Report released January 10, 2008
This survey, based on data collected through the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey provides statistics on the educational attainment of the U.S. population 18 years and over, by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin.
Some of the main findings are:
33% percent of young women 25 to 29 had a bachelor’s degree or more education in 2007, compared with 26% of their male counterparts.
86% of all adults 25 and older have completed at least high school and 29% hold at least a bachelor's degree.
The proportion of the foreign-born population with a bachelor’s degree or more was 28%, compared with 29% of the native population. The proportion of naturalized citizens with a college degree was 34%.
Workers with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $56,788 in 2006, while those with a high school diploma earned $31,071.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html (Press Release)
