Table 7.1. Percentage distribution of adults ages 25 and over, by highest level of educational attainment and race/ethnicity: 2007

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Table 7.1. Percentage distribution of adults ages 25 and over, by highest level of educational attainment and race/ethnicity: 2007

Race/ethnicity	Less than high school completion	High school completion or higher
							Graduate degree
		Total	High school completion¹	Some college	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Total	Master's degree	Doctorate or first- professional degree
Total	14.3	85.7	31.6	16.7	8.6	18.9	9.9	7.0	2.9
White	9.4	90.6	32.2	17.4	9.1	20.7	11.1	7.9	3.2
Black	17.2	82.8	36.3	18.9	8.8	13.0	5.7	4.4	1.3
Hispanic	39.7	60.3	28.4	13.0	6.2	9.4	3.3	2.4	0.9
Asian	12.1	87.9	19.9	9.3	6.3	31.7	20.7	13.6	7.1
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander	11.4	88.6	34.4	21.2	9.2	17.7	6.1	3.7	2.5	!
American Indian/
Alaska Native	19.7	80.3	35.8	21.8	9.5	8.6	4.5	3.1	1.4

! Interpret data with caution.

¹ High school completion includes equivalency (e.g., General Education Development certificate or GED).

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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, 2007.

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