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| Table 104.70. | Number and percentage distribution of 6- to 18-year-olds, by parent's highest level of educational attainment, household type, and child's race/ethnicity: 2008 and 2013 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year, household type, and race/ethnicity | Total, all 6- to 18-year-olds |
Highest level of education attained by any parent residing with child1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all levels | Less than high school completion | High school completion2 | Some college, no degree | Associate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number (in thousands) | Percentage distribution | Total | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Doctor's degree | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, both household types | 49,454 | (59.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.9 | (0.09) | 20.8 | (0.10) | 23.3 | (0.11) | 10.3 | (0.07) | 34.7 | (0.13) | 20.5 | (0.09) | 9.4 | (0.07) | 4.8 | (0.04) | ||||||
| White | 28,920 | (47.0) | 58.5 | (0.08) | 100.0 | (†) | 3.9 | (0.06) | 18.5 | (0.13) | 22.9 | (0.13) | 11.5 | (0.09) | 43.3 | (0.15) | 25.2 | (0.12) | 12.0 | (0.09) | 6.1 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Black | 6,719 | (31.0) | 13.6 | (0.06) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.6 | (0.27) | 27.6 | (0.36) | 30.5 | (0.32) | 10.3 | (0.23) | 20.0 | (0.29) | 13.0 | (0.24) | 5.2 | (0.15) | 1.7 | (0.09) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 9,858 | (28.3) | 19.9 | (0.05) | 100.0 | (†) | 32.1 | (0.25) | 25.0 | (0.25) | 20.6 | (0.23) | 6.9 | (0.14) | 15.4 | (0.18) | 10.2 | (0.16) | 3.5 | (0.09) | 1.8 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Asian | 1,929 | (15.1) | 3.9 | (0.03) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (0.41) | 12.8 | (0.45) | 12.0 | (0.37) | 7.1 | (0.35) | 58.2 | (0.54) | 30.3 | (0.49) | 16.3 | (0.35) | 11.6 | (0.31) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 69 | (3.9) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.6 | (1.62) | 25.1 | (3.02) | 36.0 | (3.50) | 13.3 | (2.61) | 20.1 | (2.69) | 13.6 | (2.51) | 5.1 | (1.27) | 1.3 | ! | (0.48) | |||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 348 | (7.5) | 0.7 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.8 | (0.90) | 24.7 | (1.30) | 33.2 | (1.28) | 11.8 | (0.78) | 18.5 | (1.00) | 12.3 | (0.83) | 4.9 | (0.56) | 1.3 | (0.28) | ||||||
| Some other race | 152 | (6.2) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.7 | (1.63) | 20.8 | (1.76) | 22.5 | (2.06) | 10.7 | (1.69) | 33.2 | (2.19) | 16.7 | (1.49) | 11.7 | (1.28) | 4.8 | (0.79) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 1,458 | (17.4) | 2.9 | (0.04) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.9 | (0.41) | 18.2 | (0.53) | 28.1 | (0.59) | 12.1 | (0.48) | 35.8 | (0.62) | 20.2 | (0.52) | 10.0 | (0.35) | 5.5 | (0.28) | ||||||
| Two-parent household | 33,492 | (68.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 7.4 | (0.08) | 16.8 | (0.13) | 21.4 | (0.12) | 10.8 | (0.09) | 43.6 | (0.17) | 24.9 | (0.12) | 12.2 | (0.09) | 6.5 | (0.06) | ||||||
| White | 21,968 | (55.1) | 65.6 | (0.10) | 100.0 | (†) | 2.0 | (0.05) | 14.9 | (0.13) | 21.4 | (0.13) | 11.7 | (0.11) | 50.1 | (0.18) | 28.4 | (0.14) | 14.2 | (0.12) | 7.4 | (0.08) | ||||||
| Black | 2,473 | (25.4) | 7.4 | (0.07) | 100.0 | (†) | 3.6 | (0.23) | 19.4 | (0.53) | 29.6 | (0.55) | 13.0 | (0.38) | 34.5 | (0.57) | 20.9 | (0.45) | 9.7 | (0.33) | 3.8 | (0.21) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 6,264 | (29.8) | 18.7 | (0.08) | 100.0 | (†) | 28.7 | (0.32) | 24.2 | (0.30) | 20.4 | (0.28) | 7.4 | (0.16) | 19.3 | (0.26) | 12.4 | (0.21) | 4.6 | (0.12) | 2.4 | (0.09) | ||||||
| Asian | 1,604 | (15.2) | 4.8 | (0.04) | 100.0 | (†) | 8.1 | (0.41) | 11.2 | (0.43) | 10.9 | (0.37) | 6.7 | (0.35) | 63.1 | (0.58) | 32.2 | (0.57) | 17.9 | (0.39) | 13.0 | (0.36) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 49 | (3.8) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 100.0 | (†) | 2.8 | ! | (1.23) | 19.9 | (3.06) | 41.0 | (3.97) | 14.6 | (3.44) | 21.8 | (3.45) | 14.1 | (3.06) | 6.4 | (1.78) | 1.3 | ! | (0.64) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 181 | (6.0) | 0.5 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 6.0 | (0.94) | 22.7 | (1.64) | 32.0 | (1.70) | 13.6 | (1.16) | 25.7 | (1.54) | 16.0 | (1.28) | 7.3 | (0.87) | 2.4 | (0.56) | ||||||
| Some other race | 96 | (5.4) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (1.78) | 15.6 | (2.04) | 18.8 | (2.30) | 9.8 | (1.95) | 45.8 | (2.96) | 21.9 | (1.94) | 16.9 | (1.95) | 7.0 | (1.19) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 857 | (15.2) | 2.6 | (0.04) | 100.0 | (†) | 1.5 | (0.22) | 12.6 | (0.57) | 25.0 | (0.69) | 12.1 | (0.50) | 48.9 | (0.84) | 26.2 | (0.76) | 14.2 | (0.51) | 8.5 | (0.44) | ||||||
| Single-parent household | 15,962 | (69.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.3 | (0.19) | 29.3 | (0.19) | 27.1 | (0.19) | 9.1 | (0.12) | 16.1 | (0.16) | 11.2 | (0.12) | 3.6 | (0.08) | 1.3 | (0.04) | ||||||
| White | 6,951 | (45.9) | 43.5 | (0.18) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.0 | (0.19) | 29.7 | (0.33) | 27.7 | (0.29) | 10.7 | (0.18) | 21.9 | (0.27) | 14.9 | (0.21) | 4.9 | (0.14) | 2.0 | (0.08) | ||||||
| Black | 4,247 | (32.7) | 26.6 | (0.18) | 100.0 | (†) | 16.3 | (0.38) | 32.4 | (0.41) | 31.1 | (0.35) | 8.8 | (0.27) | 11.5 | (0.30) | 8.5 | (0.25) | 2.6 | (0.14) | 0.4 | (0.05) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 3,594 | (30.8) | 22.5 | (0.17) | 100.0 | (†) | 38.0 | (0.46) | 26.4 | (0.42) | 20.9 | (0.37) | 6.0 | (0.23) | 8.7 | (0.28) | 6.4 | (0.25) | 1.5 | (0.10) | 0.8 | (0.07) | ||||||
| Asian | 325 | (8.5) | 2.0 | (0.05) | 100.0 | (†) | 19.2 | (1.26) | 20.5 | (1.24) | 17.3 | (1.09) | 8.9 | (0.92) | 34.2 | (1.34) | 21.0 | (1.09) | 8.2 | (0.71) | 4.9 | (0.46) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 20 | (2.5) | 0.1 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.3 | ! | (4.94) | 37.5 | (6.12) | 23.9 | (4.72) | 10.3 | ! | (3.43) | 15.9 | (4.59) | 12.5 | ! | (4.35) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 167 | (5.9) | 1.0 | (0.04) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.1 | (1.45) | 26.8 | (1.78) | 34.5 | (1.84) | 10.0 | (1.08) | 10.7 | (1.27) | 8.2 | (1.07) | 2.3 | (0.64) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Some other race | 56 | (4.0) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 100.0 | (†) | 17.3 | (3.05) | 29.7 | (2.94) | 28.8 | (3.57) | 12.4 | (3.00) | 11.8 | (2.16) | 7.8 | (1.84) | 2.9 | (0.74) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 601 | (11.7) | 3.8 | (0.08) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.1 | (0.89) | 26.2 | (0.80) | 32.5 | (1.11) | 12.0 | (0.75) | 17.2 | (0.79) | 11.8 | (0.67) | 4.0 | (0.32) | 1.3 | (0.20) | ||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, both household types | 50,064 | (47.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.8 | (0.08) | 19.3 | (0.12) | 22.0 | (0.11) | 10.6 | (0.07) | 37.3 | (0.15) | 21.3 | (0.12) | 11.1 | (0.09) | 4.9 | (0.06) | ||||||
| White | 26,921 | (28.4) | 53.8 | (0.05) | 100.0 | (†) | 3.6 | (0.08) | 16.0 | (0.15) | 20.9 | (0.15) | 11.9 | (0.09) | 47.7 | (0.19) | 27.0 | (0.16) | 14.3 | (0.12) | 6.3 | (0.07) | ||||||
| Black | 6,647 | (26.4) | 13.3 | (0.05) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.2 | (0.23) | 24.6 | (0.32) | 30.6 | (0.37) | 11.4 | (0.22) | 23.2 | (0.34) | 14.1 | (0.25) | 7.1 | (0.16) | 2.0 | (0.09) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 11,668 | (24.5) | 23.3 | (0.04) | 100.0 | (†) | 29.0 | (0.28) | 25.8 | (0.25) | 20.8 | (0.22) | 7.6 | (0.14) | 16.8 | (0.21) | 10.9 | (0.18) | 4.2 | (0.11) | 1.8 | (0.07) | ||||||
| Asian | 2,279 | (16.0) | 4.6 | (0.03) | 100.0 | (†) | 9.1 | (0.32) | 12.0 | (0.34) | 10.8 | (0.31) | 6.8 | (0.28) | 61.3 | (0.44) | 29.2 | (0.40) | 20.0 | (0.36) | 12.1 | (0.30) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 82 | (4.3) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 100.0 | (†) | 6.0 | (1.33) | 30.1 | (2.43) | 31.8 | (2.62) | 12.7 | (1.98) | 19.3 | (2.12) | 13.2 | (1.89) | 5.5 | (1.24) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 376 | (7.4) | 0.8 | (0.01) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.7 | (0.68) | 25.0 | (1.08) | 29.8 | (1.00) | 13.2 | (0.84) | 20.3 | (0.83) | 13.4 | (0.69) | 5.1 | (0.42) | 1.7 | (0.33) | ||||||
| Some other race | 136 | (6.5) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 100.0 | (†) | 13.5 | (1.59) | 19.0 | (2.02) | 21.3 | (1.75) | 8.4 | (1.32) | 37.9 | (2.59) | 19.7 | (2.33) | 10.0 | (1.16) | 8.1 | (1.34) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 1,956 | (18.6) | 3.9 | (0.04) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.9 | (0.25) | 15.8 | (0.48) | 26.0 | (0.54) | 12.2 | (0.38) | 41.2 | (0.54) | 21.8 | (0.47) | 13.4 | (0.38) | 6.0 | (0.23) | ||||||
| Two-parent household | 32,770 | (68.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 7.2 | (0.09) | 15.0 | (0.12) | 19.3 | (0.12) | 10.8 | (0.09) | 47.7 | (0.17) | 26.2 | (0.14) | 14.7 | (0.11) | 6.8 | (0.08) | ||||||
| White | 20,032 | (48.1) | 61.1 | (0.10) | 100.0 | (†) | 1.8 | (0.06) | 12.2 | (0.14) | 18.5 | (0.16) | 11.9 | (0.12) | 55.6 | (0.19) | 30.6 | (0.17) | 17.2 | (0.14) | 7.8 | (0.10) | ||||||
| Black | 2,333 | (28.4) | 7.1 | (0.08) | 100.0 | (†) | 2.6 | (0.21) | 15.9 | (0.47) | 27.8 | (0.59) | 13.3 | (0.40) | 40.4 | (0.60) | 22.4 | (0.50) | 13.3 | (0.34) | 4.6 | (0.25) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 7,019 | (34.6) | 21.4 | (0.09) | 100.0 | (†) | 24.9 | (0.35) | 24.5 | (0.28) | 20.6 | (0.26) | 8.0 | (0.17) | 21.8 | (0.30) | 13.7 | (0.24) | 5.6 | (0.18) | 2.5 | (0.10) | ||||||
| Asian | 1,916 | (17.2) | 5.8 | (0.05) | 100.0 | (†) | 7.4 | (0.28) | 10.5 | (0.30) | 9.5 | (0.34) | 6.3 | (0.26) | 66.3 | (0.42) | 30.6 | (0.43) | 22.0 | (0.42) | 13.7 | (0.35) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 54 | (3.9) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 100.0 | (†) | 2.5 | ! | (0.76) | 29.2 | (3.40) | 31.4 | (3.14) | 12.2 | (2.04) | 24.7 | (2.91) | 15.9 | (2.52) | 7.9 | (1.75) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 182 | (5.8) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 4.7 | (0.66) | 19.6 | (1.25) | 29.2 | (1.30) | 16.3 | (1.17) | 30.2 | (1.42) | 19.2 | (1.28) | 7.9 | (0.77) | 3.1 | (0.65) | ||||||
| Some other race | 82 | (4.9) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 100.0 | (†) | 9.1 | (1.62) | 19.7 | (2.66) | 13.6 | (1.97) | 8.6 | (1.61) | 49.0 | (3.34) | 23.9 | (2.76) | 13.2 | (1.69) | 11.9 | (2.13) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 1,152 | (15.4) | 3.5 | (0.05) | 100.0 | (†) | 1.3 | (0.16) | 10.0 | (0.56) | 22.1 | (0.69) | 11.2 | (0.49) | 55.3 | (0.70) | 27.7 | (0.62) | 18.4 | (0.53) | 9.2 | (0.39) | ||||||
| Single-parent household | 17,295 | (73.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 17.6 | (0.16) | 27.5 | (0.20) | 27.0 | (0.19) | 10.2 | (0.13) | 17.7 | (0.21) | 12.0 | (0.17) | 4.3 | (0.10) | 1.3 | (0.05) | ||||||
| White | 6,889 | (43.0) | 39.8 | (0.16) | 100.0 | (†) | 8.6 | (0.19) | 27.0 | (0.30) | 27.8 | (0.28) | 11.9 | (0.21) | 24.6 | (0.32) | 16.7 | (0.29) | 5.9 | (0.16) | 2.0 | (0.08) | ||||||
| Black | 4,314 | (31.8) | 24.9 | (0.16) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.3 | (0.32) | 29.4 | (0.41) | 32.1 | (0.45) | 10.3 | (0.28) | 13.9 | (0.32) | 9.6 | (0.29) | 3.7 | (0.15) | 0.6 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 4,649 | (36.1) | 26.9 | (0.17) | 100.0 | (†) | 35.2 | (0.44) | 27.7 | (0.43) | 20.9 | (0.32) | 6.9 | (0.21) | 9.3 | (0.23) | 6.7 | (0.21) | 1.9 | (0.09) | 0.6 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Asian | 363 | (10.1) | 2.1 | (0.06) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.2 | (1.17) | 20.0 | (1.13) | 17.9 | (1.07) | 9.0 | (0.91) | 34.8 | (1.32) | 21.8 | (1.08) | 9.4 | (0.74) | 3.7 | (0.45) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 27 | (2.8) | 0.2 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.9 | (3.46) | 31.9 | (4.21) | 32.7 | (4.80) | 13.8 | (3.75) | 8.7 | ! | (2.62) | 7.9 | ! | (2.62) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 194 | (5.6) | 1.1 | (0.03) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.2 | (1.12) | 30.1 | (1.57) | 30.4 | (1.58) | 10.3 | (0.97) | 11.0 | (0.95) | 8.1 | (0.87) | 2.4 | (0.47) | 0.5 | ! | (0.21) | |||||
| Some other race | 54 | (4.2) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 20.1 | (2.93) | 17.9 | (3.32) | 32.8 | (3.86) | 8.1 | (2.03) | 21.1 | (3.44) | 13.6 | (3.10) | 5.3 | (1.32) | 2.3 | ! | (1.04) | |||||
| Two or more races | 805 | (12.6) | 4.7 | (0.07) | 100.0 | (†) | 9.9 | (0.59) | 24.0 | (0.80) | 31.5 | (0.87) | 13.6 | (0.63) | 21.0 | (0.81) | 13.2 | (0.57) | 6.1 | (0.51) | 1.6 | (0.21) | ||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes adoptive and stepparents, but excludes parents not residing in the same household as their children. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes parents who completed high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Table includes only 6- to 18-year-olds who resided with at least one of their parents (including an adoptive or stepparent). The 6- to 18-year-olds in single-parent households resided with only one parent, while those in two-parent households resided with two parents. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2008 and 2013. (This table was prepared January 2015.) |