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Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by
         Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1999
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   All races                       White                         Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                          Below                         Below                         Below                         Below        
                                                      poverty level                 poverty level                 poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                               Percent                       Percent                       Percent                       Percent 
                                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total      Toal    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
SOME COLLEGE,LESS THAN                                                                                                                                           
BACHELORS DEGREE                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                 
         Total..........................    44,445     2,689       6.1    37,353     1,935       5.2     5,366       581      10.8     3,171       272       8.6 
25 to 34 years..........................    10,699       749       7.0     8,419       494       5.9     1,681       191      11.3     1,238        94       7.6 
35 to 54 years..........................    22,619     1,228       5.4    18,831       842       4.5     2,935       314      10.7     1,536       131       8.5 
55 to 64 years..........................     5,255       354       6.7     4,665       282       6.0       443        45      10.2       223        18       8.3 
65 years and over.......................     5,872       358       6.1     5,438       317       5.8       308        32      10.3       175        28      16.0 
  65 to 74 years........................     3,336       183       5.5     3,052       155       5.1       195        20      10.4       139        17      12.1 
  75 years and over.....................     2,536       176       6.9     2,386       162       6.8       112        11      10.1        36        11       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Male                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                 
         Total..........................    20,493       960       4.7    17,372       703       4.0     2,280       180       7.9     1,468        89       6.1 
25 to 34 years..........................     4,869       205       4.2     3,935       153       3.9       653        29       4.4       566        32       5.6 
35 to 54 years..........................    10,716       511       4.8     8,976       344       3.8     1,316       130       9.9       714        43       6.0 
55 to 64 years..........................     2,441       152       6.2     2,183       129       5.9       188        13       6.7       108        11       9.8 
65 years and over.......................     2,467        92       3.7     2,279        78       3.4       123         8       6.5        81         4       5.2 
  65 to 74 years........................     1,520        57       3.8     1,380        47       3.4        92         6       6.7        66         2       (B) 
  75 years and over.....................       947        35       3.7       899        31       3.4        31         2       (B)        15         2       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Female                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                 
         Total..........................    23,952     1,729       7.2    19,981     1,231       6.2     3,086       401      13.0     1,702       183      10.7 
25 to 34 years..........................     5,830       544       9.3     4,484       341       7.6     1,028       162      15.7       672        63       9.3 
35 to 54 years..........................    11,903       717       6.0     9,855       498       5.1     1,619       183      11.3       822        88      10.7 
55 to 64 years..........................     2,814       202       7.2     2,482       153       6.2       255        33      12.8       115         8       6.8 
65 years and over.......................     3,405       266       7.8     3,159       239       7.6       185        24      12.7        94        24      25.3 
  65 to 74 years........................     1,815       125       6.9     1,672       108       6.4       103        14      13.6        73        14       (B) 
  75 years and over.....................     1,590       141       8.9     1,487       132       8.8        81         9      11.6        21         9       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Nativity                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                 
Native..................................    40,820     2,294       5.6    35,057     1,709       4.9     4,979       510      10.2     2,008       123       6.1 
Foreign Born............................     3,625       396      10.9     2,296       226       9.8       387        71      18.4     1,163       148      12.8 
Naturalized citizen.....................     1,874       126       6.7     1,136        76       6.7       188        20      10.4       505        54      10.7 
Not a citizen...........................     1,752       270      15.4     1,160       150      12.9       199        52      25.9       658        94      14.4 
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by
         Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status:  1999
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   All races                       White                         Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                          Below                         Below                         Below                         Below        
                                                      poverty level                 poverty level                 poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                               Percent                       Percent                       Percent                       Percent 
                                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total      Toal    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                                                                                                 
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                 
In families.............................    35,131     1,600       4.6    29,577     1,079       3.6     4,178       402       9.6     2,683       198       7.4 
      Householder.......................    18,307     1,078       5.9    15,326       658       4.3     2,329       347      14.9     1,365       133       9.8 
   In families with related children....                                                                                                                         
     under 18 years.....................    17,962     1,099       6.1    14,642       693       4.7     2,544       333      13.1     1,838       174       9.5 
      Householder.......................     9,971       842       8.4     7,985       490       6.1     1,609       296      18.4       965       123      12.7 
  In married couple families............    29,048       816       2.8    25,419       648       2.6     2,510        98       3.9     2,045        93       4.5 
      Householder.......................    14,089       394       2.8    12,390       294       2.4     1,206        58       4.8       936        43       4.6 
      Husband...........................    13,482       384       2.8    11,844       295       2.5     1,156        47       4.1       901        41       4.6 
      Wife..............................    14,117       393       2.8    12,490       331       2.7     1,113        37       3.3       960        45       4.7 
  In married couple families with                                                                                                                                
    related children under 18 years.....    14,542       472       3.2    12,384       354       2.9     1,519        74       4.8     1,427        82       5.7 
      Householder.......................     7,063       248       3.5     6,028       176       2.9       765        45       5.8       654        41       6.3 
      Husband...........................     6,738       223       3.3     5,766       159       2.7       700        35       5.0       639        38       5.9 
      Wife..............................     7,328       234       3.2     6,283       188       3.0       725        32       4.5       686        40       5.8 
  In families with female householder,                                                                                                                           
    no spouse present...................     4,652       681      14.6     3,126       363      11.6     1,363       286      21.0       475        93      19.6 
     Householder........................     3,332       614      18.4     2,254       311      13.8       971       276      28.4       340        80      23.5 
  In families with female householder,                                                                                                                           
    no spouse present, with related                                                                                                                              
    children under 18 years.............     2,764       566      20.5     1,780       299      16.8       882       242      27.4       337        83      24.7 
     Householder........................     2,378       537      22.6     1,543       274      17.7       751       238      31.7       257        73      28.4 
In unrelated subfamilies................       138        32      23.3       104        24      23.5        26         3       (B)        14         3       (B) 
Unrelated individuals...................     9,176     1,058      11.5     7,672       832      10.8     1,161       175      15.1       474        71      14.9 
  Male..................................     4,322       437      10.1     3,566       309       8.7       571       104      18.3       285        28       9.8 
    Householder.........................     3,354       313       9.3     2,798       234       8.4       452        64      14.1       189        11       6.0 
  Female................................     4,853       620      12.8     4,106       522      12.7       591        71      12.0       189        43      22.6 
    Householder.........................     4,082       468      11.5     3,507       395      11.3       477        59      12.3       124        20      16.1 

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/032000/pov/new07_004.htm