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Table 27a. |
Percentage distribution of adults ages 25 and over according to highest level of educational attainment, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1996–2008 |
Race/ethnicity and year | Less than high school completion | At least high school completion | ||||||||
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Total | High school completion1 |
Some college | Associate's degree | At least a bachelor's degree | ||||||
Total | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Doctorate or first-professional degree | |||||||
Total | ||||||||||
1996 | 18.3 | 81.7 | 33.6 | 17.3 | 7.2 | 23.6 | 15.8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | |
2000 | 15.9 | 84.1 | 33.1 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 25.6 | 17.0 | 5.9 | 2.6 | |
2004 | 14.8 | 85.2 | 32.0 | 17.0 | 8.4 | 27.7 | 18.1 | 6.7 | 2.9 | |
2008 | 13.4 | 86.6 | 31.2 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 29.4 | 19.1 | 7.5 | 2.8 | |
White | ||||||||||
1996 | 14.0 | 86.0 | 34.7 | 17.8 | 7.6 | 25.9 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 2.7 | |
2000 | 11.6 | 88.4 | 34.1 | 17.9 | 8.4 | 28.1 | 18.6 | 6.5 | 2.9 | |
2004 | 10.0 | 90.0 | 32.8 | 17.6 | 9.0 | 30.6 | 19.8 | 7.6 | 3.2 | |
2008 | 8.5 | 91.5 | 31.6 | 17.9 | 9.3 | 32.6 | 21.1 | 8.4 | 3.1 | |
Black | ||||||||||
1996 | 25.4 | 74.6 | 35.3 | 18.8 | 6.7 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | |
2000 | 21.1 | 78.9 | 35.3 | 20.1 | 6.8 | 16.6 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | |
2004 | 18.9 | 81.1 | 36.2 | 19.3 | 7.9 | 17.7 | 12.4 | 4.1 | 1.2 | |
2008 | 16.7 | 83.3 | 35.1 | 19.6 | 8.9 | 19.7 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | |
Hispanic | ||||||||||
1996 | 46.9 | 53.1 | 26.0 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | |
2000 | 43.0 | 57.0 | 27.9 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | |
2004 | 41.6 | 58.4 | 27.7 | 13.2 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | |
2008 | 37.7 | 62.3 | 29.6 | 13.3 | 6.1 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander | ||||||||||
1996 | 16.5 | 83.5 | 21.7 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 42.3 | 27.8 | 9.2 | 5.3 | |
2000 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 22.0 | 12.4 | 7.0 | 44.4 | 28.9 | 9.5 | 5.9 | |
2004 | 13.1 | 86.9 | 20.3 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 48.9 | 29.7 | 11.9 | 7.2 | |
2008 | 11.0 | 89.0 | 20.0 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 51.9 | 31.6 | 14.0 | 6.4 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native | ||||||||||
1996 | 27.6 | 72.4 | 33.6 | 20.4 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.6 | ! |
2000 | 24.1 | 75.9 | 33.2 | 20.2 | 9.0 | 13.6 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | ! |
2004 | 22.2 | 77.8 | 31.0 | 21.5 | 11.0 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | ! |
2008 | 21.6 | 78.4 | 33.4 | 21.7 | 8.4 | 14.9 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | |
! Interpret data with caution. 1 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 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 Demographic Supplement, 1996, 2000, 2004, and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2008. |