78|   881|  151| 3,648 (66)|  4,836|   757| 1,585 (44)|    67  (9)|     12|   #
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
      25 years old and over ...|133,417| 1,544| 3,760| 8,451|1,327|43,998(208)| 23,378|11,734|25,777(167)| 9,445(105)|  2,237|1,767
        25 to 29 years old ....| 11,252|    41|    92|   554|  104| 3,062 (60)|  2,325| 1,037| 3,217 (62)|   603 (27)|    150|   69
        30 to 34 years old ....| 13,068|    47|   105|   530|  113| 3,615 (66)|  2,437| 1,412| 3,520 (65)|   965 (34)|    181|  145
        35 to 39 years old ....| 14,760|    62|   103|   658|  121| 4,786 (75)|  2,644| 1,589| 3,384 (63)|   978 (34)|    280|  154
        40 to 49 years old ....| 31,814|   147|   242| 1,422|  281|10,584(110)|  5,767| 3,388| 6,551 (88)| 2,412 (54)|    605|  415
        50 to 59 years old ....| 25,674|   246|   454| 1,141|  232| 8,161 (98)|  4,670| 2,435| 4,722 (75)| 2,642 (56)|    506|  466
        60 to 64 years old ....|  8,876|   112|   280|   715|   99| 3,354 (63)|  1,511|   553| 1,277 (39)|   642 (28)|    161|  172
        65 years old and over .| 27,973|   889| 2,483| 3,432|  378|10,437(110)|  4,023| 1,321| 3,107 (61)| 1,203 (38)|    355|  346
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
        Black, non-Hispanic    |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
    18 and over ...............| 23,449|   666|   657| 3,148|  661| 7,965 (87)|  5,113| 1,709| 2,488 (55)|   797 (32)|    142|  105
      18 and 19 years old .....|  1,147|     5|     7|   446|   93|   371 (22)|    215|     6|     3  (2)|    #  (#) |     # |   #
      20 to 24 years old ......|  2,661|     4|    16|   388|   87|   927 (35)|    972|   108|   150 (14)|     8  (3)|     # |   #
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
      25 years old and over ...| 19,642|   657|   633| 2,314|  482| 6,667 (82)|  3,925| 1,594| 2,335 (54)|   788 (32)|    142|  105
        25 to 29 years old ....|  2,303|    18|    12|   197|   59|   787 (32)|    632|   182|   360 (22)|    43  (8)|     13|   #
        30 to 34 years old ....|  2,475|    22|    14|   206|   57|   883 (34)|    579|   207|   398 (23)|    74 (10)|     20|   16
        35 to 39 years old ....|  2,628|    20|    23|   224|   54|   984 (36)|    581|   249|   352 (22)|   109 (12)|     18|   15
        40 to 49 years old ....|  5,031|    69|    97|   483|  103| 1,726 (47)|  1,124|   484|   622 (29)|   254 (19)|     41|   29
        50 to 59 years old ....|  3,378|    88|    96|   460|   80| 1,175 (39)|    605|   294|   378 (23)|   163 (15)|     20|   19
        60 to 64 years old ....|  1,026|    54|    68|   168|   36|   364 (22)|    136|    60|    75 (10)|    47  (8)|      9|    8
        65 years old and over .|  2,801|   386|   322|   576|   94|   748 (31)|    269|   119|   150 (14)|    98 (12)|     21|   18
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
             Hispanic          |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
    18 and over ...............| 24,550| 4,490| 1,430| 3,729|  846| 6,977 (69)|  3,584| 1,189| 1,710 (38)|   384 (19)|    143|   68
      18 and 19 years old .....|  1,321|    63|    45|   492|  140|   336 (17)|    238|     7|    #  (#) |    #  (#) |     # |   #
      20 to 24 years old ......|  3,559|   355|   145|   611|  181| 1,147 (32)|    855|   141|   118 (10)|     4  (2)|      1|   #
                               |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
      25 years old and over ...| 19,670| 4,072| 1,241| 2,626|  526| 5,493 (63)|  2,491| 1,041| 1,592 (37)|   380 (19)|    141|   68
        25 to 29 years old ....|  3,537|   528|   154|   535|  114| 1,112 (31)|    565|   213|   267 (16)|    36  (6)|     11|    1
        30 to 34 years old ....|  3,457|   571|   205|   512|  110|   995 (30)|    474|   162|   326 (17)|    71  (8)|     27|    4
        35 to 39 years old ....|  2,953|   508|   178|   432|   75|   798 (27)|    421|   183|   277 (16)|    52  (7)|     17|   14
        40 to 49 years old ....|  4,424|   810|   258|   539|  117| 1,286 (34)|    544|   263|   426 (20)|   110 (10)|     45|   26
        50 to 59 years old ....|  2,564|   626|   166|   285|   56|   669 (25)|    313|   150|   178 (13)|    76  (8)|     29|   14
        60 to 64 years old ....|    839|   252|    71|   119|   17|   213 (14)|     70|    29|    41  (6)|    17  (4)|      8|    2
        65 years old and over .|  1,896|   777|   208|   204|   37|   420 (20)|    104|    40|    76  (8)|    19  (4)|      3|    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 because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

    SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, previously unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared May 2003.)

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