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

(Numbers in thousands)


Sex and educational attainment Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Asian alone or in combination White alone, not Hispanic
 Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Female 97,319 100.0 4,370 100.0 69,666 100.0 23,284 100.0
Less than 9th grade 5,943 6.1 413 9.5 2,297 3.3 3,232 13.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 8,233 8.5 234 5.4 4,596 6.6 3,403 14.6
High school graduate 31,921 32.8 949 21.7 23,679 34.0 7,293 31.3
Some college or associate's degree 25,809 26.5 791 18.1 19,317 27.7 5,700 24.5
Bachelor's degree 17,134 17.6 1,323 30.3 13,198 18.9 2,613 11.2
Advanced degree 8,279 8.5 658 15.1 6,578 9.4 1,043 4.5
Less than high school diploma 14,176 14.6 647 14.8 6,894 9.9 6,635 28.5
High school graduate or more 83,143 85.4 3,722 85.2 62,772 90.1 16,649 71.5
Less than Bachelor's degree 71,906 73.9 2,388 54.6 49,890 71.6 19,628 84.3
Bachelor's degree or more 25,413 26.1 1,982 45.4 19,776 28.4 3,656 15.7

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 except those combinations including Asian.

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