Female Age 25+: Median School Years - T006_002 - Median Years in School - Original Variables (ORG) - Survey Census 1940 Census Tract Only

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Census 1940 Census Tract Only

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Survey: Census 1940 Census Tract Only

Data Source:

Digitally transcribed by Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Edited, verified by Michael Haines. Compiled, edited, verified and additional data entered by Social Explorer.

Data set: Original Variables (ORG)

Table:

T6. Median Years in School [2]

Universe: Population 25 Years and Over

Variable Details

T6.	Median Years in School
	Universe: Population 25 Years and Over
	T006_002Female Age 25+: Median School Years Percent base: None - percentages not computed Aggregation method: Weighted Average: weighted by variable: T005_012

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; Census Tract Data, 1940-1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File
	Census Tract Data, 1940: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File -> Census 1940 Tract Documentation -> Population and Housing-Statistics for Census Tracts -> Definitions of Terms and Explanations -> Highest grade of school completed

Highest grade of school completed

The 1940 census included a question on the last full grade that the person had completed in the regular school system-public, private, or parochial school, college, or university. The tabulation of last grade or year of school completed for census tracts is restricted to persons 25 years old and over, practically all of whom have completed their formal education. In the computation of median years of school completed, the first year of high school is uniformly represented by 9, although there are some areas with only 7 years of elementary school.