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
Both sexes 186,877 100.0 8,312 100.0 134,063 100.0 44,502 100.0
Less than 9th grade 11,747 6.3 672 8.1 4,430 3.3 6,644 14.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 15,998 8.6 416 5.0 8,986 6.7 6,596 14.8
High school graduate 59,810 32.0 1,657 19.9 44,022 32.8 14,132 31.8
Some college or associate's degree 47,572 25.5 1,504 18.1 35,631 26.6 10,437 23.5
Bachelor's degree 33,766 18.1 2,455 29.5 26,569 19.8 4,742 10.7
Advanced degree 17,983 9.6 1,607 19.3 14,425 10.8 1,950 4.4
Less than high school diploma 27,745 14.8 1,089 13.1 13,416 10.0 13,240 29.8
High school graduate or more 159,132 85.2 7,223 86.9 120,647 90.0 31,261 70.2
Less than Bachelor's degree 135,127 72.3 4,249 51.1 93,069 69.4 37,809 85.0
Bachelor's degree or more 51,749 27.7 4,063 48.9 40,994 30.6 6,693 15.0

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