Table 9.--Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 1996 [In thousands] _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | |Elementary level| High school | College Age, sex, and race | Total |________________|_______________________|_____________________________________________ |popula- |Less than|7 or 8|1 to 3 | 4 | | Some | Asso- |Bache- | Mas- |Profes-| Doc- |tion\1\ | 7 years |years | years |years |Graduate|college| ciate | lor's |ter's |sional |torate _________________________|________|_________|______|_______|______|________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 _________________________|________|_________|______|_______|______|________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|______ Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 and over .............|193,166 | 6,880 |7,550 |19,396 |2,649 | 64,118 |37,840 |13,159 |28,366 |9,166 | 2,427 |1,617 18 and 19 years old ...| 7,190 | 82 | 154 | 2,569 | 432 | 1,993 | 1,925 | 29 | 2 | ---| 2 | 2 20 to 24 years old ....| 17,653 | 292 | 279 | 1,601 | 342 | 5,566 | 6,714 | 959 | 1,823 | 65 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 years old and over .|168,323 | 6,506 |7,116 |15,226 |1,875 | 56,559 |29,201 |12,171 |26,540 |9,101 | 2,416 |1,611 25 to 29 years old ..| 19,462 | 418 | 274 | 1,518 | 262 | 5,995 | 4,099 | 1,615 | 4,318 | 716 | 194 | 53 30 to 34 years old ..| 21,457 | 572 | 323 | 1,752 | 248 | 7,092 | 3,980 | 1,931 | 4,074 |1,012 | 326 | 148 35 to 39 years old ..| 22,479 | 602 | 404 | 1,550 | 235 | 7,610 | 4,346 | 1,944 | 4,041 |1,217 | 319 | 212 40 to 49 years old ..| 38,819 | 996 | 732 | 2,462 | 348 | 12,662 | 7,090 | 3,554 | 6,906 |2,894 | 695 | 482 50 to 59 years old ..| 24,664 | 988 |1,008 | 2,258 | 253 | 8,884 | 3,969 | 1,575 | 3,306 |1,707 | 360 | 356 60 to 64 years old ..| 9,784 | 576 | 586 | 1,136 | 98 | 3,570 | 1,419 | 477 | 1,081 | 579 | 140 | 122 65 years old and over| 31,658 | 2,354 |3,788 | 4,551 | 432 | 10,747 | 4,298 | 1,076 | 2,816 | 977 | 382 | 238 |========|=========|======|=======|======|========|=======|=======|=======|======|=======|====== Men | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 and over .............| 92,741 | 3,458 |3,574 | 9,176 |1,393 | 29,603 |18,063 | 5,748 |14,062 |4,838 | 1,675 |1,152 18 and 19 years old ...| 3,610 | 48 | 92 | 1,441 | 219 | 976 | 822 | 8 | 2 | ---| 2 | --- 20 to 24 years old ....| 8,792 | 148 | 141 | 803 | 174 | 2,978 | 3,243 | 437 | 840 | 26 | 2 | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 years old and over .| 80,339 | 3,263 |3,341 | 6,931 |1,000 | 25,649 |13,998 | 5,303 |13,219 |4,812 | 1,671 |1,152 25 to 29 years old ..| 9,752 | 226 | 116 | 823 | 154 | 3,113 | 2,056 | 718 | 2,056 | 355 | 105 | 29 30 to 34 years old ..| 10,638 | 320 | 162 | 924 | 154 | 3,588 | 1,893 | 869 | 1,890 | 552 | 189 | 98 35 to 39 years old ..| 11,091 | 324 | 188 | 803 | 138 | 3,850 | 2,097 | 845 | 1,847 | 650 | 194 | 154 40 to 49 years old ..| 19,104 | 540 | 383 | 1,215 | 202 | 5,868 | 3,477 | 1,618 | 3,585 |1,401 | 480 | 333 50 to 59 years old ..| 11,915 | 517 | 541 | 1,008 | 115 | 3,899 | 1,865 | 706 | 1,790 | 929 | 281 | 262 60 to 64 years old ..| 4,579 | 301 | 298 | 446 | 45 | 1,433 | 723 | 166 | 621 | 333 | 106 | 107 65 years old and over| 13,260 | 1,034 |1,653 | 1,712 | 190 | 3,897 | 1,887 | 381 | 1,430 | 593 | 315 | 169 | | | | | | | | | | | | Women | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 and over .............|100,425 | 3,422 |3,976 |10,220 |1,256 | 34,515 |19,777 | 7,412 |14,304 |4,328 | 752 | 464 18 and 19 years old ...| 3,580 | 34 | 62 | 1,128 | 213 | 1,017 | 1,103 | 21 | ---| ---| ---| 2 20 to 24 years old ....| 8,861 | 144 | 139 | 797 | 167 | 2,587 | 3,471 | 522 | 983 | 40 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 years old and over .| 87,984 | 3,243 |3,775 | 8,295 | 876 | 30,911 |15,203 | 6,868 |13,321 |4,288 | 745 | 459 25 to 29 years old ..| 9,709 | 192 | 158 | 695 | 107 | 2,882 | 2,043 | 897 | 2,262 | 361 | 89 | 24 30 to 34 years old ..| 10,819 | 252 | 161 | 828 | 94 | 3,504 | 2,087 | 1,062 | 2,184 | 460 | 138 | 50 35 to 39 years old ..| 11,388 | 279 | 217 | 747 | 97 | 3,759 | 2,249 | 1,098 | 2,193 | 567 | 124 | 58 40 to 49 years old ..| 19,715 | 455 | 349 | 1,246 | 146 | 6,794 | 3,612 | 1,935 | 3,320 |1,493 | 214 | 148 50 to 59 years old ..| 12,749 | 470 | 467 | 1,250 | 137 | 4,985 | 2,105 | 868 | 1,515 | 778 | 79 | 94 60 to 64 years old ..| 5,205 | 275 | 288 | 690 | 52 | 2,137 | 695 | 312 | 460 | 247 | 34 | 15 65 years old and over| 18,398 | 1,320 |2,135 | 2,840 | 241 | 6,849 | 2,411 | 695 | 1,386 | 384 | 67 | 69 |========|=========|======|=======|======|========|=======|=======|=======|======|=======|====== White, non-Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 and over .............|145,261 | 1,888 |5,214 |12,461 |1,467 | 49,808 |29,026 |10,522 |23,611 |7,819 | 2,119 |1,327 18 and 19 years old ...| 4,807 | 7 | 76 | 1,654 | 230 | 1,369 | 1,442 | 26 | 2 | ---| ---| --- 20 to 24 years old ....| 11,644 | 20 | 113 | 744 | 150 | 3,691 | 4,653 | 712 | 1,498 | 56 | 7 | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 years old and over .|128,810 | 1,862 |5,025 |10,063 |1,087 | 44,748 |22,930 | 9,783 |22,110 |7,764 | 2,112 |1,327 25 to 29 years old ..| 13,307 | 41 | 121 | 713 | 115 | 4,070 | 2,829 | 1,216 | 3,450 | 565 | 152 | 35 30 to 34 years old ..| 15,051 | 44 | 136 | 1,000 | 111 | 4,997 | 2,800 | 1,479 | 3,310 | 792 | 265 | 117 35 to 39 years old ..| 16,345 | 67 | 181 | 907 | 123 | 5,656 | 3,221 | 1,507 | 3,261 | 977 | 292 | 153 40 to 49 years old ..| 29,759 | 186 | 352 | 1,372 | 172 | 9,907 | 5,591 | 2,881 | 5,722 |2,563 | 615 | 396 50 to 59 years old ..| 19,479 | 211 | 645 | 1,521 | 141 | 7,306 | 3,359 | 1,332 | 2,834 |1,491 | 329 | 309 60 to 64 years old ..| 7,837 | 171 | 441 | 821 | 59 | 3,060 | 1,209 | 402 | 930 | 509 | 129 | 107 65 years old and over| 27,034 | 1,141 |3,149 | 3,729 | 366 | 9,753 | 3,920 | 965 | 2,603 | 868 | 330 | 210 | | | | | | | | | | | | Black, non-Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 and over .............| 21,857 | 848 | 877 | 3,427 | 540 | 7,618 | 4,582 | 1,341 | 1,943 | 530 | 78 | 75 18 and 19 years old ...| 1,097 | 10 | 37 | 448 | 102 | 298 | 200 | 3 | ---| ---| ---| --- 20 to 24 years old ....| 2,443 | 8 | 32 | 317 | 82 | 862 | 930 | 111 | 95 | 3 | ---| 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 years old and over .| 18,317 | 830 | 808 | 2,662 | 355 | 6,458 | 3,452 | 1,227 | 1,848 | 527 | 78 | 72 25 to 29 years old ..| 2,545 | 15 | 21 | 280 | 39 | 966 | 669 | 183 | 326 | 31 | 15 | --- 30 to 34 years old ..| 2,667 | 25 | 29 | 297 | 70 | 1,064 | 620 | 215 | 290 | 44 | 14 | --- 35 to 39 years old ..| 2,757 | 33 | 37 | 238 | 31 | 1,093 | 597 | 236 | 386 | 85 | 8 | 11 40 to 49 years old ..| 4,446 | 70 | 111 | 611 | 92 | 1,572 | 894 | 387 | 508 | 147 | 21 | 33 50 to 59 years old ..| 2,501 | 143 | 167 | 462 | 59 | 901 | 344 | 115 | 167 | 130 | 2 | 10 60 to 64 years old ..| 958 | 112 | 59 | 197 | 25 | 287 | 122 | 40 | 75 | 32 | ---| 9 65 years old and over| 2,445 | 433 | 385 | 576 | 39 | 575 | 206 | 52 | 97 | 57 | 18 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 and over .............| 18,131 | 3,646 |1,253 | 2,890 | 522 | 4,837 | 2,761 | 774 | 1,061 | 259 | 73 | 54 18 and 19 years old ...| 984 | 64 | 41 | 373 | 84 | 247 | 175 | ---| ---| ---| ---| --- 20 to 24 years old ....| 2,606 | 253 | 133 | 459 | 88 | 811 | 663 | 101 | 94 | 1 | 2 | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 years old and over .| 14,541 | 3,328 |1,079 | 2,059 | 350 | 3,780 | 1,923 | 673 | 967 | 258 | 71 | 54 25 to 29 years old ..| 2,612 | 343 | 127 | 459 | 88 | 783 | 429 | 122 | 229 | 19 | 10 | 4 30 to 34 years old ..| 2,743 | 459 | 149 | 402 | 61 | 809 | 424 | 151 | 224 | 49 | 11 | 3 35 to 39 years old ..| 2,343 | 443 | 163 | 358 | 62 | 627 | 354 | 103 | 163 | 39 | 15 | 16 40 to 49 years old ..| 2,916 | 627 | 226 | 363 | 68 | 767 | 392 | 172 | 201 | 68 | 17 | 14 50 to 59 years old ..| 1,784 | 573 | 156 | 219 | 36 | 419 | 173 | 79 | 70 | 46 | 4 | 10 60 to 64 years old ..| 686 | 243 | 69 | 98 | 8 | 138 | 65 | 12 | 32 | 15 | 5 | --- 65 years old and over| 1,458 | 639 | 190 | 160 | 26 | 236 | 85 | 34 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 7 _________________________|________|_________|______|_______|______|________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|______ \1\Civilian noninstitutional population. ---Data not applicable or not available. NOTE.--Data are based on a sample survey of the noninstitutional population. Although cells with fewer than 75,000 people are subject to relatively wide sampling variation, they are included in the table to permit various types of aggregations. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, unpublished data. (This table was prepared July 1997.)