Table 3. Educational Attainment of Persons 25 Years Old and Over, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: December 9, 1997 (Numbers in thousands) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All races | Asian and Pacific Islander | White, not Hispanic Educational attainment | | Both sexes Male Female | Both sexes Male Female | Both sexes Male Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | UNITED STATES Total, 25 years old and over....................... 168,323 80,339 87,984 5,677 2,738 2,939 128,810 61,820 66,990 Percent........................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total................................... 8.1 8.2 8.0 10.2 7.8 12.5 5.3 5.5 5.2 None to 4th grade.............. 1.8 1.9 1.7 4.9 3.7 6.1 0.6 0.7 0.5 5th to 8th grade............... 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.1 6.5 4.7 4.8 4.7 High school: Total.................................. 43.8 41.8 45.6 28.2 25.9 30.4 43.4 40.8 45.8 9th to 12th grade (no diploma). 10.2 9.9 10.4 6.5 6.2 6.8 8.7 8.4 8.9 High school graduate........... 33.6 31.9 35.1 21.7 19.7 23.6 34.7 32.4 36.9 College: Total................................ 48.1 50.0 46.5 61.5 66.3 57.1 51.3 53.7 49.0 Some college or associate degree......................... 24.6 24.0 25.1 19.8 19.8 19.7 25.4 25.0 25.8 Bachelor's degree or more...... 23.6 26.0 21.4 41.7 46.4 37.3 25.9 28.8 23.2 Percent high school graduate or more................. 81.7 81.9 81.6 83.2 86.0 80.7 86.0 86.1 85.9 Total, 25 to 34 years old ......................... 40,919 20,390 20,528 1,777 889 888 28,357 14,132 14,226 Percent........................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total................................... 3.9 4.0 3.7 4.5 3.4 5.5 1.2 1.1 1.3 None to 4th grade.............. 1.0 1.1 0.9 2.3 1.8 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 5th to 8th grade............... 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.1 1.5 2.7 1.0 0.8 1.1 High school: Total.................................. 41.2 42.9 39.5 23.6 23.8 23.4 38.8 40.4 37.2 9th to 12th grade (no diploma). 9.2 10.1 8.4 5.9 6.4 5.4 6.8 7.7 6.0 High school graduate........... 32.0 32.9 31.1 17.6 17.3 17.9 32.0 32.7 31.2 College: Total................................ 54.9 53.0 56.8 72.0 72.9 71.1 60.0 58.5 61.5 Some college or associate degree......................... 28.4 27.1 29.7 23.1 23.8 22.5 29.4 28.2 30.5 Bachelor's degree or more...... 26.5 25.9 27.1 48.9 49.1 48.6 30.6 30.3 30.9 Percent high school graduate or more................. 86.9 85.9 87.9 89.6 90.2 89.1 92.0 91.2 92.7 Total, 35 to 44 years old ......................... 43,078 21,273 21,805 1,586 761 824 31,888 15,962 15,926 Percent........................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total................................... 4.5 4.8 4.1 7.9 7.6 8.1 1.6 2.0 1.3 None to 4th grade.............. 1.3 1.5 1.2 4.0 3.2 4.9 0.4 0.5 0.3 5th to 8th grade............... 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.8 4.4 3.2 1.2 1.5 1.0 High school: Total.................................. 41.5 42.1 40.8 25.7 22.1 29.1 40.5 40.9 40.1 9th to 12th grade (no diploma). 7.6 8.2 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.8 6.5 5.1 High school graduate........... 33.9 33.9 33.8 19.8 16.8 22.5 34.7 34.3 35.0 College: Total................................ 54.1 53.1 55.0 66.4 70.3 62.8 57.9 57.2 58.7 Some college or associate degree......................... 27.8 26.8 28.8 23.1 23.7 22.6 28.1 29.5 Bachelor's degree or more...... 26.3 26.3 26.2 43.3 46.7 40.2 29.1 29.1 29.2 Percent high school graduate or more................. 87.9 87.0 88.9 86.2 87.2 85.3 92.6 91.5 93.7 WEST Total, 25 years old and over....................... 36,084 1,764 18,320 3,132 1,530 1,602 24,609 12,047 12,562 Percent........................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total................................... 8.8 8.8 8.9 12.6 10.0 15.0 2.4 2.7 2.2 None to 4th grade.............. 2.8 2.7 2.8 6.2 5.0 7.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 5th to 8th grade............... 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.4 4.9 7.8 2.2 2.4 2.0 High school: Total.................................. 36.1 34.6 37.4 28.1 26.8 29.3 35.2 32.9 37.3 9th to 12th grade (no diploma). 8.2 8.0 8.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.1 5.8 6.3 High school graduate........... 27.9 26.6 29.1 22.6 21.3 23.8 29.1 27.1 31.1 College: Total................................ 55.1 56.5 53.7 59.4 63.2 55.6 62.4 64.4 60.5 Some college or associate degree......................... 29.6 28.3 30.8 23.2 22.3 24.1 33.2 31.8 34.4 Bachelor's degree or more...... 25.5 28.2 22.9 36.1 40.9 31.6 29.2 32.5 26.0 Percent high school graduate or more................. 83.0 83.2 82.8 81.9 84.6 79.4 91.5 91.5 91.5 Total, 25 to 34 years old ................... 9,637 5,050 4,587 835 445 390 5,611 2,870 2,741 Percent........................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total................................... 7.6 7.8 7.3 6.4 4.7 8.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 None to 4th grade.............. 2.2 2.2 2.1 3.7 3.1 4.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 5th to 8th grade............... 5.4 5.6 5.2 2.7 1.5 4.1 0.4 0.4 0.5 High school: Total.................................. 36.3 39.1 33.3 22.4 25.1 19.4 32.9 35.3 30.3 9th to 12th grade (no diploma). 9.4 10.4 8.3 3.5 4.3 2.6 6.1 7.0 5.2 High school graduate........... 26.9 28.6 25.0 19.0 20.8 16.9 26.7 28.3 25.1 College: Total................................ 56.1 53.1 59.4 71.2 70.2 72.2 66.6 64.1 69.1 Some college or associate degree......................... 31.1 29.0 33.4 29.5 26.6 32.8 35.8 34.3 37.3 Bachelor's degree or more...... 25.0 24.1 26.0 41.7 43.7 39.4 30.8 29.8 31.8 Percent high school graduate or more................. 83.0 81.7 84.4 90.1 91.1 89.1 93.3 92.4 94.2 Total, 35 to 44 years old ......................... 9,583 4,845 4,739 878 428 451 6,236 3,202 3,034 Percent........................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Elementary: Total................................... 7.5 7.6 7.4 10.6 9.8 11.4 0.6 0.7 0.5 None to 4th grade.............. 2.6 2.6 2.6 5.5 3.2 7.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 5th to 8th grade............... 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.2 6.6 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 High school: Total.................................. 33.8 32.6 35.1 22.4 19.4 25.3 32.9 31.7 34.2 9th to 12th grade (no diploma). 6.6 6.7 6.5 5.3 5.5 5.1 3.6 3.7 3.6 High school graduate........... 27.2 25.9 28.6 17.1 13.9 20.2 29.3 28.0 30.6 College: Total................................ 58.6 59.8 57.5 67.0 70.8 63.3 66.5 67.6 65.3 Some college or associate degree......................... 32.0 31.5 32.5 27.0 28.0 26.0 35.8 35.3 36.2 Bachelor's degree or more...... 26.6 28.3 25.0 40.0 42.8 37.3 30.7 32.3 29.1 Percent high school graduate or more................. 85.9 85.7 86.1 84.1 84.7 83.5 95.8 95.6 95.9 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