
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
NO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Both Sexes
Total.......................... 28,841 6,763 23.4 22,949 4,861 21.2
25 to 34 years.......................... 4,716 1,599 33.9 3,758 1,199 31.9
35 to 54 years.......................... 9,460 2,290 24.2 7,351 1,662 22.6
55 to 64 years.......................... 4,314 978 22.7 3,299 662 20.1
65 years and over....................... 10,351 1,896 18.3 8,541 1,338 15.7
65 to 74 years........................ 4,924 876 17.8 3,962 571 14.4
75 years and over..................... 5,426 1,020 18.8 4,579 766 16.7
Male
Total.......................... 13,726 2,531 18.4 11,103 1,848 16.6
25 to 34 years.......................... 2,497 620 24.8 2,050 485 23.6
35 to 54 years.......................... 4,860 931 19.2 3,903 712 18.2
55 to 64 years.......................... 2,087 410 19.6 1,607 272 16.9
65 years and over....................... 4,282 569 13.3 3,543 379 10.7
65 to 74 years........................ 2,271 325 14.3 1,884 217 11.5
75 years and over..................... 2,010 244 12.1 1,659 162 9.8
Female
Total.......................... 15,115 4,232 28.0 11,846 3,013 25.4
25 to 34 years.......................... 2,219 979 44.1 1,708 714 41.8
35 to 54 years.......................... 4,600 1,359 29.5 3,447 950 27.6
55 to 64 years.......................... 2,227 568 25.5 1,693 391 23.1
65 years and over....................... 6,069 1,327 21.9 4,998 958 19.2
65 to 74 years........................ 2,653 551 20.8 2,078 354 17.0
75 years and over..................... 3,416 776 22.7 2,920 604 20.7
Nativity
Native.................................. 21,571 4,947 22.9 17,070 3,352 19.6
Foreign Born............................ 7,269 1,816 25.0 5,879 1,509 25.7
Naturalized citizen..................... 2,134 447 20.9 1,691 348 20.6
Not a citizen........................... 5,136 1,369 26.7 4,188 1,161 27.7
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............................. 21,713 4,147 19.1 17,332 2,998 17.3
Householder....................... 10,691 2,469 23.1 8,520 1,716 20.1
In families with related children....
under 18 years..................... 9,682 2,927 30.2 7,371 2,124 28.8
Householder....................... 5,027 1,846 36.7 3,798 1,287 33.9
In married couple families............ 16,209 2,397 14.8 13,682 1,976 14.4
Householder....................... 7,410 1,138 15.4 6,390 951 14.9
Husband........................... 7,981 1,161 14.5 6,871 955 13.9
Wife.............................. 6,578 1,093 16.6 5,572 902 16.2
In married couple families with
related children under 18 years..... 6,940 1,568 22.6 5,712 1,313 23.0
Householder....................... 3,063 719 23.5 2,605 619 23.8
Husband........................... 3,326 765 23.0 2,818 641 22.8
Wife.............................. 2,723 691 25.4 2,276 583 25.6
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 4,030 1,483 36.8 2,526 847 33.5
Householder........................ 2,550 1,166 45.7 1,586 657 41.4
In families with female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years............. 2,157 1,183 54.8 1,240 681 54.9
Householder........................ 1,584 1,000 63.2 919 575 62.6
In unrelated subfamilies................ 115 75 64.9 102 66 64.9
Unrelated individuals................... 7,012 2,541 36.2 5,515 1,796 32.6
Male.................................. 2,841 896 31.5 2,165 590 27.2
Householder......................... 2,045 620 30.3 1,556 392 25.2
Female................................ 4,171 1,645 39.4 3,350 1,207 36.0
Householder......................... 3,721 1,405 37.8 2,991 1,017 34.0
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
NO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Both Sexes
Total.......................... 4,545 1,603 35.3 7,204 2,052 28.5
25 to 34 years.......................... 697 333 47.8 2,110 731 34.7
35 to 54 years.......................... 1,558 501 32.2 3,046 840 27.6
55 to 64 years.......................... 792 269 33.9 904 197 21.8
65 years and over....................... 1,498 500 33.4 1,145 284 24.8
65 to 74 years........................ 775 270 34.8 700 169 24.2
75 years and over..................... 723 230 31.8 445 114 25.7
Male
Total.......................... 2,034 562 27.6 3,532 822 23.3
25 to 34 years.......................... 309 102 33.1 1,154 313 27.1
35 to 54 years.......................... 726 166 22.9 1,501 353 23.6
55 to 64 years.......................... 377 119 31.7 397 70 17.6
65 years and over....................... 622 174 28.0 480 85 17.8
65 to 74 years........................ 329 98 29.8 308 48 15.7
75 years and over..................... 293 76 26.1 173 37 21.5
Female
Total.......................... 2,511 1,041 41.5 3,672 1,230 33.5
25 to 34 years.......................... 388 231 59.4 956 418 43.8
35 to 54 years.......................... 832 335 40.3 1,545 487 31.5
55 to 64 years.......................... 415 149 36.0 507 127 25.0
65 years and over....................... 876 326 37.2 664 198 29.8
65 to 74 years........................ 446 172 38.6 392 121 30.9
75 years and over..................... 430 154 35.7 272 77 28.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 4,107 1,489 36.2 2,202 680 30.9
Foreign Born............................ 438 114 26.1 5,002 1,372 27.4
Naturalized citizen..................... 153 48 31.3 1,114 271 24.3
Not a citizen........................... 285 66 23.3 3,888 1,101 28.3
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............................. 3,219 923 28.7 6,116 1,591 26.0
Householder....................... 1,753 628 35.8 2,885 909 31.5
In families with related children....
under 18 years..................... 1,605 639 39.8 4,087 1,357 33.2
Householder....................... 977 471 48.2 2,017 805 39.9
In married couple families............ 1,621 263 16.2 4,535 1,019 22.5
Householder....................... 731 120 16.4 1,962 468 23.9
Husband........................... 802 137 17.1 2,033 477 23.5
Wife.............................. 644 115 17.8 1,941 463 23.8
In married couple families with
related children under 18 years..... 662 140 21.2 3,133 873 27.8
Householder....................... 291 55 18.9 1,358 405 29.8
Husband........................... 337 71 21.2 1,421 414 29.2
Wife.............................. 242 58 23.9 1,312 387 29.5
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 1,343 584 43.5 1,057 458 43.4
Householder........................ 863 462 53.6 690 371 53.8
In families with female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years............. 830 465 56.0 724 399 55.1
Householder........................ 602 392 65.1 527 342 64.8
In unrelated subfamilies................ 9 9 (B) 43 23 (B)
Unrelated individuals................... 1,316 671 51.0 1,045 437 41.8
Male.................................. 595 276 46.5 589 176 29.9
Householder......................... 444 214 48.2 302 88 29.1
Female................................ 721 395 54.7 456 261 57.3
Householder......................... 654 355 54.3 334 195 58.4