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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 
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA                                                                                  
NO COLLEGE                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    57,935     5,845      10.1    48,970     4,155       8.5 
25 to 34 years..........................    11,825     1,744      14.8     9,443     1,156      12.2 
35 to 54 years..........................    26,368     2,457       9.3    21,800     1,727       7.9 
55 to 64 years..........................     8,449       692       8.2     7,437       516       6.9 
65 years and over.......................    11,293       952       8.4    10,291       756       7.3 
  65 to 74 years........................     6,551       451       6.9     5,902       334       5.7 
  75 years and over.....................     4,742       500      10.6     4,389       422       9.6 
                                                                                                     
Male                                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    26,368     2,091       7.9    22,243     1,526       6.9 
25 to 34 years..........................     6,114       595       9.7     4,929       419       8.5 
35 to 54 years..........................    12,543     1,011       8.1    10,387       727       7.0 
55 to 64 years..........................     3,610       267       7.4     3,195       212       6.6 
65 years and over.......................     4,101       218       5.3     3,732       169       4.5 
  65 to 74 years........................     2,402       119       4.9     2,170        92       4.2 
  75 years and over.....................     1,698       100       5.9     1,562        77       4.9 
                                                                                                     
Female                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    31,566     3,754      11.9    26,727     2,629       9.8 
25 to 34 years..........................     5,711     1,149      20.1     4,513       737      16.3 
35 to 54 years..........................    13,824     1,446      10.5    11,413     1,000       8.8 
55 to 64 years..........................     4,838       425       8.8     4,242       304       7.2 
65 years and over.......................     7,193       734      10.2     6,559       588       9.0 
  65 to 74 years........................     4,149       333       8.0     3,732       243       6.5 
  75 years and over.....................     3,044       401      13.2     2,827       345      12.2 
                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
Native..................................    52,755     5,051       9.6    45,443     3,601       7.9 
Foreign Born............................     5,179       794      15.3     3,527       555      15.7 
Naturalized citizen.....................     2,405       266      11.1     1,611       178      11.1 
Not a citizen...........................     2,775       529      19.0     1,916       376      19.6 
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.............................    46,236     3,510       7.6    39,154     2,437       6.2 
      Householder.......................    21,689     2,146       9.9    18,340     1,427       7.8 
   In families with related children....                                                             
     under 18 years.....................    20,770     2,498      12.0    16,762     1,622       9.7 
      Householder.......................    10,760     1,713      15.9     8,611     1,062      12.3 
  In married couple families............    37,592     1,904       5.1    33,237     1,571       4.7 
      Householder.......................    16,470       856       5.2    14,710       714       4.9 
      Husband...........................    16,419       874       5.3    14,530       724       5.0 
      Wife..............................    19,011       959       5.0    17,033       799       4.7 
  In married couple families with                                                                    
    related children under 18 years.....    16,397     1,177       7.2    13,919       898       6.4 
      Householder.......................     7,440       545       7.3     6,428       424       6.6 
      Husband...........................     7,664       547       7.1     6,532       423       6.5 
      Wife..............................     7,953       575       7.2     6,849       444       6.5 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present...................     6,297     1,407      22.3     4,100       728      17.7 
     Householder........................     3,942     1,163      29.5     2,627       620      23.6 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present, with related                                                                  
    children under 18 years.............     3,396     1,194      35.2     2,057       633      30.8 
     Householder........................     2,602     1,068      41.1     1,603       568      35.4 
In unrelated subfamilies................       201        69      34.4       185        62      33.7 
Unrelated individuals...................    11,498     2,266      19.7     9,631     1,656      17.2 
  Male..................................     5,441       874      16.1     4,446       614      13.8 
    Householder.........................     3,800       553      14.6     3,137       399      12.7 
  Female................................     6,056     1,392      23.0     5,185     1,042      20.1 
    Householder.........................     5,132     1,090      21.2     4,414       812      18.4 
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 
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA                                                                                  
NO COLLEGE                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     7,042     1,475      20.9     4,418       716      16.2 
25 to 34 years..........................     1,947       511      26.2     1,604       315      19.6 
35 to 54 years..........................     3,594       641      17.8     2,059       310      15.1 
55 to 64 years..........................       785       160      20.4       451        54      12.0 
65 years and over.......................       715       162      22.7       304        37      12.2 
  65 to 74 years........................       459        95      20.8       213        28      13.2 
  75 years and over.....................       255        67      26.1        91         9       9.8 
                                                                                                     
Male                                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     3,305       485      14.7     2,185       287      13.2 
25 to 34 years..........................       991       157      15.8       852       117      13.8 
35 to 54 years..........................     1,746       244      14.0     1,015       138      13.6 
55 to 64 years..........................       312        48      15.5       188        17       9.2 
65 years and over.......................       256        36      14.3       129        14      11.1 
  65 to 74 years........................       173        21      11.9        89        14      16.1 
  75 years and over.....................        83        16      19.2        41         0       (B) 
                                                                                                     
Female                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     3,737       990      26.5     2,233       429      19.2 
25 to 34 years..........................       956       355      37.1       752       198      26.3 
35 to 54 years..........................     1,848       397      21.5     1,044       172      16.5 
55 to 64 years..........................       474       112      23.6       263        37      13.9 
65 years and over.......................       459       126      27.4       174        23      13.0 
  65 to 74 years........................       286        75      26.1       124        14      11.2 
  75 years and over.....................       173        51      29.5        51         9       (B) 
                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
Native..................................     6,527     1,356      20.8     2,412       350      14.5 
Foreign Born............................       514       119      23.2     2,006       366      18.3 
Naturalized citizen.....................       211        38      17.9       716        86      12.0 
Not a citizen...........................       303        81      26.8     1,290       281      21.8 
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.............................     5,418       913      16.9     3,788       535      14.1 
      Householder.......................     2,695       640      23.7     1,726       312      18.1 
   In families with related children....                                                             
     under 18 years.....................     3,066       738      24.1     2,433       446      18.3 
      Householder.......................     1,751       577      33.0     1,196       265      22.2 
  In married couple families............     3,016       230       7.6     2,861       314      11.0 
      Householder.......................     1,280       110       8.6     1,217       143      11.8 
      Husband...........................     1,404       106       7.6     1,275       154      12.0 
      Wife..............................     1,284       110       8.5     1,278       143      11.1 
  In married couple families with                                                                    
    related children under 18 years.....     1,674       191      11.4     1,902       265      14.0 
      Householder.......................       721        94      13.0       851       115      13.5 
      Husband...........................       836        88      10.6       897       122      13.6 
      Wife..............................       694        89      12.8       845       125      14.8 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present...................     1,991       633      31.8       645       186      28.8 
     Householder........................     1,189       500      42.1       370       150      40.5 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present, with related                                                                  
    children under 18 years.............     1,227       517      42.1       410       164      39.9 
     Householder........................       908       458      50.4       270       138      51.1 
In unrelated subfamilies................        13         7       (B)        22        10       (B) 
Unrelated individuals...................     1,610       555      34.5       608       171      28.2 
  Male..................................       853       233      27.3       359        84      23.2 
    Householder.........................       555       132      23.8       182        33      18.1 
  Female................................       757       322      42.5       249        88      35.3 
    Householder.........................       646       262      40.6       163        55      33.7 

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_003.htm