A half-century of learning : historical census statistics on educational attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000 /

"Information on educational attainment of the U.S. population has been collected in every decennial census since 1940. At the national level, this report includes tables that show rates of educational attainment by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. At the regional and state levels, education...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stoops, Nicole
Corporate Author: U.S. Census Bureau
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U. S. Census Bureau, [2000]
Subjects:
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS86346
Description
Summary:"Information on educational attainment of the U.S. population has been collected in every decennial census since 1940. At the national level, this report includes tables that show rates of educational attainment by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. At the regional and state levels, educational attainment data are shown by sex, race, and Hispanic origin. The tables show two attainment levels: the percent of the population 25 years and over with a high school diploma or more education and the percent with a bachelor's degree or more. Data are shown at the national, regional, and state levels from 1940 to 2000. Data for Alaska and Hawaii are shown from 1960 to 2000."
Item Description:Title from HTML caption on web page (viewed Sept. 22, 2006).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 electronic text : HTML file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet from the Census Bureau web site. Address as of 9/26/07: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education/introphct41.html; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.