Racial/Ethnic Gaps:
Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities

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Educational Attainment of the Population by Degree-Level

Calculation

Percent of the population in selected age-groups (by race/ethnicity) with various levels of educational attainment (e.g., high school diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, etc.)

A Caution Regarding Standard Errors for the American Community Survey (2005 Data)

When interpreting the American Community Survey data, please understand that there are statistical errors associated with them as there are with any sample survey. The standard errors and 90 percent confidence intervals are provided in the "data tab" for each measure provided. Also, a technical document describing the data provided by the ACS is provided in the Special Analyses section of the website.

Source/Links

U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey (Public Use Microdata Samples).
http://www.census.gov/acs