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Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by                                                          1
         Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   All races                       White             
                                                          Below                         Below        
                                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                               Percent                       Percent 
                                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
ALL EDUCATION LEVELS                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................   173,754    16,697       9.6   146,080    11,988       8.2 
25 to 34 years..........................    38,474     4,582      11.9    30,897     3,171      10.3 
35 to 54 years..........................    79,976     6,526       8.2    66,699     4,660       7.0 
55 to 64 years..........................    22,909     2,203       9.6    19,725     1,602       8.1 
65 years and over.......................    32,394     3,386      10.5    28,759     2,555       8.9 
  65 to 74 years........................    17,843     1,616       9.1    15,642     1,135       7.3 
  75 years and over.....................    14,551     1,770      12.2    13,118     1,420      10.8 
                                                                                                     
Male                                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    82,917     6,237       7.5    70,402     4,613       6.6 
25 to 34 years..........................    18,923     1,717       9.1    15,422     1,253       8.1 
35 to 54 years..........................    39,300     2,625       6.7    33,220     1,976       5.9 
55 to 64 years..........................    10,967       899       8.2     9,522       658       6.9 
65 years and over.......................    13,727       995       7.2    12,238       727       5.9 
  65 to 74 years........................     8,027       565       7.0     7,118       410       5.8 
  75 years and over.....................     5,700       430       7.5     5,120       317       6.2 
                                                                                                     
Female                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    90,837    10,460      11.5    75,677     7,374       9.7 
25 to 34 years..........................    19,551     2,864      14.7    15,475     1,918      12.4 
35 to 54 years..........................    40,676     3,901       9.6    33,479     2,684       8.0 
55 to 64 years..........................    11,943     1,304      10.9    10,202       944       9.2 
65 years and over.......................    18,667     2,391      12.8    16,521     1,829      11.1 
  65 to 74 years........................     9,816     1,051      10.7     8,524       725       8.5 
  75 years and over.....................     8,851     1,340      15.1     7,997     1,103      13.8 
                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
Native..................................   152,560    13,397       8.8   131,771     9,531       7.2 
Foreign Born............................    21,193     3,300      15.6    14,309     2,457      17.2 
Naturalized citizen.....................     9,098       969      10.6     5,823       668      11.5 
Not a citizen...........................    12,095     2,332      19.3     8,486     1,789      21.1 
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by                                                          2
         Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1998
(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.............................   136,186    10,000       7.3   114,691     7,040       6.1 
      Householder.......................    68,309     6,164       9.0    57,573     4,179       7.3 
   In families with related children....                                                             
     under 18 years.....................    65,189     7,017      10.8    53,049     4,803       9.1 
      Householder.......................    35,037     4,712      13.4    28,281     3,078      10.9 
  In married couple families............   112,739     5,551       4.9    98,643     4,554       4.6 
      Householder.......................    53,295     2,636       4.9    47,107     2,178       4.6 
      Husband...........................    53,579     2,676       5.0    47,362     2,203       4.7 
      Wife..............................    52,645     2,601       4.9    46,384     2,146       4.6 
  In married couple families with                                                                    
    related children under 18 years.....    52,920     3,456       6.5    45,043     2,776       6.2 
      Householder.......................    25,330     1,631       6.4    21,795     1,324       6.1 
      Husband...........................    25,505     1,663       6.5    21,964     1,343       6.1 
      Wife..............................    24,939     1,601       6.4    21,384     1,299       6.1 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present...................    17,312     3,843      22.2    11,377     2,099      18.5 
     Householder........................    11,567     3,157      27.3     7,764     1,750      22.5 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present, with related                                                                  
    children under 18 years.............     9,734     3,176      32.6     6,042     1,766      29.2 
     Householder........................     7,843     2,806      35.8     5,005     1,562      31.2 
In unrelated subfamilies................       476       196      41.2       404       161      39.9 
Unrelated individuals...................    37,092     6,501      17.5    30,985     4,787      15.4 
  Male..................................    17,500     2,546      14.5    14,472     1,803      12.5 
    Householder.........................    13,005     1,700      13.1    10,829     1,190      11.0 
  Female................................    19,591     3,954      20.2    16,512     2,984      18.1 
    Householder.........................    16,806     3,180      18.9    14,233     2,390      16.8 
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by                                                          3
         Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                     Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                          Below                         Below        
                                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                               Percent                       Percent 
                                              Toal    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
ALL EDUCATION LEVELS                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    19,732     3,897      19.7    16,425     3,223      19.6 
25 to 34 years..........................     5,256     1,113      21.2     5,531     1,225      22.1 
35 to 54 years..........................     9,468     1,549      16.4     7,493     1,356      18.1 
55 to 64 years..........................     2,285       517      22.6     1,705       286      16.8 
65 years and over.......................     2,723       718      26.4     1,696       356      21.0 
  65 to 74 years........................     1,603       411      25.6     1,092       224      20.5 
  75 years and over.....................     1,120       307      27.4       604       132      21.9 
                                                                                                     
Male                                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     8,739     1,274      14.6     8,027     1,281      16.0 
25 to 34 years..........................     2,365       336      14.2     2,833       501      17.7 
35 to 54 years..........................     4,308       514      11.9     3,694       566      15.3 
55 to 64 years..........................       987       201      20.4       755        98      12.9 
65 years and over.......................     1,079       222      20.6       745       116      15.6 
  65 to 74 years........................       660       128      19.3       498        76      15.3 
  75 years and over.....................       419        94      22.5       248        40      16.0 
                                                                                                     
Female                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    10,993     2,623      23.9     8,397     1,942      23.1 
25 to 34 years..........................     2,892       777      26.9     2,698       724      26.8 
35 to 54 years..........................     5,160     1,035      20.1     3,799       790      20.8 
55 to 64 years..........................     1,297       316      24.3       950       188      19.8 
65 years and over.......................     1,644       496      30.2       950       240      25.3 
  65 to 74 years........................       943       283      30.0       594       148      24.8 
  75 years and over.....................       701       213      30.4       356        93      26.0 
                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
Native..................................    18,146     3,582      19.7     7,476     1,239      16.6 
Foreign Born............................     1,586       315      19.9     8,948     1,984      22.2 
Naturalized citizen.....................       653       116      17.7     2,708       442      16.3 
Not a citizen...........................       933       199      21.4     6,240     1,542      24.7 
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by                                                          4
         Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1998
(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.............................    14,845     2,380      16.0    13,852     2,436      17.6 
      Householder.......................     7,865     1,663      21.1     6,615     1,419      21.4 
   In families with related children....                                                             
     under 18 years.....................     8,373     1,785      21.3     9,065     2,073      22.9 
      Householder.......................     5,035     1,384      27.5     4,589     1,244      27.1 
  In married couple families............     8,561       607       7.1    10,483     1,497      14.3 
      Householder.......................     3,898       280       7.2     4,613       689      14.9 
      Husband...........................     3,968       288       7.3     4,706       714      15.2 
      Wife..............................     3,765       280       7.4     4,622       681      14.7 
  In married couple families with                                                                    
    related children under 18 years.....     4,622       401       8.7     7,034     1,275      18.1 
      Householder.......................     2,158       183       8.5     3,161       585      18.5 
      Husband...........................     2,204       186       8.5     3,232       605      18.7 
      Wife..............................     2,074       182       8.8     3,121       576      18.5 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present...................     5,251     1,594      30.4     2,337       774      33.1 
     Householder........................     3,407     1,284      37.7     1,514       632      41.7 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present, with related                                                                  
    children under 18 years.............     3,321     1,286      38.7     1,586       687      43.3 
     Householder........................     2,572     1,136      44.2     1,157       586      50.6 
In unrelated subfamilies................        51        27       (B)        88        43      48.8 
Unrelated individuals...................     4,837     1,491      30.8     2,484       744      30.0 
  Male..................................     2,371       629      26.5     1,416       322      22.7 
    Householder.........................     1,722       443      25.7       777       153      19.7 
  Female................................     2,466       861      34.9     1,068       423      39.6 
    Householder.........................     2,134       723      33.9       764       289      37.8 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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