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Table 9.Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 1994
[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\1\ | 7 years |years | years |years |Graduate|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 .............|189,986 |   7,221 |8,102 |18,847 |2,779 | 64,320 |37,553 |12,628 |26,168 |8,476 | 2,268 |1,626
  18 and 19 years old ...|  6,916 |      77 |   80 | 2,129 |  562 |  1,991 | 2,049 |    22 |     5 |    2 |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....| 18,559 |     366 |  285 | 1,690 |  321 |  5,813 | 6,950 | 1,146 | 1,907 |   76 |     1 |    3
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .|164,512 |   6,778 |7,737 |15,028 |1,896 | 56,515 |28,554 |11,460 |24,256 |8,398 | 2,267 |1,623
    25 to 29 years old ..| 19,626 |     488 |  317 | 1,690 |  240 |  6,674 | 4,016 | 1,638 | 3,785 |  559 |   152 |   68
    30 to 34 years old ..| 22,320 |     499 |  360 | 1,837 |  290 |  7,809 | 4,321 | 1,940 | 3,842 |  960 |   258 |  205
    35 to 39 years old ..| 21,970 |     574 |  339 | 1,471 |  205 |  7,516 | 4,238 | 2,069 | 3,911 |1,132 |   329 |  187
    40 to 49 years old ..| 36,119 |   1,058 |  807 | 2,238 |  257 | 11,602 | 6,847 | 2,971 | 6,282 |2,847 |   742 |  468
    50 to 59 years old ..| 23,692 |     899 |  988 | 2,280 |  297 |  8,721 | 3,887 | 1,378 | 2,993 |1,581 |   340 |  328
    60 to 64 years old ..| 10,005 |     632 |  696 | 1,258 |  149 |  3,685 | 1,430 |   429 | 1,020 |  458 |   126 |  121
    65 years old and over| 30,779 |   2,628 |4,229 | 4,255 |  458 | 10,508 | 3,814 | 1,037 | 2,423 |  862 |   320 |  246
                         |========|=========|======|=======|======|========|=======|=======|=======|======|=======|======
           Men           |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............| 91,222 |   3,729 |3,820 | 8,761 |1,524 | 29,437 |17,867 | 5,477 |13,387 |4,378 | 1,677 |1,164
  18 and 19 years old ...|  3,462 |      50 |   38 | 1,191 |  317 |    936 |   926 |     4 |   --- |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....|  9,221 |     217 |  150 |   774 |  212 |  3,097 | 3,376 |   494 |   876 |   25 |   --- |  ---
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .| 78,539 |   3,462 |3,633 | 6,796 |  995 | 25,404 |13,565 | 4,979 |12,511 |4,353 | 1,677 |1,164
    25 to 29 years old ..|  9,765 |     297 |  164 |   902 |  151 |  3,387 | 1,962 |   707 | 1,793 |  268 |    95 |   37
    30 to 34 years old ..| 11,108 |     298 |  187 |   918 |  163 |  4,021 | 2,003 |   838 | 1,876 |  489 |   174 |  141
    35 to 39 years old ..| 10,892 |     278 |  160 |   783 |  109 |  3,751 | 1,962 |   897 | 2,002 |  592 |   231 |  128
    40 to 49 years old ..| 17,793 |     581 |  469 | 1,045 |  146 |  5,145 | 3,383 | 1,366 | 3,378 |1,408 |   549 |  322
    50 to 59 years old ..| 11,452 |     488 |  507 |   965 |  175 |  3,795 | 1,848 |   622 | 1,655 |  897 |   260 |  240
    60 to 64 years old ..|  4,793 |     313 |  381 |   541 |   65 |  1,579 |   664 |   209 |   588 |  243 |   111 |   99
    65 years old and over| 12,736 |   1,207 |1,764 | 1,642 |  186 |  3,726 | 1,742 |   340 | 1,219 |  456 |   257 |  197
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
          Women          |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............| 98,765 |   3,492 |4,282 |10,086 |1,255 | 34,883 |19,686 | 7,151 |12,781 |4,097 |   591 |  462
  18 and 19 years old ...|  3,454 |      27 |   42 |   937 |  245 |  1,056 | 1,123 |    18 |     5 |    2 |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....|  9,338 |     149 |  135 |   916 |  109 |  2,716 | 3,574 |   652 | 1,031 |   51 |     1 |    3
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .| 85,973 |   3,315 |4,104 | 8,233 |  902 | 31,111 |14,989 | 6,481 |11,745 |4,045 |   590 |  458
    25 to 29 years old ..|  9,861 |     192 |  153 |   787 |   89 |  3,287 | 2,053 |   931 | 1,992 |  290 |    56 |   31
    30 to 34 years old ..| 11,212 |     201 |  173 |   919 |  128 |  3,788 | 2,318 | 1,102 | 1,965 |  471 |    84 |   64
    35 to 39 years old ..| 11,078 |     296 |  179 |   688 |   95 |  3,764 | 2,277 | 1,172 | 1,909 |  539 |    99 |   59
    40 to 49 years old ..| 18,326 |     477 |  338 | 1,193 |  111 |  6,457 | 3,464 | 1,604 | 2,904 |1,439 |   193 |  146
    50 to 59 years old ..| 12,240 |     411 |  481 | 1,315 |  122 |  4,926 | 2,040 |   755 | 1,338 |  685 |    80 |   87
    60 to 64 years old ..|  5,212 |     319 |  315 |   717 |   84 |  2,106 |   766 |   220 |   433 |  215 |    15 |   23
    65 years old and over| 18,043 |   1,420 |2,465 | 2,613 |  272 |  6,783 | 2,072 |   696 | 1,204 |  406 |    63 |   49
                         |========|=========|======|=======|======|========|=======|=======|=======|======|=======|======
   White, non-Hispanic   |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............|144,747 |   2,318 |5,819 |12,480 |1,568 | 50,407 |29,380 |10,219 |21,873 |7,325 | 1,962 |1,397
  18 and 19 years old ...|  4,733 |      16 |   43 | 1,292 |  323 |  1,463 | 1,579 |    15 |     1 |    2 |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....| 12,726 |      52 |  161 |   923 |  140 |  3,931 | 5,028 |   891 | 1,541 |   56 |     1 |    2
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .|127,288 |   2,250 |5,615 |10,264 |1,105 | 45,013 |22,773 | 9,313 |20,331 |7,267 | 1,961 |1,395
    25 to 29 years old ..| 13,608 |      57 |  130 |   916 |  102 |  4,629 | 2,813 | 1,273 | 3,055 |  448 |   120 |   63
    30 to 34 years old ..| 16,143 |      77 |  169 | 1,093 |  128 |  5,693 | 3,162 | 1,497 | 3,179 |  762 |   213 |  170
    35 to 39 years old ..| 16,383 |      84 |  160 |   858 |  122 |  5,738 | 3,219 | 1,626 | 3,190 |  949 |   288 |  149
    40 to 49 years old ..| 27,810 |     206 |  433 | 1,339 |  125 |  8,942 | 5,509 | 2,481 | 5,227 |2,511 |   644 |  392
    50 to 59 years old ..| 18,865 |     289 |  650 | 1,570 |  173 |  7,236 | 3,305 | 1,116 | 2,555 |1,395 |   276 |  299
    60 to 64 years old ..|  8,208 |     238 |  557 |   938 |   87 |  3,244 | 1,243 |   369 |   896 |  410 |   123 |  103
    65 years old and over| 26,272 |   1,298 |3,516 | 3,551 |  368 |  9,530 | 3,523 |   951 | 2,228 |  792 |   296 |  219
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
   Black, non-Hispanic   |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............| 21,404 |     941 |  887 | 3,322 |  633 |  7,679 | 4,204 | 1,255 | 1,862 |  492 |    69 |   59
  18 and 19 years old ...|  1,024 |       7 |   10 |   426 |  122 |    263 |   189 |     4 |     4 |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....|  2,573 |      16 |    8 |   293 |   93 |    970 |   887 |   125 |   174 |    7 |   --- |  ---
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .| 17,807 |     918 |  869 | 2,604 |  419 |  6,447 | 3,128 | 1,125 | 1,684 |  484 |    69 |   59
    25 to 29 years old ..|  2,579 |      22 |   10 |   321 |   56 |  1,093 |   555 |   171 |   308 |   32 |    11 |    1
    30 to 34 years old ..|  2,817 |      15 |   40 |   317 |   83 |  1,149 |   652 |   227 |   268 |   61 |     2 |    1
    35 to 39 years old ..|  2,648 |      34 |   42 |   315 |   35 |    998 |   549 |   271 |   319 |   66 |     9 |    9
    40 to 49 years old ..|  3,996 |      76 |  141 |   482 |   71 |  1,544 |   779 |   248 |   464 |  150 |    23 |   19
    50 to 59 years old ..|  2,337 |     113 |  140 |   421 |   85 |    820 |   313 |   143 |   182 |  100 |    13 |    6
    60 to 64 years old ..|    945 |     109 |   64 |   228 |   35 |    271 |   109 |    27 |    61 |   32 |     2 |    7
    65 years old and over|  2,483 |     550 |  431 |   520 |   54 |    572 |   171 |    37 |    81 |   44 |    10 |   14
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
        Hispanic         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............| 17,097 |   3,551 |1,209 | 2,596 |  474 |  4,537 | 2,666 |   735 |   925 |  241 |   104 |   60
  18 and 19 years old ...|    897 |      54 |   27 |   354 |   92 |    196 |   173 |     1 |   --- |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....|  2,485 |     294 |  107 |   429 |   68 |    753 |   665 |    90 |    71 |    5 |   --- |    1
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .| 13,714 |   3,203 |1,074 | 1,812 |  314 |  3,587 | 1,828 |   644 |   854 |  236 |   104 |   58
    25 to 29 years old ..|  2,609 |     388 |  166 |   403 |   80 |    763 |   460 |   139 |   174 |   26 |     7 |    3
    30 to 34 years old ..|  2,436 |     385 |  143 |   380 |   69 |    715 |   366 |   133 |   176 |   39 |    18 |   13
    35 to 39 years old ..|  2,021 |     416 |  127 |   249 |   36 |    545 |   308 |   111 |   165 |   45 |    17 |    4
    40 to 49 years old ..|  2,957 |     711 |  200 |   336 |   50 |    784 |   407 |   159 |   190 |   70 |    33 |   17
    50 to 59 years old ..|  1,682 |     456 |  163 |   232 |   27 |    429 |   176 |    61 |    84 |   34 |    15 |    5
    60 to 64 years old ..|    619 |     250 |   68 |    70 |   27 |    103 |    46 |    18 |    25 |    8 |     1 |    4
    65 years old and over|  1,390 |     598 |  208 |   143 |   25 |    247 |    65 |    22 |    41 |   15 |    13 |   12
_________________________|________|_________|______|_______|______|________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|______

\1\Civilian noninstitutional population.
---Data not applicable or not available.

NOTE.--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. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 1995.)


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