U.S. Bureau of the Census

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF PEOPLE 25 YEARS OLD AND OLDER, BY SEX: MARCH 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
Both Sexes
Male
Female
Number Percent NumberPercent Number Percent
Educational Attainment
Total population 25+170,581 100.081,620 100.088,961 100.0
None916 0.5483 0.6434 0.5
Elementary: 1-41,924 1.1971 1.2953 1.1
Elementary: 5-63,548 2.11,786 2.21,763 2.0
Elementary: 7-86,924 4.13,237 4.03,687 4.1
High school: 14,026 2.41,882 2.32,144 2.4
High school: 25,605 3.32,644 3.22,961 3.3
High school: 37,580 4.43,686 4.53,894 4.4
High school graduate57,586 33.826,226 32.131,360 35.3
Some college, no degree29,367 17.214,033 17.215,335 17.2
Associate degree: occupational program6,527 3.82,893 3.53,634 4.1
Associate degree: academic program5,880 3.42,406 2.93,473 3.9
Bachelor's degree27,357 16.013,672 16.813,685 15.4
Master's degree9,132 5.44,776 5.94,356 4.9
Professional degree2,447 1.41,708 2.1739 0.8
Doctorate degree1,761 1.01,218 1.5543 0.6
Source: March 1997 Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau


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Last revised: September 29, 1997
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