United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Years of School Completed—Illiteracy-Days Lost 145
N o . 2 2 8 . Y e a r s o f S c h o o l C o m p l e t e d , by R a c e , S e x , a n d A g e : 1 9 8 1
[Person* 25 years old and over as of March 1981. See headnote, table 225. For definition of median, see Guide to Tabular
Presentation]
RACE, SEX, ANO AGE
Population
(1,000)
PERCENT OF POPULATION COMPLETING—
Elementary school High school College
0 -4
years
5-7
years
8
years
1-3
years
4
years
1-3
years
4 years
or more
Median
school
years
completed
All races................................................. 132,899 3.3 5.8 7.7 13.6 37.6 15.1 17.1 12.5
Male................................................................ 62,509 3.4 5.8 7.5 12.9 33.6 15,6 21.1 12.6
Female........................................................... 70,390 3.1 5.8 7.8 14.1 41,1 14.6 13.4 1 3 .5
2 5-29 years.................................................... 19,691 .7 1.5 1.7 9.8 43.1 21.9 21.3 12.8
3 0 -3 4 years.................................................... 18,137 1.1 2.2 2.3 9.6 38.3 21.4 25.3 12.9
3 5-44 years......................... 26,187 1.6 3.2 3.7 12.5 41.4 16.1 21.5 12.7
4 5-54 years......................... 22,492 2.8 5.2 6.9 15.5 40.8 12.6 15.8 12.5
55 years and over.......................................... 46,391 6.4 10.7 15.0 16.4 3 1 .3 10.2 10.2 1 2 .0
Black........................... 13,259 7.9 11.1 6.8 21.4 31.6 13.0 6.2 12.1
25-29 years 2,331 .5 1.0 1.7 18.6 44.4 21.4 11.5 12.6
3 0-34 years.................................................... 1,957 .8 3.6 2.7 18.6 38.7 23.7 11.9 12.6
3 5 -4 4 years.................................................... 2,751 2.3 4.9 4.7 24.1 41.0 14.0 9.1 12.3
4 5-54 years.................................................... 2,259 6.8 12.2 9.3 27.9 27.7 9.4 7.8 11.4
55 years and over.......................................... 3,962 20.8 23.8 11.8 18.6 16.5 4.5 3.9 8.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, unpublished Current Population Surrey data.
No. 229. I l l i t e r a c y — A g e , S e x , a n d R a c e : 1 9 5 9 t o 1 9 7 9
[Persons 14 years old and over. Relates to civilian noninstiiutional population. 1959 excludes AlasKa and Hawaii. Based on
Current Population Survey; see text, p. 2. Persons unable to both read and write in any language classified as illiterate.
Information on illiteracy was obtained in 1969 only tor persons completing less than 6 years of school and in 1979 only for
persons attending less than 6 years of school. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series H 669-688]
PERCENT ILLITE R A TE O F TH E POPULATION
AGE AND SEX Total White Black
1959 1969 1979 1959 1969 1979 1959 1969 1979
T o ta l, 14 year* and o v er.......................................................... 2.2 1.0 .5 1.6 .7 .4 7.5 3.6 1.6
1 4-24 years.................................................................... ....................... .6 .3 .2 .5 .2 .2 1.2 .5 .2
2 5 -4 4 years............................................................................................ 1.2 .5 .3 .8 .4 , • 2 , 5.1 1.3 .5
4 5 -6 4 years............................. . .................................... 2.6 1.1 .7 1.8 .7 .5 11.3 5.6 2.6
65 years and over.................... .................................... 6.6 3.5 1.4 5.1 2.3 .8 25.5 16.7 6.8
M a le , 14 y e a rs a n d o v e r ........................................................... 2.5 1.1 (NA) 1.7 .7 • (NA) 9.8 4.3 (NA)
1 4-24 years.... .................................... .8 .3 (NA) .7 .3 (NA) 1.7 .6 (NA)
2 5-44 years.... .................................... 1.8 .5 (NA) 1.0 .4 NA) 7.1 2.1 NA
4 5 -6 4 years.... .................................... 3.2 1.3 (NA) 2.0 .8 (NA) 15.6 7.4 (NA)
65 years and over................................................................................. 6.9 3.4 (NA) 5.3 2.1 NA) 28.3 17.2 (NA)
Female, 14 years and o v er..................................................... 1.8 1.0 (NA) 1.4 .7 NA) 5.4 2.9 (NA)
14 -2 4 years.... ..................................... .3 .2 (NA) .3 .2 (NA) .7 .3 ( n a )
2 5 -4 4 years.... .................................... .9 .5 (NA) .6 .5 (n a ) 3.4 .6 (NA)
4 5 -6 4 years.... .................................... 2.1 .9 (NA) 1.6 .6 (NA) 7.3 4.0 (NA)
65 years and over................................................................................. 6.2 3.5 (NA) 5.0 2.4 (NA) 23.0 16.2 ( n a )
NA Not available.
Source; U.S. Bureau o f the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-20, Nos, 99 and 217; and unpunished data.
No. 230. S c h o o l D a y s L o s t A s s o c i a t e d W i t h A c u t e A i l m e n t s : 1 9 7 5 a n d 1 9 8 0
[Children 6-16 years of age. Based on data collected during the periods July 1974-June 1975 and July 1979-June I960,
respectively. Based on a sample of the civilian nonlnstitutlonalized population; see Appendix III]
TOTAL DAYS LOST
(mil.)
DAYS LOST PER 100 CHILOREN PER
YEAR
Total
Male
Total
1978
Male
Total
1975
Male
Total
1980
Male
Female
Female
Female
All acute conditions..
Infective and parasitic diseases...
Respiratory conditions
Upper respiratory....
Influenza and other.
Digestive system conditions......
Injudas......................
All other acute conditions..........
35
112
62
60
9
22
15
96 190 451 456 440
39
110
46
64
6
15
18
81
261
121
140
21
52
36
66
239
113
126
20
«7-
7 7
284
130
154
21
36
38
118
164
22
37
47
64
251
94
157
16
51
38
636
1 1 3
315
144
171
27
23
57
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, series 10, Nos, 114 and 132, A cute Conditions, Incidence a n d A ssociated
D isa b ility; and unpublished data.