Table 8.Percentage of persons age 25 and over and 25 to 29, by race/ethnicity, years of school completed, and sex: Selected years, 1910 through 2005
_ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ _ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________
| Total | White, non-Hispanic\1\ | Black, non-Hispanic\1\ | Hispanic
| _ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ | __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ | __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________ | __________ __________ _ __________ __________ _ __________ __________
| Less than | High school | | Less than | High school | | Less than | High school | | Less than | High school |
| 5 years of | comple- | Bachelor's | 5 years of | comple- | Bachelor's | 5 years of | comple- | Bachelor's | 5 years of | comple- | Bachelor's
| elementary | tion or | or higher | elementary | tion or | or higher | elementary | tion or | or higher | elementary | tion or | or higher
Age and year | school | higher\2\ | degree\3\ | school | higher\2\ | degree\3\ | school | higher\2\ | degree\3\ | school | higher\2\ | degree\3\
_ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
_ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | _ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________ | __________ __________
Males and females, | Males and females | Males and females | | | | | | | | | |
25 and over | | | | | | | | | | | |
1910\4\ ............. | 23.8 (---) | 13.5 (---) | 2.7 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
1920\4\ .............. | 22.0 (---) | 16.4 (---) | 3.3 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
1930\4\ ................... | 17.5 (---) | 19.1 (---) | 3.9 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1940 ............... | 13.7 (---) | 24.5 (---) | 4.6 (---) | 10.9 (---) | 26.1 (---) | 4.9 (---) | 41.8 (---) | 7.7 (---) | 1.3 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1950 ............... | 11.1 (---) | 34.3 (---) | 6.2 (---) | 8.9 (---) | 36.4 (---) | 6.6 (---) | 32.6 (---) | 13.7 (---) | 2.2 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1960 ............... | 8.3 (---) | 41.1 (---) | 7.7 (---) | 6.7 (---) | 43.2 (---) | 8.1 (---) | 23.5 (---) | 21.7 (---) | 3.5 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
March 1970 .............. | 5.3 (---) | 55.2 (---) | 11.0 (---) | 4.2 (---) | 57.4 (---) | 11.6 (---) | 14.7 (---) | 36.1 (---) | 6.1 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
March 1975 .............. | 4.2 (---) | 62.5 (---) | 13.9 (---) | 2.6 (---) | 65.8 (---) | 14.9 (---) | 12.3 (---) | 42.6 (---) | 6.4 (---) | 18.2 (---) | 38.5 (---) | 6.6 (---)
March 1980 .............. | 3.4 (0.08) | 68.6 (0.20) | 17.0 (0.16) | 1.9 (0.07) | 71.9 (0.21) | 18.4 (0.18) | 9.1 (0.40) | 51.4 (0.69) | 7.9 (0.38) | 15.8 (0.74) | 44.5 (1.01) | 7.6 (0.54)
March 1990 .............. | 2.4 (0.06) | 77.6 (0.17) | 21.3 (0.16) | 1.1 (0.05) | 81.4 (0.17) | 23.1 (0.19) | 5.1 (0.27) | 66.2 (0.58) | 11.3 (0.39) | 12.3 (0.50) | 50.8 (0.75) | 9.2 (0.44)
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March 1991 .............. | 2.4 (0.06) | 78.4 (0.16) | 21.4 (0.16) | 1.1 (0.05) | 82.4 (0.17) | 23.3 (0.19) | 4.7 (0.26) | 66.8 (0.57) | 11.5 (0.39) | 12.5 (0.49) | 51.3 (0.74) | 9.7 (0.44)
March 1992 .............. | 2.1 (0.06) | 79.4 (0.16) | 21.4 (0.16) | 0.9 (0.04) | 83.4 (0.16) | 23.2 (0.19) | 3.9 (0.23) | 67.7 (0.56) | 11.9 (0.39) | 11.8 (0.47) | 52.6 (0.73) | 9.3 (0.42)
March 1993 .............. | 2.1 (0.06) | 80.2 (0.16) | 21.9 (0.16) | 0.8 (0.04) | 84.1 (0.16) | 23.8 (0.19) | 3.7 (0.22) | 70.5 (0.54) | 12.2 (0.39) | 11.8 (0.46) | 53.1 (0.71) | 9.0 (0.41)
March 1994 .............. | 1.9 (0.05) | 80.9 (0.15) | 22.2 (0.16) | 0.8 (0.04) | 84.9 (0.16) | 24.3 (0.19) | 2.7 (0.19) | 73.0 (0.52) | 12.9 (0.39) | 10.8 (0.42) | 53.3 (0.67) | 9.1 (0.39)
March 1995 .............. | 1.8 (0.05) | 81.7 (0.15) | 23.0 (0.16) | 0.7 (0.04) | 85.9 (0.16) | 25.4 (0.19) | 2.5 (0.18) | 73.8 (0.52) | 13.3 (0.40) | 10.6 (0.41) | 53.4 (0.67) | 9.3 (0.39)
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March 1996 .............. | 1.8 (0.05) | 81.7 (0.16) | 23.6 (0.17) | 0.6 (0.04) | 86.0 (0.16) | 25.9 (0.20) | 2.2 (0.18) | 74.6 (0.53) | 13.8 (0.42) | 10.3 (0.42) | 53.1 (0.69) | 9.3 (0.40)
March 1997 ............... | 1.7 (0.05) | 82.1 (0.14) | 23.9 (0.16) | 0.6 (0.03) | 86.3 (0.15) | 26.2 (0.19) | 2.0 (0.16) | 75.3 (0.49) | 13.3 (0.38) | 9.4 (0.36) | 54.7 (0.62) | 10.3 (0.38)
March 1998 ............... | 1.6 (0.05) | 82.8 (0.14) | 24.4 (0.16) | 0.6 (0.03) | 87.1 (0.14) | 26.6 (0.19) | 1.7 (0.14) | 76.4 (0.47) | 14.8 (0.40) | 9.3 (0.35) | 55.5 (0.60) | 11.0 (0.38)
March 1999 ............... | 1.6 (0.05) | 83.4 (0.14) | 25.2 (0.16) | 0.6 (0.03) | 87.7 (0.14) | 27.7 (0.19) | 1.7 (0.15) | 77.4 (0.46) | 15.5 (0.40) | 9.0 (0.34) | 56.1 (0.60) | 10.9 (0.37)
March 2000 ............... | 1.6 (0.05) | 84.1 (0.13) | 25.6 (0.16) | 0.5 (0.03) | 88.4 (0.14) | 28.1 (0.19) | 1.6 (0.14) | 78.9 (0.45) | 16.6 (0.41) | 8.7 (0.33) | 57.0 (0.58) | 10.6 (0.36)
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March 2001 ............... | 1.6 (0.05) | 84.3 (0.13) | 26.1 (0.16) | 0.5 (0.03) | 88.7 (0.13) | 28.6 (0.19) | 1.3 (0.12) | 79.5 (0.44) | 16.1 (0.40) | 9.3 (0.34) | 56.5 (0.57) | 11.2 (0.37)
March 2002 ............... | 1.6 (0.03) | 84.1 (0.09) | 26.7 (0.11) | 0.5 (0.02) | 88.7 (0.10) | 29.4 (0.14) | 1.6 (0.10) | 79.2 (0.32) | 17.2 (0.30) | 8.7 (0.22) | 57.0 (0.39) | 11.1 (0.25)
March 2003 ............... | 1.6 (0.03) | 84.6 (0.09) | 27.2 (0.11) | 0.5 (0.02) | 89.4 (0.09) | 30.0 (0.14) | 1.5 (0.10) | 80.3 (0.33) | 17.4 (0.31) | 8.2 (0.18) | 57.0 (0.33) | 11.4 (0.21)
March 2004 ............... | 1.5 (0.03) | 85.2 (0.09) | 27.7 (0.11) | 0.4 (0.02) | 90.0 (0.09) | 30.6 (0.14) | 1.3 (0.09) | 81.1 (0.32) | 17.7 (0.31) | 8.1 (0.18) | 58.4 (0.32) | 12.1 (0.21)
March 2005 ............... | 1.6 (0.03) | 85.2 (0.09) | 27.6 (0.11) | 0.5 (0.02) | 90.1 (0.09) | 30.5 (0.14) | 1.5 (0.10) | 81.5 (0.32) | 17.7 (0.31) | 7.9 (0.17) | 58.5 (0.32) | 12.0 (0.21) 433218547
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Males and females | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 to 29 | | | | | | | | | | | |
1920\4\ .......... | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 12.9 (---) | 22.0 (---) | 4.5 (---) | 44.6 (---) | 6.3 (---) | 1.2 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1940 .............. | 5.9 (---) | 38.1 (---) | 5.9 (---) | 3.4 (---) | 41.2 (---) | 6.4 (---) | 27.0 (---) | 12.3 (---) | 1.6 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1950 .............. | 4.6 (---) | 52.8 (---) | 7.7 (---) | 3.3 (---) | 56.3 (---) | 8.2 (---) | 16.1 (---) | 23.6 (---) | 2.8 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1960 .............. | 2.8 (---) | 60.7 (---) | 11.0 (---) | 2.2 (---) | 63.7 (---) | 11.8 (---) | 7.2 (---) | 38.6 (---) | 5.4 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
March 1970 .............. | 1.1 (---) | 75.4 (---) | 16.4 (---) | 0.9 (---) | 77.8 (---) | 17.3 (---) | 2.2 (---) | 58.4 (---) | 10.0 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
March 1975 .............. | 1.0 (---) | 83.1 (---) | 21.9 (---) | 0.6 (---) | 86.6 (---) | 23.8 (---) | 0.5 (---) | 71.1 (---) | 10.5 (---) | 8.0 (---) | 53.1 (---) | 8.8 (---)
March 1980 .............. | 0.8 (0.10) | 85.4 (0.40) | 22.5 (0.47) | 0.3 (0.07) | 89.2 (0.40) | 25.0 (0.55) | 0.6 (0.27) | 76.7 (1.41) | 11.6 (1.07) | 6.7 (1.12) | 58.0 (2.22) | 7.7 (1.20)
March 1985 .............. | 0.7 (0.09) | 86.1 (0.37) | 22.2 (0.45) | 0.2 (0.06) | 89.5 (0.38) | 24.4 (0.53) | 0.4 (0.20) | 80.5 (1.22) | 11.6 (0.99) | 6.0 (0.91) | 60.9 (1.86) | 11.1 (1.20)
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March 1986 .............. | 0.9 (0.10) | 86.1 (0.37) | 22.4 (0.45) | 0.4 (0.07) | 89.6 (0.37) | 25.2 (0.53) | 0.5 (0.22) | 83.5 (1.13) | 11.8 (0.99) | 5.6 (0.83) | 59.1 (1.78) | 9.0 (1.04)
March 1987 .............. | 0.9 (0.10) | 86.0 (0.37) | 22.0 (0.44) | 0.4 (0.08) | 89.4 (0.38) | 24.6 (0.53) | 0.4 (0.20) | 83.4 (1.13) | 11.5 (0.97) | 4.8 (0.76) | 59.8 (1.75) | 8.7 (1.01)
March 1988 .............. | 1.0 (0.11) | 85.9 (0.37) | 22.7 (0.45) | 0.3 (0.07) | 89.7 (0.38) | 25.1 (0.54) | 0.3 (0.18) | 80.9 (1.20) | 12.0 (0.99) | 6.0 (0.82) | 62.3 (1.68) | 11.3 (1.10)
March 1989 .............. | 1.0 (0.11) | 85.5 (0.38) | 23.4 (0.45) | 0.3 (0.07) | 89.3 (0.38) | 26.3 (0.55) | 0.5 (0.22) | 82.3 (1.16) | 12.6 (1.01) | 5.4 (0.76) | 61.0 (1.65) | 10.1 (1.02)
March 1990 .............. | 1.2 (0.12) | 85.7 (0.38) | 23.2 (0.46) | 0.3 (0.07) | 90.1 (0.37) | 26.4 (0.55) | 1.0 (0.31) | 81.7 (1.17) | 13.4 (1.03) | 7.3 (0.88) | 58.2 (1.66) | 8.1 (0.92)
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March 1991 .............. | 1.0 (0.11) | 85.4 (0.39) | 23.2 (0.46) | 0.4 (0.08) | 89.8 (0.39) | 26.7 (0.56) | 0.5 (0.22) | 81.8 (1.17) | 11.0 (0.95) | 5.8 (0.80) | 56.7 (1.69) | 9.2 (0.99)
March 1992 .............. | 0.9 (0.10) | 86.3 (0.38) | 23.6 (0.47) | 0.3 (0.07) | 90.7 (0.38) | 27.2 (0.58) | 0.8 (0.28) | 80.9 (1.21) | 11.0 (0.97) | 5.2 (0.75) | 60.9 (1.66) | 9.5 (1.00)
March 1993 .............. | 0.7 (0.09) | 86.7 (0.38) | 23.7 (0.48) | 0.3 (0.07) | 91.2 (0.37) | 27.2 (0.59) | 0.2 (0.15) | 82.6 (1.17) | 13.3 (1.05) | 4.0 (0.65) | 60.9 (1.64) | 8.3 (0.93)
March 1994 .............. | 0.8 (0.10) | 86.1 (0.39) | 23.3 (0.47) | 0.2 (0.07) | 91.1 (0.38) | 27.1 (0.60) | 0.6 (0.24) | 84.1 (1.13) | 13.6 (1.06) | 3.6 (0.57) | 60.3 (1.51) | 8.0 (0.84)
March 1995 .............. | 0.9 (0.11) | 86.8 (0.39) | 24.7 (0.49) | 0.3 (0.08) | 92.5 (0.36) | 28.8 (0.62) | 0.2 (0.14) | 86.7 (1.06) | 15.4 (1.13) | 4.9 (0.67) | 57.1 (1.55) | 8.9 (0.89)
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March 1996 .............. | 0.8 (0.11) | 87.3 (0.40) | 27.1 (0.53) | 0.2 (0.07) | 92.6 (0.38) | 31.6 (0.67) | 0.4 (0.20) | 86.0 (1.14) | 14.6 (1.16) | 4.3 (0.66) | 61.1 (1.58) | 10.0 (0.98)
March 1997 ............... | 0.8 (0.10) | 87.4 (0.37) | 27.8 (0.50) | 0.1 (0.05) | 92.9 (0.35) | 32.6 (0.63) | 0.6 (0.23) | 86.9 (1.03) | 14.2 (1.07) | 4.2 (0.59) | 61.8 (1.42) | 11.0 (0.91)
March 1998 ............... | 0.7 (0.09) | 88.1 (0.36) | 27.3 (0.50) | 0.1 (0.05) | 93.6 (0.34) | 32.3 (0.64) | 0.4 (0.19) | 88.2 (0.98) | 15.8 (1.11) | 3.7 (0.55) | 62.8 (1.41) | 10.4 (0.89)
March 1999 ............... | 0.6 (0.09) | 87.8 (0.37) | 28.2 (0.51) | 0.1 (0.05) | 93.0 (0.35) | 33.6 (0.66) | 0.2 (0.15) | 88.7 (0.97) | 15.0 (1.09) | 3.2 (0.52) | 61.6 (1.44) | 8.9 (0.84)
March 2000 ............... | 0.7 (0.09) | 88.1 (0.37) | 29.1 (0.52) | 0.1 (0.04) | 94.0 (0.33) | 34.0 (0.67) | # (†) | 86.8 (1.06) | 17.8 (1.20) | 3.8 (0.55) | 62.8 (1.40) | 9.7 (0.85)
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March 2001 ............... | 0.8 (0.11) | 87.7 (0.38) | 28.6 (0.52) | 0.2 (0.06) | 93.3 (0.36) | 33.0 (0.68) | 0.1 (0.09) | 87.0 (1.05) | 17.8 (1.19) | 4.7 (0.62) | 63.2 (1.41) | 11.1 (0.92)
March 2002 ............... | 1.1 (0.08) | 86.4 (0.28) | 29.3 (0.37) | 0.1 (0.04) | 93.0 (0.26) | 35.9 (0.50) | 0.6 (0.18) | 87.6 (0.76) | 18.0 (0.88) | 4.7 (0.39) | 62.4 (0.89) | 8.9 (0.53)
March 2003 ............... | 1.0 (0.08) | 86.5 (0.27) | 28.4 (0.36) | 0.2 (0.04) | 93.7 (0.25) | 34.2 (0.49) | 0.6 (0.19) | 88.5 (0.78) | 17.5 (0.93) | 4.0 (0.30) | 61.7 (0.75) | 10.0 (0.47)
March 2004 .............. | 1.1 (0.08) | 86.6 (0.27) | 28.7 (0.36) | 0.3 (0.05) | 93.3 (0.26) | 34.5 (0.49) | 0.3 (0.13) | 88.7 (0.76) | 17.1 (0.90) | 4.1 (0.31) | 62.4 (0.75) | 10.9 (0.48)
March 2005 .............. | 1.0 (0.08) | 86.1 (0.27) | 28.6 (0.36) | 0.3 (0.05) | 92.8 (0.26) | 34.1 (0.48) | 0.4 (0.15) | 86.9 (0.79) | 17.5 (0.89) | 3.6 (0.28) | 63.3 (0.74) | 11.2 (0.48) 45119927 45119927
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Males, | Males | | | | | | | | | | |
25 and over | Males | | | | | | | | | | |
April 1940 .............. | 15.1 (---) | 22.7 (---) | 5.5 (---) | 12.0 (---) | 24.2 (---) | 5.9 (---) | 46.2 (---) | 6.9 (---) | 1.4 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1950 .............. | 12.2 (---) | 32.6 (---) | 7.3 (---) | 9.8 (---) | 34.6 (---) | 7.9 (---) | 36.9 (---) | 12.6 (---) | 2.1 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1960 .............. | 9.4 (---) | 39.5 (---) | 9.7 (---) | 7.4 (---) | 41.6 (---) | 10.3 (---) | 27.7 (---) | 20.0 (---) | 3.5 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
March 1970 .............. | 5.9 (---) | 55.0 (---) | 14.1 (---) | 4.5 (---) | 57.2 (---) | 15.0 (---) | 17.9 (---) | 35.4 (---) | 6.8 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
March 1980 .............. | 3.6 (0.12) | 69.2 (0.30) | 20.9 (0.26) | 2.0 (0.10) | 72.4 (0.31) | 22.8 (0.29) | 11.3 (0.67) | 51.2 (1.06) | 7.7 (0.56) | 16.5 (1.11) | 44.9 (1.49) | 9.2 (0.87)
March 1990 .............. | 2.7 (0.09) | 77.7 (0.24) | 24.4 (0.25) | 1.3 (0.07) | 81.6 (0.25) | 26.7 (0.29) | 6.4 (0.45) | 65.8 (0.88) | 11.9 (0.60) | 12.9 (0.73) | 50.3 (1.09) | 9.8 (0.65)
March 1995 ............... | 2.0 (0.08) | 81.7 (0.22) | 26.0 (0.25) | 0.8 (0.06) | 86.0 (0.22) | 28.9 (0.29) | 3.4 (0.32) | 73.5 (0.78) | 13.7 (0.61) | 10.8 (0.59) | 52.9 (0.95) | 10.1 (0.57)
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March 1996 ............... | 1.9 (0.08) | 81.9 (0.23) | 26.0 (0.26) | 0.7 (0.06) | 86.1 (0.23) | 28.8 (0.30) | 2.9 (0.31) | 74.6 (0.80) | 12.5 (0.61) | 10.1 (0.59) | 53.0 (0.97) | 10.3 (0.59)
March 1997 .............. | 1.8 (0.07) | 82.0 (0.21) | 26.2 (0.24) | 0.6 (0.05) | 86.3 (0.21) | 29.0 (0.28) | 2.9 (0.28) | 73.8 (0.75) | 12.5 (0.56) | 9.2 (0.50) | 54.9 (0.87) | 10.6 (0.54)
March 1998 .............. | 1.7 (0.07) | 82.8 (0.20) | 26.5 (0.24) | 0.7 (0.05) | 87.1 (0.21) | 29.3 (0.28) | 2.3 (0.25) | 75.4 (0.72) | 14.0 (0.58) | 9.3 (0.50) | 55.7 (0.85) | 11.1 (0.54)
March 1999 .............. | 1.6 (0.07) | 83.4 (0.20) | 27.5 (0.24) | 0.6 (0.05) | 87.7 (0.20) | 30.6 (0.28) | 2.0 (0.24) | 77.2 (0.70) | 14.3 (0.58) | 9.0 (0.49) | 56.0 (0.85) | 10.7 (0.53)
March 2000 ............... | 1.6 (0.07) | 84.2 (0.19) | 27.8 (0.24) | 0.6 (0.05) | 88.5 (0.20) | 30.8 (0.28) | 2.1 (0.24) | 79.1 (0.67) | 16.4 (0.61) | 8.2 (0.46) | 56.6 (0.83) | 10.7 (0.52)
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March 2001 .............. | 1.6 (0.07) | 84.4 (0.19) | 28.0 (0.24) | 0.6 (0.05) | 88.6 (0.19) | 30.9 (0.28) | 1.7 (0.21) | 80.6 (0.65) | 15.9 (0.60) | 9.4 (0.48) | 55.6 (0.82) | 11.1 (0.52)
March 2002 ............... | 1.7 (0.05) | 83.8 (0.14) | 28.5 (0.17) | 0.5 (0.03) | 88.5 (0.14) | 31.7 (0.20) | 1.9 (0.16) | 79.0 (0.48) | 16.5 (0.44) | 9.0 (0.32) | 56.1 (0.55) | 11.0 (0.34)
March 2003 ............ | 1.7 (0.05) | 84.1 (0.13) | 28.9 (0.17) | 0.5 (0.03) | 89.0 (0.14) | 32.3 (0.20) | 1.9 (0.17) | 79.9 (0.50) | 16.8 (0.47) | 8.3 (0.26) | 56.3 (0.46) | 11.2 (0.29)
March 2004 ............ | 1.7 (0.05) | 84.8 (0.13) | 29.4 (0.17) | 0.5 (0.03) | 89.9 (0.13) | 32.9 (0.20) | 1.5 (0.15) | 80.8 (0.49) | 16.6 (0.46) | 8.4 (0.25) | 57.3 (0.45) | 11.8 (0.30)
March 2005 ............ | 1.7 (0.05) | 84.9 (0.13) | 28.9 (0.17) | 0.5 (0.03) | 89.9 (0.13) | 32.3 (0.20) | 1.7 (0.16) | 81.4 (0.48) | 16.1 (0.45) | 8.0 (0.24) | 58.0 (0.44) | 11.8 (0.29)
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Females, | | | | | | | | | | | |
25 and over | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 1940 .............. | 12.4 (---) | 26.3 (---) | 3.8 (---) | 9.8 (---) | 28.1 (---) | 4.0 (---) | 37.5 (---) | 8.4 (---) | 1.2 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1950 .............. | 10.0 (---) | 36.0 (---) | 5.2 (---) | 8.1 (---) | 38.2 (---) | 5.4 (---) | 28.6 (---) | 14.7 (---) | 2.4 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
April 1960 .............. | 7.4 (---) | 42.5 (---) | 5.8 (---) | 6.0 (---) | 44.7 (---) | 6.0 (---) | 19.7 (---) | 23.1 (---) | 3.6 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
March 1970 ............. | 4.7 (---) | 55.4 (---) | 8.2 (---) | 3.9 (---) | 57.7 (---) | 8.6 (---) | 11.9 (---) | 36.6 (---) | 5.6 (---) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
March 1980 .............. | 3.2 (0.11) | 68.1 (0.28) | 13.6 (0.21) | 1.8 (0.09) | 71.5 (0.30) | 14.4 (0.23) | 7.4 (0.49) | 51.5 (0.94) | 8.1 (0.52) | 15.3 (1.03) | 44.2 (1.42) | 6.2 (0.69)
March 1990 .............. | 2.2 (0.08) | 77.5 (0.23) | 18.4 (0.22) | 1.0 (0.06) | 81.3 (0.24) | 19.8 (0.25) | 4.0 (0.33) | 66.5 (0.79) | 10.8 (0.52) | 11.7 (0.69) | 51.3 (1.07) | 8.7 (0.61)
March 1995 ............... | 1.7 (0.07) | 81.6 (0.21) | 20.2 (0.22) | 0.6 (0.05) | 85.8 (0.22) | 22.1 (0.26) | 1.7 (0.21) | 74.1 (0.69) | 13.0 (0.53) | 10.4 (0.58) | 53.8 (0.94) | 8.4 (0.52)
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March 1996 ............... | 1.7 (0.07) | 81.6 (0.22) | 21.4 (0.23) | 0.5 (0.05) | 85.9 (0.22) | 23.2 (0.27) | 1.6 (0.21) | 74.6 (0.72) | 14.8 (0.58) | 10.5 (0.60) | 53.3 (0.97) | 8.3 (0.54)
March 1997 .............. | 1.6 (0.06) | 82.2 (0.20) | 21.7 (0.21) | 0.5 (0.04) | 86.3 (0.20) | 23.7 (0.25) | 1.3 (0.17) | 76.5 (0.64) | 14.0 (0.52) | 9.5 (0.51) | 54.6 (0.87) | 10.1 (0.53)
March 1998 .............. | 1.6 (0.06) | 82.9 (0.19) | 22.4 (0.21) | 0.6 (0.04) | 87.1 (0.20) | 24.1 (0.25) | 1.2 (0.16) | 77.1 (0.63) | 15.4 (0.54) | 9.2 (0.50) | 55.3 (0.86) | 10.9 (0.54)
March 1999 .............. | 1.5 (0.06) | 83.3 (0.19) | 23.1 (0.22) | 0.5 (0.04) | 87.6 (0.19) | 25.0 (0.26) | 1.5 (0.18) | 77.5 (0.62) | 16.5 (0.55) | 9.0 (0.48) | 56.3 (0.83) | 11.0 (0.53)
March 2000 ............... | 1.5 (0.06) | 84.0 (0.19) | 23.6 (0.22) | 0.4 (0.04) | 88.4 (0.19) | 25.5 (0.26) | 1.1 (0.16) | 78.7 (0.60) | 16.8 (0.55) | 9.3 (0.48) | 57.5 (0.81) | 10.6 (0.50)
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March 2001 ............... | 1.5 (0.06) | 84.2 (0.18) | 24.3 (0.22) | 0.4 (0.04) | 88.8 (0.19) | 26.5 (0.26) | 1.0 (0.15) | 78.6 (0.60) | 16.3 (0.54) | 9.1 (0.47) | 57.4 (0.80) | 11.3 (0.51)
March 2002 .............. | 1.5 (0.04) | 84.4 (0.13) | 25.1 (0.15) | 0.5 (0.03) | 88.9 (0.13) | 27.3 (0.19) | 1.4 (0.12) | 79.4 (0.42) | 17.7 (0.40) | 8.3 (0.31) | 57.9 (0.55) | 11.2 (0.35)
March 2003 ............... | 1.5 (0.04) | 85.0 (0.13) | 25.7 (0.15) | 0.4 (0.03) | 89.7 (0.13) | 27.9 (0.19) | 1.2 (0.12) | 80.7 (0.44) | 18.0 (0.43) | 8.1 (0.26) | 57.8 (0.46) | 11.6 (0.30)
March 2004 ............... | 1.4 (0.04) | 85.4 (0.12) | 26.1 (0.15) | 0.4 (0.02) | 90.1 (0.12) | 28.4 (0.19) | 1.1 (0.12) | 81.2 (0.43) | 18.5 (0.43) | 7.8 (0.25) | 59.5 (0.46) | 12.3 (0.31)
March 2005 ............... | 1.5 (0.04) | 85.4 (0.12) | 26.5 (0.15) | 0.4 (0.03) | 90.3 (0.12) | 28.9 (0.19) | 1.3 (0.12) | 81.5 (0.42) | 18.9 (0.43) | 7.8 (0.25) | 58.9 (0.45) | 12.1 (0.30)
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†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
\1\Includes persons of Hispanic origin for years prior to 1980.
\2\Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of high school.
\3\Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of college.
\4\Estimates based on Census Bureau retrojection of 1940 Census data on education by age.
NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown.Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, U.S. Census of Population, 1960, Volume 1, part 1; Current Population Reports, Series P-20; Current Population
Survey, March 1990 through March 2005; and 1960 Census Monograph, Education of the American Population, by John K. Folger and Charles B. Nam.(This table was
prepared September 2005.)