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Ashe County

QT-P20. Educational Attainment by Sex: 2000

Subject Both sexes Male Female
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (highest level)      
         Population 18 to 24 years 1,813 980 833
Less than high school graduate 489 308 181
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 648 352 296
Some college or associate degree 612 303 309
Bachelor's degree or higher 64 17 47
       
         Population 25 years and over 17,722 8,521 9,201
Less than 5th grade 495 260 235
5th to 8th grade 1,982 1,009 973
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,087 1,578 1,509
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 5,910 2,781 3,129
Some college credit, less than 1 year 1,307 571 736
1 or more years of college, no degree 1,743 818 925
Associate degree 1,057 471 586
Bachelor's degree 1,449 677 772
Master's degree 500 228 272
Professional degree 120 65 55
Doctorate degree 72 63 9
       
         Percent of population 25 years and over 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Less than 5th grade 2.8% 3.1% 2.6%
5th to 8th grade 11.2% 11.8% 10.6%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17.4% 18.5% 16.4%
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 33.3% 32.6% 34.0%
Some college credit, less than 1 year 7.4% 6.7% 8.0%
1 or more years of college, no degree 9.8% 9.6% 10.1%
Associate degree 6.0% 5.5% 6.4%
Bachelor's degree 8.2% 7.9% 8.4%
Master's degree 2.8% 2.7% 3.0%
Professional degree 0.7% 0.8% 0.6%
Doctorate degree 0.4% 0.7% 0.1%
       
Percent high school graduate or higher 68.6% 66.6% 70.5%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 12.1% 12.1% 12.0%
       
PERCENT OF AGE GROUP      
High school graduate or higher      
   25 to 34 years 79.4% 75.1% 84.1%
   35 to 44 years 79.9% 77.2% 82.6%
   45 to 64 years 73.6% 71.0% 76.1%
   65 years and over 44.1% 41.0% 46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher      
   25 to 34 years 12.1% 8.3% 16.1%
   35 to 44 years 12.5% 11.3% 13.7%
   45 to 64 years 14.1% 15.4% 12.9%
   65 years and over 8.6% 10.3% 7.3%

 

Date: October 2, 2002

[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P37 and PCT25.
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