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Table 9.Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 1995

                                              [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 .............|191,596 |   7,156 |7,639 |19,025 |2,426 | 64,228 |38,014 |12,927 |27,189 |8,887 | 2,432 |1,673
  18 and 19 years old ...|  7,016 |      72 |  118 | 2,530 |  384 |  2,034 | 1,858 |    17 |     2 |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....| 18,142 |     390 |  267 | 1,645 |  327 |  5,744 | 6,801 | 1,015 | 1,874 |   70 |     4 |    5
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .|166,438 |   6,694 |7,253 |14,850 |1,715 | 56,450 |29,355 |11,894 |25,313 |8,817 | 2,428 |1,668
    25 to 29 years old ..| 19,400 |     494 |  299 | 1,528 |  229 |  6,361 | 4,083 | 1,617 | 3,910 |  649 |   175 |   55
    30 to 34 years old ..| 21,988 |     560 |  304 | 1,697 |  213 |  7,700 | 4,012 | 1,947 | 4,150 |  978 |   296 |  129
    35 to 39 years old ..| 22,241 |     559 |  312 | 1,529 |  192 |  7,683 | 4,305 | 1,985 | 3,882 |1,182 |   393 |  218
    40 to 49 years old ..| 37,411 |   1,017 |  714 | 2,343 |  334 | 11,804 | 7,116 | 3,261 | 6,618 |2,938 |   753 |  513
    50 to 59 years old ..| 24,220 |     902 |  973 | 2,230 |  235 |  8,662 | 4,144 | 1,506 | 3,182 |1,650 |   362 |  375
    60 to 64 years old ..|  9,911 |     586 |  662 | 1,186 |  105 |  3,666 | 1,447 |   496 | 1,004 |  472 |   152 |  136
    65 years old and over| 31,267 |   2,575 |3,989 | 4,336 |  406 | 10,575 | 4,249 | 1,083 | 2,566 |  948 |   298 |  242
                         |========|=========|======|=======|======|========|=======|=======|=======|======|=======|======
           Men           |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............| 92,008 |   3,742 |3,554 | 9,036 |1,283 | 29,491 |17,890 | 5,575 |13,909 |4,620 | 1,713 |1,195
  18 and 19 years old ...|  3,522 |      44 |   51 | 1,353 |  242 |  1,028 |   798 |     4 |     2 |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....|  9,023 |     241 |  132 |   857 |  175 |  3,084 | 3,297 |   432 |   775 |   29 |   --- |  ---
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .| 79,463 |   3,458 |3,371 | 6,826 |  866 | 25,378 |13,795 | 5,138 |13,132 |4,591 | 1,713 |1,195
    25 to 29 years old ..|  9,689 |     276 |  163 |   770 |  117 |  3,296 | 1,959 |   737 | 1,893 |  342 |    96 |   41
    30 to 34 years old ..| 10,900 |     355 |  143 |   906 |  138 |  3,880 | 1,865 |   812 | 2,042 |  507 |   175 |   78
    35 to 39 years old ..| 11,041 |     299 |  177 |   747 |  123 |  3,907 | 2,014 |   841 | 1,926 |  616 |   249 |  142
    40 to 49 years old ..| 18,435 |     547 |  403 | 1,178 |  167 |  5,286 | 3,454 | 1,479 | 3,569 |1,461 |   548 |  344
    50 to 59 years old ..| 11,681 |     477 |  487 | 1,019 |   97 |  3,723 | 1,917 |   717 | 1,792 |  897 |   277 |  277
    60 to 64 years old ..|  4,714 |     322 |  325 |   493 |   50 |  1,487 |   700 |   213 |   599 |  274 |   129 |  122
    65 years old and over| 13,003 |   1,181 |1,674 | 1,714 |  173 |  3,799 | 1,886 |   340 | 1,311 |  494 |   240 |  192
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
          Women          |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............| 99,588 |   3,414 |4,085 | 9,989 |1,143 | 34,738 |20,124 | 7,352 |13,280 |4,267 |   719 |  478
  18 and 19 years old ...|  3,494 |      29 |   67 | 1,176 |  143 |  1,006 | 1,059 |    13 |   --- |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....|  9,119 |     149 |  136 |   788 |  151 |  2,660 | 3,504 |   583 | 1,099 |   40 |     4 |    5
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .| 86,975 |   3,236 |3,882 | 8,025 |  850 | 31,072 |15,561 | 6,756 |12,181 |4,226 |   715 |  472
    25 to 29 years old ..|  9,712 |     218 |  136 |   759 |  112 |  3,065 | 2,123 |   880 | 2,017 |  308 |    79 |   14
    30 to 34 years old ..| 11,088 |     205 |  162 |   791 |   75 |  3,820 | 2,148 | 1,135 | 2,108 |  471 |   122 |   51
    35 to 39 years old ..| 11,200 |     260 |  135 |   783 |   69 |  3,776 | 2,290 | 1,144 | 1,956 |  566 |   144 |   77
    40 to 49 years old ..| 18,976 |     470 |  311 | 1,165 |  167 |  6,518 | 3,663 | 1,782 | 3,049 |1,476 |   205 |  169
    50 to 59 years old ..| 12,538 |     425 |  486 | 1,211 |  137 |  4,938 | 2,227 |   789 | 1,390 |  753 |    85 |   98
    60 to 64 years old ..|  5,198 |     264 |  337 |   693 |   55 |  2,179 |   748 |   283 |   405 |  198 |    23 |   14
    65 years old and over| 18,264 |   1,394 |2,315 | 2,622 |  234 |  6,776 | 2,363 |   743 | 1,255 |  454 |    58 |   50
                         |========|=========|======|=======|======|========|=======|=======|=======|======|=======|======
   White, non-Hispanic   |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............|145,875 |   2,103 |5,348 |12,295 |1,391 | 50,157 |29,750 |10,510 |23,031 |7,780 | 2,102 |1,408
  18 and 19 years old ...|  4,763 |       7 |   68 | 1,553 |  208 |  1,450 | 1,469 |     7 |     2 |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....| 12,406 |      39 |  121 |   818 |  134 |  3,958 | 4,903 |   788 | 1,582 |   58 |     4 |    2
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .|128,707 |   2,057 |5,159 | 9,924 |1,050 | 44,749 |23,378 | 9,716 |21,447 |7,722 | 2,098 |1,406
    25 to 29 years old ..| 13,416 |      54 |  109 |   746 |  100 |  4,387 | 2,885 | 1,268 | 3,156 |  533 |   137 |   41
    30 to 34 years old ..| 15,807 |      43 |  133 |   945 |   92 |  5,595 | 2,918 | 1,470 | 3,424 |  829 |   245 |  112
    35 to 39 years old ..| 16,514 |      74 |  166 |   945 |  113 |  5,689 | 3,220 | 1,575 | 3,229 |1,005 |   334 |  165
    40 to 49 years old ..| 28,881 |     202 |  385 | 1,337 |  174 |  9,171 | 5,629 | 2,711 | 5,601 |2,604 |   656 |  410
    50 to 59 years old ..| 19,312 |     240 |  601 | 1,534 |  156 |  7,165 | 3,511 | 1,254 | 2,736 |1,461 |   317 |  338
    60 to 64 years old ..|  8,093 |     214 |  470 |   866 |   77 |  3,158 | 1,287 |   425 |   902 |  430 |   140 |  124
    65 years old and over| 26,684 |   1,231 |3,296 | 3,551 |  337 |  9,584 | 3,928 | 1,011 | 2,399 |  860 |   270 |  216
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
   Black, non-Hispanic   |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............| 21,807 |     917 |  888 | 3,498 |  476 |  7,826 | 4,395 | 1,248 | 1,889 |  501 |    84 |   85
  18 and 19 years old ...|  1,056 |       4 |    6 |   481 |   77 |    306 |   178 |     5 |   --- |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....|  2,541 |      15 |   23 |   326 |   82 |    920 |   939 |    98 |   137 |    1 |   --- |  ---
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .| 18,210 |     898 |  859 | 2,692 |  317 |  6,600 | 3,278 | 1,146 | 1,752 |  500 |    84 |   85
    25 to 29 years old ..|  2,606 |       5 |    6 |   295 |   39 |  1,086 |   589 |   184 |   355 |   32 |    15 |  ---
    30 to 34 years old ..|  2,779 |      22 |   23 |   331 |   56 |  1,134 |   564 |   259 |   336 |   47 |     5 |    2
    35 to 39 years old ..|  2,738 |      33 |   32 |   280 |   20 |  1,165 |   597 |   204 |   294 |   67 |    28 |   18
    40 to 49 years old ..|  4,194 |      70 |  103 |   594 |   97 |  1,450 |   905 |   308 |   437 |  179 |    22 |   28
    50 to 59 years old ..|  2,434 |      96 |  175 |   412 |   52 |    893 |   351 |   125 |   203 |  106 |     5 |   17
    60 to 64 years old ..|    932 |     107 |   92 |   215 |   15 |    304 |    85 |    36 |    54 |   16 |     2 |    6
    65 years old and over|  2,528 |     565 |  427 |   565 |   38 |    569 |   188 |    30 |    72 |   54 |     6 |   15
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
        Hispanic         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
18 and over .............| 17,619 |   3,723 |1,260 | 2,740 |  463 |  4,678 | 2,616 |   753 |   995 |  237 |   103 |   50
  18 and 19 years old ...|    970 |      61 |   41 |   408 |   79 |    227 |   149 |     5 |   --- |  --- |   --- |  ---
  20 to 24 years old ....|  2,479 |     324 |  122 |   452 |   92 |    724 |   598 |    94 |    69 |    2 |   --- |    3
                         |        |         |      |       |      |        |       |       |       |      |       |
  25 years old and over .| 14,171 |   3,338 |1,097 | 1,881 |  292 |  3,728 | 1,869 |   654 |   927 |  235 |   103 |   47
    25 to 29 years old ..|  2,600 |     411 |  170 |   450 |   83 |    738 |   409 |   107 |   189 |   34 |     7 |    1
    30 to 34 years old ..|  2,616 |     471 |  146 |   391 |   58 |    746 |   389 |   146 |   208 |   37 |    19 |    4
    35 to 39 years old ..|  2,168 |     405 |  109 |   262 |   56 |    631 |   356 |   127 |   151 |   42 |    18 |   11
    40 to 49 years old ..|  2,959 |     673 |  203 |   323 |   48 |    834 |   402 |   159 |   201 |   64 |    31 |   21
    50 to 59 years old ..|  1,738 |     520 |  167 |   216 |   23 |    388 |   202 |    76 |   103 |   32 |    10 |    2
    60 to 64 years old ..|    661 |     236 |   91 |    83 |    8 |    133 |    51 |    13 |    28 |   12 |     4 |    2
    65 years old and over|  1,428 |     622 |  212 |   155 |   16 |    257 |    59 |    26 |    46 |   15 |    14 |    6
-------------------------|--------|---------|------|-------|------|--------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------

\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 June 1996.)


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