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Table 26.1. |
Percentage distribution of adults ages 25 and over according to highest level of educational attainment, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1990–2005 |
| Race/ethnicity and year | Less than high school completion | High school completion or higher | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | High school completion1 | Some college | Associate's degree | Bachelor's degree | Graduate degree | ||||
| Total | Master's degree | Doctorate or first-professional degree | |||||||
| White | |||||||||
| 1990 | 18.6 | 81.4 | 39.8 | 18.5 | — | 13.4 | 9.7 | — | — |
| 1995 | 14.1 | 85.9 | 34.8 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 16.7 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | 11.6 | 88.4 | 34.1 | 17.9 | 8.4 | 18.6 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2.9 |
| 2005 | 9.9 | 90.1 | 32.9 | 17.4 | 9.3 | 19.7 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 3.1 |
| Black | |||||||||
| 1990 | 33.8 | 66.2 | 37.2 | 17.7 | — | 6.8 | 4.5 | — | — |
| 1995 | 26.2 | 73.8 | 36.2 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 21.1 | 78.9 | 35.3 | 20.1 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| 2005 | 18.5 | 81.5 | 37.3 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| Hispanic | |||||||||
| 1990 | 49.2 | 50.8 | 29.2 | 12.4 | — | 5.5 | 3.8 | — | — |
| 1995 | 46.6 | 53.4 | 26.3 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | 43.0 | 57.0 | 27.9 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 41.5 | 58.5 | 27.6 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | |||||||||
| 1990 | 19.6 | 80.4 | 26.2 | 14.3 | — | 24.2 | 15.6 | — | — |
| 1995 | 16.2 | 83.8 | 23.8 | 14.7 | 6.9 | 25.6 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| 2000 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 22.0 | 12.4 | 7.0 | 28.9 | 15.4 | 9.5 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 12.3 | 87.7 | 20.9 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 31.8 | 17.4 | 11.5 | 5.9 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | |||||||||
| 1990 | 34.0 | 66.0 | 36.9 | 20.2 | — | 5.9! | 3.1! | — | — |
| 1995 | 27.3 | 72.7 | 36.3 | 18.6 | 7.8 | 7.3! | 2.8! | 2.5! | 0.2! |
| 2000 | 24.1 | 75.9 | 33.1 | 20.2 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 3.9! | 2.9! | 1.0! |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 75.8 | 31.6 | 19.2 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 4.2! | 2.6! | 1.6! |
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— Not available. ! Interpret data with caution. 1 Includes equivalency. NOTE: 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 Demographic Supplement 1990, 1995, and 2000, and Annual Social and Economic Supplement 2005. |
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