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Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by                                                                                                           13
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   All races                       White             
                                                          Below                         Below        
                                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                               Percent                       Percent 
                                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
SOME COLLEGE,LESS THAN                                                                               
BACHELORS DEGREE                                                                                      
                                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    42,506     2,747       6.5    36,013     2,018       5.6 
25 to 34 years..........................    11,219       938       8.4     8,940       665       7.4 
35 to 54 years..........................    21,266     1,210       5.7    17,944       860       4.8 
55 to 64 years..........................     4,489       271       6.0     3,995       215       5.4 
65 years and over.......................     5,532       328       5.9     5,135       278       5.4 
  65 to 74 years........................     3,222       174       5.4     2,920       141       4.8 
  75 years and over.....................     2,310       154       6.7     2,215       136       6.2 
                                                                                                     
Male                                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    19,792       924       4.7    16,945       715       4.2 
25 to 34 years..........................     5,233       269       5.1     4,260       200       4.7 
35 to 54 years..........................    10,098       454       4.5     8,661       349       4.0 
55 to 64 years..........................     2,083        95       4.6     1,856        78       4.2 
65 years and over.......................     2,379       106       4.5     2,168        89       4.1 
  65 to 74 years........................     1,459        67       4.6     1,289        56       4.4 
  75 years and over.....................       919        39       4.3       879        32       3.7 
                                                                                                     
Female                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    22,714     1,823       8.0    19,067     1,303       6.8 
25 to 34 years..........................     5,986       669      11.2     4,679       465       9.9 
35 to 54 years..........................    11,168       756       6.8     9,283       511       5.5 
55 to 64 years..........................     2,406       176       7.3     2,139       138       6.4 
65 years and over.......................     3,153       222       7.0     2,967       189       6.4 
  65 to 74 years........................     1,763       107       6.1     1,631        85       5.2 
  75 years and over.....................     1,390       115       8.3     1,335       104       7.8 
                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
Native..................................    39,228     2,383       6.1    33,951     1,799       5.3 
Foreign Born............................     3,278       364      11.1     2,061       219      10.6 
Naturalized citizen.....................     1,730       141       8.1     1,060        81       7.6 
Not a citizen...........................     1,548       224      14.4     1,001       138      13.8 
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by                                                                                                           14
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   All races                       White             
                                                          Below                         Below        
                                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                               Percent                       Percent 
                                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                                     
Household Relationship                                                                               
                                                                                                     
In families.............................    33,479     1,596       4.8    28,321     1,109       3.9 
      Householder.......................    17,332     1,136       6.6    14,600       785       5.4 
   In families with related children....                                                             
     under 18 years.....................    17,651     1,258       7.1    14,423       854       5.9 
      Householder.......................     9,870       967       9.8     7,971       657       8.2 
  In married couple families............    27,726       736       2.7    24,386       590       2.4 
      Householder.......................    13,271       380       2.9    11,769       307       2.6 
      Husband...........................    12,766       381       3.0    11,298       312       2.8 
      Wife..............................    13,419       313       2.3    11,884       256       2.2 
  In married couple families with                                                                    
    related children under 18 years.....    14,253       485       3.4    12,199       382       3.1 
      Householder.......................     7,023       260       3.7     6,047       207       3.4 
      Husband...........................     6,720       250       3.7     5,768       200       3.5 
      Wife..............................     7,089       212       3.0     6,118       172       2.8 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present...................     4,413       781      17.7     2,915       478      16.4 
     Householder........................     3,205       697      21.8     2,148       441      20.5 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present, with related                                                                  
    children under 18 years.............     2,801       719      25.7     1,764       444      25.2 
     Householder........................     2,381       666      28.0     1,552       424      27.3 
In unrelated subfamilies................       135        37      27.7       106        29      27.2 
Unrelated individuals...................     8,892     1,113      12.5     7,585       880      11.6 
  Male..................................     4,348       430       9.9     3,644       342       9.4 
    Householder.........................     3,354       297       8.9     2,869       241       8.4 
  Female................................     4,543       683      15.0     3,941       538      13.6 
    Householder.........................     3,806       527      13.9     3,315       428      12.9 
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by                                                                                                           15
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                     Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                          Below                         Below        
                                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                               Percent                       Percent 
                                              Toal    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
SOME COLLEGE,LESS THAN                                                                               
BACHELORS DEGREE                                                                                      
                                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     4,906       572      11.7     2,830       302      10.7 
25 to 34 years..........................     1,732       205      11.9     1,109       131      11.8 
35 to 54 years..........................     2,518       276      11.0     1,391       131       9.4 
55 to 64 years..........................       360        45      12.5       209        22      10.5 
65 years and over.......................       296        46      15.6       121        18      14.9 
  65 to 74 years........................       218        28      13.1        78         8      10.2 
  75 years and over.....................        79        18      22.7        43        10       (B) 
                                                                                                     
Male                                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     2,086       139       6.7     1,402       125       8.9 
25 to 34 years..........................       718        39       5.4       538        40       7.4 
35 to 54 years..........................     1,049        74       7.1       691        66       9.6 
55 to 64 years..........................       170        12       6.9       106         9       8.9 
65 years and over.......................       149        15       9.8        68         9       (B) 
  65 to 74 years........................       120         8       6.3        43         4       (B) 
  75 years and over.....................        29         7       (B)        25         5       (B) 
                                                                                                     
Female                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     2,820       433      15.4     1,427       177      12.4 
25 to 34 years..........................     1,013       167      16.4       571        91      15.9 
35 to 54 years..........................     1,469       202      13.7       699        65       9.3 
55 to 64 years..........................       190        33      17.5       103        13      12.2 
65 years and over.......................       147        32      21.5        53         9       (B) 
  65 to 74 years........................        98        21      21.4        35         4       (B) 
  75 years and over.....................        50        11       (B)        19         5       (B) 
                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
Native..................................     4,581       524      11.4     1,776       173       9.7 
Foreign Born............................       326        48      14.9     1,053       129      12.3 
Naturalized citizen.....................       161        12       7.7       465        35       7.5 
Not a citizen...........................       164        36      21.9       588        94      16.0 
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by                                                                                                           16
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                     Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                          Below                         Below        
                                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                               Percent                       Percent 
                                              Toal    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                                     
Household Relationship                                                                               
                                                                                                     
In families.............................     3,842       397      10.3     2,402       223       9.3 
      Householder.......................     2,139       301      14.1     1,224       160      13.1 
   In families with related children....                                                             
     under 18 years.....................     2,460       338      13.7     1,590       194      12.2 
      Householder.......................     1,525       269      17.6       875       144      16.5 
  In married couple families............     2,271        83       3.7     1,918       116       6.0 
      Householder.......................     1,047        42       4.0       897        66       7.3 
      Husband...........................     1,044        35       3.4       856        66       7.7 
      Wife..............................     1,028        37       3.6       836        40       4.8 
  In married couple families with                                                                    
    related children under 18 years.....     1,403        52       3.7     1,254        98       7.8 
      Householder.......................       687        27       3.9       613        57       9.2 
      Husband...........................       676        23       3.3       580        57       9.8 
      Wife..............................       659        24       3.7       577        34       5.9 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present...................     1,353       279      20.6       364       104      28.5 
     Householder........................       964       240      24.9       261        91      35.0 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present, with related                                                                  
    children under 18 years.............       960       259      27.0       272        93      34.2 
     Householder........................       770       229      29.7       224        86      38.5 
In unrelated subfamilies................        27         8       (B)        17         8       (B) 
Unrelated individuals...................     1,038       167      16.1       411        71      17.4 
  Male..................................       559        66      11.7       261        44      17.0 
    Householder.........................       394        50      12.6       167        25      14.8 
  Female................................       479       101      21.2       150        27      18.1 
    Householder.........................       411        71      17.4       106        17      16.4 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031998/pov/new7_004.htm