Definitions:
High School Graduates include persons whose highest degree
was a high school diploma or its equivalent, persons who attended college or
professional school, and persons who received a college, university, or professional
degree. Persons who reported completing the 12th grade but not receiving a diploma
are not included.
College Graduates are persons who have received a college, university,
or professional degree.
These data include only persons 25 years old and over. The percentages are
obtained by dividing the counts of graduates by the total number of persons
25 years old and over.
Scope and Methodology:
These data are collected on the census long form. One in every six households
received this sample questionnaire. Information of the accuracy of data and
sampling is available at
http://www.census.gov/td/stf3/append_c.html.
More Information:
High School and College Graduates