Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, for Asian Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2004

(Numbers in thousands)


Sex and educational attainment Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Asian alone
White alone, not Hispanic Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male 89,558 100.0 3,779 100.0 64,397 100.0 21,381 100.0
Less than 9th grade 5,804 6.5 250 6.6 2,132 3.3 3,421 16.0
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 7,766 8.7 176 4.7 4,390 6.8 3,199 15.0
High school graduate 27,889 31.1 662 17.5 20,343 31.6 6,884 32.2
Some college or associate's degree 21,763 24.3 660 17.5 16,313 25.3 4,790 22.4
Bachelor's degree 16,632 18.6 1,099 29.1 13,371 20.8 2,162 10.1
Advanced degree 9,704 10.8 932 24.7 7,848 12.2 924 4.3
Less than high school diploma 13,569 15.2 426 11.3 6,522 10.1 6,621 31.0
High school graduate or more 75,988 84.8 3,353 88.7 57,875 89.9 14,760 69.0
Less than Bachelor's degree 63,222 70.6 1,748 46.3 43,179 67.1 18,295 85.6
Bachelor's degree or more 26,336 29.4 2,031 53.7 21,218 32.9 3,086 14.4

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.

2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Black alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006