table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 4 through 6 and rows 39 through 41,,,,, Table 1.5b Lower Bound of the Estimates - Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex and U.S. Citizenship Status: 2003 ,,,,, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ,,U.S. Citizenship Status,,, ,,,Foreign Born,, ,Total,Native,Total,Naturalized U.S. Citizen,Not a U.S. Citizen "Total, Both Sexes","184,330,536","156,930,064","27,096,710","12,630,130","14,376,566" ..Less than 9th grade,"11,733,773","6,268,970","5,396,027","1,754,620","3,615,550" ..9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"18,160,725","14,699,225","3,411,502","1,276,838","2,102,149" ..High school graduate,"54,691,370","48,615,990","5,980,071","2,848,682","3,095,185" ..Some college or associate degree,"50,056,675","45,109,949","4,888,670","2,771,073","2,087,162" ..Bachelor's degree,"30,902,001","26,604,998","4,240,356","2,326,239","1,887,673" ..Advanced degree,"17,617,275","14,691,217","2,888,236","1,484,880","1,384,080" ,,,,, ..Less than high school diploma,"29,961,218","21,019,267","8,851,287","3,054,340","5,756,164" ..High school graduate or more,"153,906,098","135,597,696","18,168,403","9,525,522","8,567,772" ,,,,, ..Less than bachelor's degree,"135,096,534","115,057,015","19,843,724","8,743,903","11,028,327" ..Bachelor's degree or more,"48,561,742","41,336,104","7,164,346","3,832,635","3,301,269" ,,,,, .Total Male,"88,105,591","74,679,883","13,261,794","5,875,045","7,328,776" ..Less than 9th grade,"5,710,315","3,070,345","2,606,355","783,598","1,807,025" ..9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"8,690,706","6,976,319","1,679,546","560,827","1,099,350" ..High school graduate,"25,508,976","22,653,267","2,804,851","1,232,766","1,548,401" ..Some college or associate degree,"22,929,864","20,611,394","2,276,732","1,253,205","1,003,803" ..Bachelor's degree,"15,219,873","13,171,384","2,008,496","1,082,731","907,388" ..Advanced degree,"9,366,707","7,651,785","1,691,488","860,086","815,337" ,,,,, ..Less than high school diploma,"14,450,662","10,075,806","4,315,446","1,358,165","2,932,993" ..High school graduate or more,"73,415,216","64,445,462","8,892,003","4,488,100","4,353,063" ,,,,, ..Less than bachelor's degree,"63,132,804","53,532,635","9,482,674","3,882,954","5,553,073" ..Bachelor's degree or more,"24,624,983","20,860,849","3,722,774","1,961,756","1,739,276" Footnotes:,,,,, (Continued),,,,, Table 1.5b Lower Bound of the Estimates - Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex and U.S. Citizenship Status: 2003 ,,,,, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,,U.S. Citizenship Status,,, ,,,Foreign Born,, ,Total,Native,Total,Naturalized U.S. Citizen,Not a U.S. Citizen .Total Female,"96,191,788","82,225,208","13,808,436","6,732,328","7,023,321" ..Less than 9th grade,"6,000,554","3,184,866","2,769,527","960,381","1,788,614" ..9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"9,434,580","7,690,516","1,708,778","707,535","983,774" ..High school graduate,"29,123,015","25,919,777","3,149,955","1,600,237","1,528,735" ..Some college or associate degree,"27,077,182","24,447,067","2,586,919","1,501,694","1,063,715" ..Bachelor's degree,"15,638,022","13,388,286","2,214,070","1,227,292","966,994" ..Advanced degree,"8,230,614","7,023,124","1,185,956","613,159","557,488" ,,,,, ..Less than high school diploma,"15,480,236","10,916,509","4,514,320","1,684,543","2,803,761" ..High school graduate or more,"80,457,850","71,127,976","9,244,126","5,009,329","4,187,153" ,,,,, ..Less than bachelor's degree,"71,925,257","61,494,876","10,329,936","4,840,948","5,452,407" ..Bachelor's degree or more,"23,903,923","20,443,870","3,423,249","1,852,795","1,543,082" ,,,,, "NOTE: The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, ",,,,, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability (see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Accuracy/Accuracy1.htm). ,,,,, The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90-percent confidence interval ,,,,, and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90-percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2003",,,,, " Immigration Statistics Staff, Population Division",,,,, Internet Release date: ,,,,,