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| Table 104.70. | Percentage distribution of 6- to 18-year-olds, by parent's highest level of educational attainment, household type, and child's race/ethnicity: 2007 and 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year, household type, and race/ethnicity | Highest level of education attained by any parent residing with child1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all levels | Less than high school completion | High school completion2 | Some college, no degree | Associate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Doctor's degree | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, both household types | 100.0 | (†) | 11.0 | (0.08) | 23.5 | (0.11) | 21.1 | (0.11) | 10.4 | (0.07) | 34.1 | (0.13) | 20.1 | (0.10) | 9.3 | (0.07) | 4.7 | (0.05) | ||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 3.9 | (0.06) | 20.6 | (0.12) | 21.3 | (0.12) | 11.6 | (0.09) | 42.7 | (0.16) | 24.9 | (0.14) | 12.0 | (0.10) | 5.8 | (0.07) | ||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 12.4 | (0.24) | 32.0 | (0.33) | 26.7 | (0.34) | 10.1 | (0.20) | 18.8 | (0.27) | 12.2 | (0.23) | 4.9 | (0.15) | 1.7 | (0.08) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 32.7 | (0.28) | 27.9 | (0.29) | 17.7 | (0.23) | 7.1 | (0.14) | 14.5 | (0.21) | 9.6 | (0.17) | 3.2 | (0.09) | 1.8 | (0.07) | ||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 10.4 | (0.37) | 15.0 | (0.44) | 10.5 | (0.34) | 7.9 | (0.28) | 56.2 | (0.55) | 28.8 | (0.54) | 15.8 | (0.35) | 11.6 | (0.34) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 9.9 | (1.57) | 37.6 | (3.16) | 24.0 | (2.62) | 11.3 | (1.90) | 17.2 | (2.17) | 8.0 | (1.43) | 8.2 | (1.62) | 1.0 | ! | (0.41) | |||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 13.3 | (0.91) | 32.6 | (1.09) | 25.4 | (0.97) | 11.0 | (0.82) | 17.6 | (0.96) | 10.1 | (0.77) | 5.6 | (0.56) | 1.9 | (0.32) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 5.4 | (0.34) | 20.8 | (0.59) | 26.8 | (0.70) | 11.5 | (0.43) | 35.5 | (0.71) | 20.8 | (0.52) | 8.9 | (0.37) | 5.7 | (0.31) | ||||||
| Two-parent household | 100.0 | (†) | 7.4 | (0.09) | 19.1 | (0.13) | 19.6 | (0.13) | 11.0 | (0.10) | 42.9 | (0.15) | 24.5 | (0.12) | 12.1 | (0.09) | 6.3 | (0.07) | ||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 2.0 | (0.05) | 17.0 | (0.14) | 19.9 | (0.14) | 11.8 | (0.11) | 49.3 | (0.17) | 28.0 | (0.16) | 14.2 | (0.12) | 7.0 | (0.08) | ||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 3.6 | (0.24) | 23.1 | (0.52) | 26.6 | (0.56) | 13.2 | (0.44) | 33.5 | (0.55) | 20.4 | (0.44) | 9.6 | (0.34) | 3.6 | (0.21) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 29.5 | (0.34) | 27.0 | (0.35) | 17.4 | (0.28) | 7.9 | (0.21) | 18.2 | (0.27) | 11.7 | (0.21) | 4.1 | (0.13) | 2.4 | (0.11) | ||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 7.7 | (0.36) | 13.3 | (0.46) | 9.7 | (0.39) | 7.8 | (0.35) | 61.6 | (0.53) | 30.6 | (0.53) | 17.7 | (0.39) | 13.3 | (0.41) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 5.2 | ! | (1.56) | 35.9 | (3.93) | 23.2 | (3.24) | 15.9 | (2.80) | 19.8 | (2.81) | 9.8 | (2.27) | 8.5 | (1.59) | 1.5 | ! | (0.62) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 7.5 | (0.95) | 29.1 | (1.52) | 25.2 | (1.49) | 12.5 | (1.05) | 25.7 | (1.48) | 14.4 | (1.24) | 8.1 | (0.84) | 3.2 | (0.56) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 1.7 | (0.24) | 15.1 | (0.70) | 23.6 | (0.90) | 12.1 | (0.50) | 47.6 | (1.00) | 26.5 | (0.71) | 12.4 | (0.54) | 8.7 | (0.49) | ||||||
| Single-parent household | 100.0 | (†) | 18.6 | (0.19) | 32.6 | (0.20) | 24.4 | (0.21) | 8.9 | (0.12) | 15.5 | (0.16) | 10.7 | (0.13) | 3.5 | (0.07) | 1.3 | (0.04) | ||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (0.16) | 31.9 | (0.25) | 25.8 | (0.25) | 10.8 | (0.17) | 21.6 | (0.22) | 14.7 | (0.19) | 5.0 | (0.10) | 1.9 | (0.07) | ||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 17.5 | (0.35) | 37.1 | (0.44) | 26.8 | (0.44) | 8.3 | (0.22) | 10.4 | (0.29) | 7.5 | (0.26) | 2.2 | (0.12) | 0.6 | (0.07) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 38.6 | (0.53) | 29.5 | (0.46) | 18.3 | (0.40) | 5.8 | (0.21) | 7.9 | (0.26) | 5.8 | (0.21) | 1.5 | (0.10) | 0.6 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 23.0 | (1.30) | 23.1 | (1.15) | 14.3 | (0.82) | 8.4 | (0.75) | 31.1 | (1.26) | 20.5 | (1.06) | 6.9 | (0.66) | 3.7 | (0.51) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 18.1 | (3.77) | 40.4 | (5.73) | 25.4 | (4.78) | 3.2 | ! | (1.21) | 12.9 | (3.33) | 4.9 | ! | (1.81) | 7.7 | ! | (3.00) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 19.7 | (1.29) | 36.4 | (1.60) | 25.7 | (1.37) | 9.3 | (1.12) | 8.8 | (1.05) | 5.3 | (0.85) | 3.0 | (0.58) | 0.6 | ! | (0.23) | |||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 10.9 | (0.80) | 29.3 | (1.11) | 31.4 | (0.94) | 10.5 | (0.66) | 17.8 | (0.90) | 12.5 | (0.84) | 3.8 | (0.41) | 1.5 | (0.25) | ||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, both household types | 100.0 | (†) | 11.0 | (0.08) | 19.5 | (0.09) | 22.6 | (0.12) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 36.3 | (0.14) | 20.8 | (0.10) | 10.7 | (0.08) | 4.8 | (0.04) | ||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 3.5 | (0.07) | 16.6 | (0.12) | 21.8 | (0.15) | 11.9 | (0.10) | 46.1 | (0.18) | 26.1 | (0.16) | 13.8 | (0.10) | 6.2 | (0.07) | ||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 11.0 | (0.23) | 24.9 | (0.27) | 30.7 | (0.30) | 11.2 | (0.24) | 22.2 | (0.32) | 13.7 | (0.27) | 6.5 | (0.16) | 1.9 | (0.09) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 29.8 | (0.22) | 24.9 | (0.25) | 21.1 | (0.22) | 7.3 | (0.15) | 16.9 | (0.22) | 10.9 | (0.18) | 4.2 | (0.10) | 1.8 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 10.1 | (0.31) | 11.8 | (0.40) | 11.8 | (0.33) | 7.1 | (0.27) | 59.3 | (0.51) | 28.8 | (0.43) | 19.3 | (0.42) | 11.3 | (0.31) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 5.2 | (1.02) | 30.9 | (2.79) | 31.2 | (2.68) | 11.6 | (1.83) | 21.2 | (2.30) | 14.0 | (2.08) | 4.7 | (1.15) | 2.5 | ! | (0.96) | |||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 10.8 | (0.72) | 27.1 | (0.88) | 30.8 | (1.17) | 12.0 | (0.79) | 19.3 | (0.91) | 12.3 | (0.86) | 5.4 | (0.45) | 1.5 | (0.32) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 4.7 | (0.24) | 16.3 | (0.50) | 27.0 | (0.61) | 11.8 | (0.41) | 40.2 | (0.60) | 22.5 | (0.41) | 11.5 | (0.39) | 6.2 | (0.25) | ||||||
| Two-parent household | 100.0 | (†) | 7.2 | (0.08) | 15.2 | (0.12) | 19.9 | (0.14) | 11.1 | (0.10) | 46.5 | (0.16) | 25.6 | (0.13) | 14.2 | (0.10) | 6.7 | (0.06) | ||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 1.7 | (0.05) | 12.7 | (0.13) | 19.6 | (0.18) | 12.1 | (0.12) | 53.8 | (0.19) | 29.5 | (0.18) | 16.6 | (0.12) | 7.7 | (0.08) | ||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 2.7 | (0.19) | 16.6 | (0.42) | 26.6 | (0.57) | 13.8 | (0.41) | 40.2 | (0.59) | 23.0 | (0.51) | 12.8 | (0.40) | 4.5 | (0.23) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 25.4 | (0.29) | 23.9 | (0.38) | 20.5 | (0.30) | 8.0 | (0.23) | 22.1 | (0.29) | 13.9 | (0.23) | 5.8 | (0.15) | 2.5 | (0.09) | ||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 8.3 | (0.31) | 10.2 | (0.39) | 10.6 | (0.37) | 6.9 | (0.30) | 64.1 | (0.54) | 29.8 | (0.48) | 21.7 | (0.48) | 12.6 | (0.35) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 2.5 | ! | (0.97) | 28.2 | (3.50) | 29.4 | (3.60) | 13.8 | (2.59) | 26.1 | (3.22) | 16.5 | (2.84) | 6.3 | (1.63) | 3.3 | ! | (1.36) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 3.5 | (0.56) | 23.1 | (1.24) | 30.9 | (1.75) | 14.7 | (1.25) | 27.8 | (1.46) | 16.7 | (1.32) | 8.9 | (0.85) | 2.2 | (0.44) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 1.5 | (0.19) | 10.2 | (0.50) | 22.4 | (0.68) | 11.8 | (0.50) | 54.1 | (0.74) | 28.0 | (0.66) | 16.7 | (0.58) | 9.4 | (0.41) | ||||||
| Single-parent household | 100.0 | (†) | 18.1 | (0.19) | 27.6 | (0.17) | 27.8 | (0.21) | 9.6 | (0.12) | 16.9 | (0.16) | 11.6 | (0.13) | 4.0 | (0.08) | 1.3 | (0.04) | ||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 8.8 | (0.22) | 27.7 | (0.24) | 28.4 | (0.29) | 11.4 | (0.20) | 23.7 | (0.28) | 16.0 | (0.23) | 5.8 | (0.14) | 2.0 | (0.09) | ||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 15.4 | (0.34) | 29.4 | (0.39) | 32.8 | (0.46) | 9.8 | (0.26) | 12.5 | (0.29) | 8.8 | (0.25) | 3.2 | (0.14) | 0.5 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 36.5 | (0.47) | 26.6 | (0.38) | 21.9 | (0.36) | 6.3 | (0.20) | 8.8 | (0.24) | 6.3 | (0.20) | 1.8 | (0.10) | 0.6 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 19.0 | (1.02) | 19.5 | (1.20) | 17.7 | (1.03) | 7.8 | (0.74) | 36.1 | (1.30) | 23.9 | (1.17) | 7.5 | (0.64) | 4.7 | (0.53) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 11.2 | (2.45) | 37.0 | (4.51) | 35.3 | (4.79) | 6.6 | (1.88) | 9.9 | ! | (3.26) | 8.3 | ! | (3.23) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | 17.6 | (1.19) | 30.8 | (1.35) | 30.6 | (1.42) | 9.5 | (0.98) | 11.5 | (1.17) | 8.4 | (1.06) | 2.2 | (0.39) | 1.0 | ! | (0.39) | |||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 9.2 | (0.54) | 24.9 | (0.84) | 33.6 | (0.92) | 11.9 | (0.60) | 20.4 | (0.74) | 14.6 | (0.64) | 4.1 | (0.35) | 1.7 | (0.24) | ||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes adoptive and stepparents, but excludes parents not residing in the same household as their children. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes parents who completed high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Table includes only 6- to 18-year-olds who resided with at least one parent (including an adoptive or stepparent). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2007 and 2012. (This table was prepared January 2014.) |
