"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 2004",,,,,,,,

(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,"97,319",100,"11,925",100,"69,666",100,"15,728",100
Less than 9th grade,"5,943",6.1,635,5.3,"2,297",3.3,"3,011",19.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"8,233",8.5,"1,644",13.8,"4,596",6.6,"1,993",12.7
High school graduate,"31,921",32.8,"4,052",34,"23,679",34,"4,190",26.6
Some college or associate's degree,"25,809",26.5,"3,380",28.3,"19,317",27.7,"3,112",19.8
Bachelor's degree,"17,134",17.6,"1,556",13.1,"13,198",18.9,"2,380",15.1
Advanced degree,"8,279",8.5,658,5.5,"6,578",9.4,"1,044",6.6
Less than high school diploma,"14,176",14.6,"2,279",19.1,"6,894",9.9,"5,003",31.8
High school graduate or more,"83,143",85.4,"9,646",80.9,"62,772",90.1,"10,725",68.2
Less than Bachelor's degree,"71,906",73.9,"9,711",81.4,"49,890",71.6,"12,305",78.2
Bachelor's degree or more,"25,413",26.1,"2,214",18.6,"19,776",28.4,"3,424",21.8

"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, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.  Internet release date: March 2006",,,,,,,,