Tables: Adult
Table A33. Number and percentage of credentialed adults ages 18 and older whose most recent credential is a license or a certification, by adults' educational attainment level: 2012
|
License* |
|
Certification* |
Educational attainment level |
Number (in thousands) |
Percent |
|
Number (in thousands) |
Percent |
Total |
32,638 |
71.4 |
|
13,051 |
28.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than high school |
809 |
64.1 |
|
453 |
35.9 |
High school completion (no college) |
6,314 |
65.2 |
|
3,377 |
34.8 |
Some college |
5,274 |
66.3 |
|
2,683 |
33.7 |
Associate's degree |
3,683 |
69.2 |
|
1,640 |
30.8 |
Bachelor's degree |
8,597 |
75.8 |
|
2,744 |
24.2 |
Master's degree |
5,478 |
78.7 |
|
1,481 |
21.3 |
Professional degree |
1,707 |
79.2 |
|
449 |
20.8 |
Doctorate degree |
775 |
77.6 |
|
224 |
22.4 |
Professional or doctorate degree |
2,482 |
78.7 |
|
673 |
21.3 |
* Determination made based on who awarded the credential. Credentials awarded by the government were categorized as licenses; all others were categorized as certifications. |
NOTE: Credentialed adults are those who have a work license or certification. Missing data were not imputed. Licenses and certifications do not sum to credential totals in Table A31 due to missing data on who issued the credential. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2008 panel, wave 13 (Sept.–Dec. 2012). |