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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 
SOME COLLEGE,LESS THAN                                                                               
BACHELORS DEGREE                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    43,175     2,788       6.5    36,367     1,972       5.4 
25 to 34 years..........................    10,892       904       8.3     8,527       589       6.9 
35 to 54 years..........................    21,561     1,210       5.6    18,105       832       4.6 
55 to 64 years..........................     4,943       324       6.6     4,388       243       5.5 
65 years and over.......................     5,779       350       6.1     5,347       308       5.8 
  65 to 74 years........................     3,315       184       5.6     2,998       149       5.0 
  75 years and over.....................     2,465       166       6.7     2,349       159       6.8 
                                                                                                     
Male                                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    20,042       999       5.0    17,024       752       4.4 
25 to 34 years..........................     5,051       311       6.2     4,041       214       5.3 
35 to 54 years..........................    10,234       441       4.3     8,652       336       3.9 
55 to 64 years..........................     2,276       132       5.8     2,045        98       4.8 
65 years and over.......................     2,481       114       4.6     2,286       105       4.6 
  65 to 74 years........................     1,506        61       4.0     1,342        53       3.9 
  75 years and over.....................       975        53       5.5       943        52       5.5 
                                                                                                     
Female                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................    23,134     1,789       7.7    19,343     1,219       6.3 
25 to 34 years..........................     5,841       592      10.1     4,486       375       8.3 
35 to 54 years..........................    11,327       769       6.8     9,453       496       5.2 
55 to 64 years..........................     2,667       192       7.2     2,343       145       6.2 
65 years and over.......................     3,299       235       7.1     3,061       204       6.7 
  65 to 74 years........................     1,809       123       6.8     1,655        96       5.8 
  75 years and over.....................     1,489       112       7.5     1,405       107       7.6 
                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
Native..................................    39,824     2,415       6.1    34,256     1,750       5.1 
Foreign Born............................     3,351       372      11.1     2,111       221      10.5 
Naturalized citizen.....................     1,763       138       7.8     1,070        84       7.8 
Not a citizen...........................     1,589       235      14.8     1,042       138      13.2 
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.............................    34,099     1,700       5.0    28,662     1,140       4.0 
      Householder.......................    18,032     1,189       6.6    15,069       784       5.2 
   In families with related children....                                                             
     under 18 years.....................    17,598     1,232       7.0    14,325       801       5.6 
      Householder.......................     9,972       941       9.4     7,940       588       7.4 
  In married couple families............    28,134       793       2.8    24,616       635       2.6 
      Householder.......................    13,761       427       3.1    12,071       338       2.8 
      Husband...........................    13,098       399       3.0    11,507       320       2.8 
      Wife..............................    13,596       354       2.6    12,064       284       2.4 
  In married couple families with                                                                    
    related children under 18 years.....    14,011       473       3.4    11,958       367       3.1 
      Householder.......................     6,907       256       3.7     5,854       192       3.3 
      Husband...........................     6,473       228       3.5     5,509       174       3.2 
      Wife..............................     7,056       225       3.2     6,110       179       2.9 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present...................     4,596       804      17.5     3,034       452      14.9 
     Householder........................     3,393       706      20.8     2,295       409      17.8 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present, with related                                                                  
    children under 18 years.............     2,950       695      23.6     1,869       404      21.6 
     Householder........................     2,566       646      25.2     1,674       372      22.2 
In unrelated subfamilies................       111        44      39.6        84        32      37.9 
Unrelated individuals...................     8,965     1,044      11.6     7,622       800      10.5 
  Male..................................     4,320       437      10.1     3,641       335       9.2 
    Householder.........................     3,300       299       9.1     2,793       223       8.0 
  Female................................     4,645       606      13.1     3,981       465      11.7 
    Householder.........................     3,968       471      11.9     3,456       370      10.7 
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 
SOME COLLEGE,LESS THAN                                                                               
BACHELORS DEGREE                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     5,103       645      12.6     3,017       318      10.5 
25 to 34 years..........................     1,771       231      13.0     1,218       131      10.7 
35 to 54 years..........................     2,607       305      11.7     1,442       153      10.6 
55 to 64 years..........................       405        73      18.1       204        16       7.6 
65 years and over.......................       320        36      11.2       153        18      12.1 
  65 to 74 years........................       227        30      13.1       110        15      13.9 
  75 years and over.....................        93         6       6.6        43         3       (B) 
                                                                                                     
Male                                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     2,162       164       7.6     1,450       108       7.5 
25 to 34 years..........................       717        52       7.3       574        45       7.8 
35 to 54 years..........................     1,140        75       6.6       703        52       7.4 
55 to 64 years..........................       168        30      17.9        96         6       6.0 
65 years and over.......................       137         6       4.3        77         5       7.0 
  65 to 74 years........................       114         4       3.5        57         5       (B) 
  75 years and over.....................        24         2       (B)        20         0       (B) 
                                                                                                     
Female                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
         Total..........................     2,941       481      16.4     1,567       210      13.4 
25 to 34 years..........................     1,054       178      16.9       643        86      13.3 
35 to 54 years..........................     1,467       229      15.6       739       101      13.7 
55 to 64 years..........................       238        44      18.3       109        10       9.0 
65 years and over.......................       183        30      16.4        75        13      17.2 
  65 to 74 years........................       114        26      22.7        53        10       (B) 
  75 years and over.....................        69         4       (B)        23         3       (B) 
                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
Native..................................     4,769       597      12.5     1,926       168       8.7 
Foreign Born............................       334        48      14.4     1,091       150      13.7 
Naturalized citizen.....................       151        17      11.5       463        52      11.3 
Not a citizen...........................       183        31      16.7       627        97      15.5 
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.............................     3,993       442      11.1     2,502       216       8.6 
      Householder.......................     2,286       322      14.1     1,276       146      11.4 
   In families with related children....                                                             
     under 18 years.....................     2,455       336      13.7     1,685       199      11.8 
      Householder.......................     1,603       282      17.6       916       136      14.8 
  In married couple families............     2,346        82       3.5     1,913        92       4.8 
      Householder.......................     1,161        38       3.3       877        44       5.0 
      Husband...........................     1,109        32       2.9       871        41       4.7 
      Wife..............................     1,010        42       4.2       848        48       5.6 
  In married couple families with                                                                    
    related children under 18 years.....     1,372        50       3.6     1,287        83       6.5 
      Householder.......................       715        26       3.7       604        40       6.6 
      Husband...........................       650        19       2.9       587        37       6.2 
      Wife..............................       644        27       4.2       612        44       7.2 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present...................     1,396       320      22.9       450       114      25.2 
     Householder........................     1,009       268      26.6       327        97      29.5 
  In families with female householder,                                                               
    no spouse present, with related                                                                  
    children under 18 years.............       977       264      27.0       332       109      32.8 
     Householder........................       822       245      29.9       265        93      35.0 
In unrelated subfamilies................        20         6       (B)        14         8       (B) 
Unrelated individuals...................     1,090       197      18.0       500        94      18.7 
  Male..................................       545        78      14.3       288        49      16.9 
    Householder.........................       430        63      14.7       172        24      13.8 
  Female................................       544       119      21.8       213        45      21.2 
    Householder.........................       434        90      20.7       153        26      17.3 

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_004.htm