"Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone or in Combination and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2003",,,,,,,,

(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,
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Sex and educational attainment,Total,,Race and Hispanic Origin 1/,,,,,
,,,Black alone or in combination,,"White alone, not Hispanic",,Other 2/,
,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent
Female,"96,586",100,"11,774",100,"69,398",100,"15,414",100
Less than 9th grade,"6,228",6.4,702,6,"2,427",3.5,"3,099",20.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"8,297",8.6,"1,615",13.7,"4,720",6.8,"1,962",12.7
High school graduate,"31,936",33.1,"3,981",33.8,"23,886",34.4,"4,069",26.4
Some college or associate's degree,"25,342",26.2,"3,352",28.5,"18,979",27.3,"3,011",19.5
Bachelor's degree,"16,862",17.5,"1,462",12.4,"13,068",18.8,"2,332",15.1
Advanced degree,"7,922",8.2,662,5.6,"6,318",9.1,942,6.1
Less than high school diploma,"14,525",15,"2,317",19.7,"7,147",10.3,"5,060",32.8
High school graduate or more,"82,061",85,"9,457",80.3,"62,251",89.7,"10,354",67.2
Less than Bachelor's degree,"71,802",74.3,"9,650",82,"50,012",72.1,"12,140",78.8
Bachelor's degree or more,"24,784",25.7,"2,124",18,"19,386",27.9,"3,274",21.2

"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; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races except those combinations including Asian.",,,,,,,,

"SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.  Internet release date: March 2006",,,,,,,,