Race by Years of School Completed for Persons 25 Years and Over for South Carolina: 1980, 1990 and Percent Change

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7-9. Race by Years of School Completed for Persons 25 Years and Over for South Carolina: 1980, 1990 and Percent Change

                                                TOTAL                              WHITE                          NONWHITE

                                                             PCT                                PCT                            PCT
 SOUTH CAROLINA                       1980         1990     CHANGE       1980         1990     CHANGE     1980       1990     CHANGE

 Persons 25 Yrs. & Over:           1,733,022    2,167,590    25.1     1,268,764    1,581,298    24.6     464,258    586,292    26.3    

   Less than 9th Grade               445,202      295,167   -33.7       259,998      169,253   -34.9     185,204    125,914   -32.0
   High School                       825,888    1,031,451    24.9       616,219      717,312    16.4     209,669    314,139    49.8
     No Diploma                      357,092      392,093     9.8       261,704      248,219    -5.2      95,388    143,874    50.8
     Graduate                        468,796      639,358    36.4       354,515      469,093    32.3     114,281    170,265    49.0
   College:                          461,932      840,972    82.1       392,547      694,733    77.0      69,385    146,239   110.8
     1-3 Years                       229,303      480,139   109.4       190,973      382,313   100.2      38,330     97,826   155.2
     4 or More Years                 232,629      360,833    55.1       201,574      312,420    55.0      31,055     48,413    55.9

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1980 Census Summary Tape File 3A, Table 48; and 1990 Census Summary Tape File 3A, Table 58.

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