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Table 9  Highest level of education attained by persons age 18 and over, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 1998 [In thousands]

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                           |        |Elementary level  |        High school       |                     College
    Age, sex, and race     | Total  |__________________|__________________________|_____________________________________________________
                           |popula- |Less than| 7 or 8 | 1 to 3 |   4    |        |  Some  | Asso-  | Bache- |  Mas-  |Profes- |  Doc-
                           |tion\1\ | 7 years | years  | years  | years  |Graduate|college | ciate  | lor's  | ter's  | sional | torate
___________________________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
             1             |   2    |    3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |   9    |   10   |   11   |   12   |   13
___________________________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
           Total           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
18 and over .............. |197,412 |   6,814 |  6,640 | 18,782 |  3,009 | 66,076 | 38,258 | 13,996 | 30,087 |  9,295 |  2,586 |  1,869
  18 and 19 years old .....|  7,587 |      70 |    116 |  2,646 |    432 |  2,185 |  2,105 |     26 |      7 |    --- |    --- |    ---
  20 to 24 years old ......| 17,613 |     296 |    190 |  1,587 |    350 |  5,717 |  6,516 |  1,102 |  1,775 |     63 |     18 |      1
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  25 years old and over ...|172,211 |   6,448 |  6,334 | 14,549 |  2,228 | 58,173 | 29,639 | 12,868 | 28,307 |  9,231 |  2,568 |  1,868
    25 to 29 years old ....| 18,996 |     432 |    255 |  1,346 |    224 |  5,754 |  4,157 |  1,637 |  4,196 |    770 |    161 |     64
    30 to 34 years old ....| 20,358 |     548 |    291 |  1,368 |    291 |  6,815 |  3,629 |  1,796 |  4,171 |    993 |    314 |    142
    35 to 39 years old ....| 22,691 |     578 |    368 |  1,599 |    328 |  7,909 |  4,027 |  2,057 |  4,098 |  1,176 |    315 |    236
    40 to 49 years old ....| 40,405 |   1,013 |    630 |  2,497 |    432 | 13,126 |  7,539 |  3,876 |  7,395 |  2,634 |    752 |    511
    50 to 59 years old ....| 27,614 |     999 |    805 |  2,259 |    340 |  9,528 |  4,555 |  1,827 |  4,340 |  2,035 |    453 |    474
    60 to 64 years old ....| 10,065 |     521 |    539 |  1,177 |    141 |  3,826 |  1,418 |    457 |  1,162 |    519 |    160 |    145
    65 years old and over .| 32,082 |   2,357 |  3,446 |  4,303 |    472 | 11,215 |  4,314 |  1,218 |  2,945 |  1,104 |    413 |    296
                           |========|=========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========
           Males           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
18 and over ...............| 95,008 |   3,455 |  3,093 |  9,342 |  1,532 | 30,607 | 18,167 |  6,182 | 14,861 |  4,656 |  1,759 |  1,354
  18 and 19 years old .....|  3,807 |      42 |     66 |  1,512 |    230 |  1,035 |    913 |      6 |      4 |    --- |    --- |    ---
  20 to 24 years old ......|  8,826 |     186 |     95 |    901 |    214 |  2,996 |  3,134 |    507 |    766 |     16 |     10 |      1
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  25 years old and over ...| 82,375 |   3,227 |  2,932 |  6,929 |  1,088 | 26,576 | 14,122 |  5,669 | 14,091 |  4,640 |  1,749 |  1,353
    25 to 29 years old ....|  9,450 |     265 |    134 |    731 |    138 |  3,024 |  1,967 |    768 |  1,960 |    359 |     75 |     31
    30 to 34 years old ....| 10,076 |     319 |    126 |    706 |    161 |  3,568 |  1,690 |    807 |  1,971 |    462 |    167 |    100
    35 to 39 years old ....| 11,299 |     321 |    213 |    865 |    173 |  4,003 |  1,855 |    893 |  2,014 |    596 |    227 |    139
    40 to 49 years old ....| 19,871 |     508 |    283 |  1,348 |    229 |  6,135 |  3,768 |  1,786 |  3,675 |  1,273 |    503 |    362
    50 to 59 years old ....| 13,351 |     510 |    446 |  1,084 |    161 |  4,123 |  2,186 |    804 |  2,255 |  1,091 |    337 |    353
    60 to 64 years old ....|  4,804 |     270 |    286 |    462 |     52 |  1,639 |    670 |    218 |    667 |    299 |    123 |    118
    65 years old and over .| 13,524 |   1,034 |  1,444 |  1,733 |    174 |  4,084 |  1,986 |    393 |  1,549 |    560 |    317 |    250
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
          Females          |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
18 and over ...............|102,402 |   3,359 |  3,544 |  9,438 |  1,477 | 35,470 | 20,088 |  7,811 | 15,228 |  4,640 |    827 |    514
  18 and 19 years old .....|  3,780 |      28 |     50 |  1,135 |    202 |  1,150 |  1,192 |     20 |      3 |  ---   |    --- |    ---
  20 to 24 years old ......|  8,788 |     110 |     94 |    685 |    136 |  2,722 |  3,382 |    595 |  1,009 |     47 |      7 |    ---
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  25 years old and over ...| 89,834 |   3,221 |  3,400 |  7,618 |  1,139 | 31,598 | 15,514 |  7,196 | 14,216 |  4,593 |    820 |    514
    25 to 29 years old ....|  9,546 |     167 |    121 |    615 |     86 |  2,730 |  2,189 |    869 |  2,236 |    412 |     87 |     33
    30 to 34 years old ....| 10,282 |     230 |    165 |    662 |    129 |  3,247 |  1,939 |    989 |  2,200 |    531 |    147 |     42
    35 to 39 years old ....| 11,392 |     257 |    154 |    734 |    155 |  3,906 |  2,171 |  1,165 |  2,084 |    581 |     88 |     97
    40 to 49 years old ....| 20,533 |     505 |    346 |  1,149 |    203 |  6,992 |  3,771 |  2,089 |  3,719 |  1,361 |    248 |    149
    50 to 59 years old ....| 14,262 |     489 |    359 |  1,175 |    179 |  5,405 |  2,368 |  1,022 |  2,085 |    944 |    116 |    120
    60 to 64 years old ....|  5,261 |     250 |    253 |    714 |     90 |  2,187 |    748 |    238 |    496 |    220 |     38 |     26
    65 years old and over .| 18,558 |   1,323 |  2,002 |  2,569 |    297 |  7,131 |  2,328 |    825 |  1,396 |    544 |     96 |     47
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    White, non-Hispanic    |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
18 and over ...............|146,369 |   1,833 |  4,421 | 11,712 |  1,671 | 50,410 | 29,074 | 11,187 | 24,663 |  7,681 |  2,144 |  1,563
  18 and 19 years old .....|  5,027 |      12 |     42 |  1,652 |    238 |  1,558 |  1,500 |     21 |      2 |---     |    --- |    ---
  20 to 24 years old ......| 11,631 |      31 |     90 |    696 |    154 |  3,736 |  4,610 |    811 |  1,456 |     36 |      9 |      1
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  25 years old and over ...|129,711 |   1,790 |  4,289 |  9,364 |  1,279 | 45,116 | 22,964 | 10,355 | 23,205 |  7,645 |  2,135 |  1,562
    25 to 29 years old ....| 12,607 |      28 |     80 |    619 |     85 |  3,711 |  2,815 |  1,193 |  3,324 |    566 |    133 |     52
    30 to 34 years old ....| 13,905 |      47 |    129 |    642 |    141 |  4,678 |  2,519 |  1,368 |  3,302 |    765 |    215 |     98
    35 to 39 years old ....| 16,318 |      67 |    149 |    899 |    156 |  5,771 |  2,970 |  1,585 |  3,333 |    941 |    258 |    188
    40 to 49 years old ....| 30,309 |     150 |    320 |  1,427 |    228 | 10,001 |  5,777 |  3,183 |  5,957 |  2,201 |    624 |    439
    50 to 59 years old ....| 21,583 |     256 |    483 |  1,518 |    183 |  7,717 |  3,743 |  1,539 |  3,626 |  1,732 |    385 |    401
    60 to 64 years old ....|  7,994 |     164 |    376 |    810 |    110 |  3,230 |  1,219 |    395 |    982 |    435 |    148 |    125
    65 years old and over .| 26,995 |   1,078 |  2,752 |  3,449 |    376 | 10,008 |  3,921 |  1,092 |  2,681 |  1,005 |    372 |    259
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    Black, non-Hispanic    |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
18 and over ...............| 22,552 |     798 |    729 |  3,308 |    603 |  8,143 |  4,765 |  1,284 |  2,075 |    662 |    111 |     71
  18 and 19 years old .....|  1,099 |      19 |      4 |    409 |     98 |    300 |    268 |    --- |      2 |    --- |    --- |    ---
  20 to 24 years old ......|  2,473 |      11 |     14 |    311 |     86 |    982 |    853 |    105 |    105 |      6 |    --- |    ---
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  25 years old and over ...| 18,980 |     768 |    711 |  2,588 |    419 |  6,862 |  3,645 |  1,179 |  1,968 |    656 |    111 |     71
    25 to 29 years old ....|  2,552 |       2 |     17 |    255 |     27 |    977 |    686 |    186 |    332 |     63 |      7 |      1
    30 to 34 years old ....|  2,624 |      33 |     12 |    237 |     63 |  1,060 |    628 |    196 |    309 |     51 |     22 |     12
    35 to 39 years old ....|  2,780 |      54 |      6 |    326 |     63 |  1,132 |    589 |    241 |    292 |     57 |     15 |      5
    40 to 49 years old ....|  4,713 |      70 |     48 |    544 |    106 |  1,708 |  1,000 |    331 |    646 |    202 |     44 |     12
    50 to 59 years old ....|  2,674 |      98 |    125 |    398 |     90 |  1,001 |    408 |    126 |    233 |    167 |      9 |     18
    60 to 64 years old ....|    993 |      67 |     75 |    258 |     24 |    309 |    108 |     28 |     69 |     47 |      5 |      3
    65 years old and over .|  2,644 |     444 |    428 |    570 |     46 |    675 |    226 |     71 |     87 |     69 |      9 |     20
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
         Hispanic          |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                           |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
18 and over ...............| 19,833 |   3,802 |  1,224 |  3,182 |    576 |  5,348 |  2,897 |    940 |  1,348 |    306 |    132 |     79
  18 and 19 years old .....|  1,127 |      51 |     49 |    496 |     76 |    257 |    197 |      1 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
  20 to 24 years old ......|  2,663 |     248 |     89 |    539 |     94 |    788 |    681 |    128 |     92 |      2 |      3 |    ---
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  25 years old and over ...| 16,043 |   3,503 |  1,086 |  2,147 |    406 |  4,303 |  2,019 |    811 |  1,256 |    304 |    129 |     79
    25 to 29 years old ....|  2,795 |     367 |    154 |    424 |     94 |    848 |    457 |    161 |    239 |     33 |     11 |      6
    30 to 34 years old ....|  2,693 |     456 |    122 |    416 |     68 |    825 |    339 |    152 |    222 |     56 |     27 |     10
    35 to 39 years old ....|  2,505 |     470 |    150 |    326 |     82 |    687 |    319 |    138 |    234 |     60 |     23 |     17
    40 to 49 years old ....|  3,589 |     748 |    200 |    437 |     66 |    977 |    511 |    216 |    297 |     83 |     42 |     12
    50 to 59 years old ....|  2,141 |     522 |    196 |    270 |     49 |    513 |    244 |     97 |    169 |     45 |     18 |     18
    60 to 64 years old ....|    703 |     229 |     73 |     76 |      7 |    186 |     55 |     20 |     36 |     11 |      2 |      7
    65 years old and over .|  1,617 |     711 |    191 |    198 |     40 |    267 |     94 |     27 |     59 |     16 |      6 |      9
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\1\Civilian noninstitutional population.
---Data not applicable or not available.

NOTE.--Data are based on a sample survey of the noninstitutional population. Although cells with fewer than 75,000 people are subject to relatively wide sampling variation, they are included in the table to permit various types of aggregations. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, unpublished data. (This table was prepared September 1999.)


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