Figure 5. Percentage of children ages 6 to 18 whose parents attained a bachelor's or graduate degree, by race/ethnicity: 2005

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

NCES 2007-039
September 2007

Figure 5.

Percentage of children ages 6 to 18 whose parents attained a bachelor's or graduate degree, by race/ethnicity: 2005

! Interpret data with caution.
¹ Includes high school diploma or equivalency.
² A master's, doctor's, or first-professional degree.
³ Total includes persons of more than one race, not separately shown.
NOTE: Parents include adoptive and step-parents but exclude parents not residing in the same household as their children. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2005.