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levels. In 2009, about 57 per Web site at <www.census.gov/populatio /www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t39/index.htm Also see Table B06009, Place of Birth Educational Attainment: 2009, Educational Attainment in the United Educational Attainment in the United States: 2009 Population Characteristics This report provides a portrait of HIGHLIGHTS educational attainment in the United • In 2009, more than 4 out of 5 (85 per- cent) adults aged 25 and over reported 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) having at least a high school diploma and the 2005–2009 ACS 5-year estimates. or its equivalent, while over 1 in 4 (28 It also uses data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to percent) reported a bachelor’s degree or higher. This reflects more than a the Current Population Survey (CPS) collected in 2009 and earlier, as well as attainment and more than a five-fold monthly data from the CPS. Prior to 2007, increase in college attainment since U.S. Census Bureau reports on educa- the Census Bureau first collected edu- tional attainment were based on data cational attainment data in 1940.2 primarily from the CPS.1 The ACS is now used as the main source of educational • A larger proportion of women than attainm had completed high school or sample and provides more reliable statis- more educat geography. tion of men had received at least a bachelor’s degree. However, because The report also provides estimates of women 25 years old and over outnum- educational attainment in the United ber men aged 25 and over, the number States, including comparisons by demo- of women with bachelor’s degrees is graphic characteristics such as age, sex, larger than the number of men with race, and Hispanic origin. Information these degrees. Among people aged about educational attainment among the 25 to 34, the percentage of women native-born and foreign-born populations with a bachelor’s degree or higher was is included. This report also presents a 35 percent compared with 27 percent geographic picture of educational attain- of men. ment with estimates by region and state. U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU or more. Foreign-born residents made up 35 percent of the popu- lation that had not completed high school. At the bachelor’s and advanced degree attainment levels, 14 For information a and educational attain Table 2L-01 available on 13 See Subject Table S1501,
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Educational Attainment in theUnited States: 2009 - Educacion en los Estados Unidos: 2009 - Cuadro estadistico
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levels. In 2009, about 57 percentWeb site at
