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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 
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 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031999/pov/new07_002.htm