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Population & Demographics

Educational Attainment

% with HS Diploma or GED or higher, 2000

Description: Western New York: Percentage of population 25 years and older holding a High School Diploma or equivalent, 2000. Calculation = Population 25+ with HS Diploma or equivalent/Total Population 25+
Canada: Percentage of population 20 years and older holding a High School Diploma, 2001. Calculation = Population 20+ with High School Diploma/Total Population 20+
Source: Summary File 3, 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000
Source: Statistics Canada CD 2001

% with Bachelor's Degree or higher, 2000

Description: US: Percentage of population 25 years and older holding a Bachelor’s degree or higher graduate degree, 2000. Graduate degrees include MA and MS master’s degrees, field-specific degrees such as MSW, MEng and MUP, professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, chiropractics, veterinary medicine and law, and the PhD. Calculation = Population 25+ with Bachelor’s degree or higher graduate degree/Population 25+
Canada: Percentage of population 20 years and older holding a Bachelor’s degree or higher graduate degree. Calculation = Population 20+ with Bachelor’s degree or higher graduate degree/Total Population 20+
Source: Summary File 3, Table P37. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000
Source: Statistics Canada CD 2001

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