Description: For the category for less than high school education, the highest level of education attained includes less than ninth grade education, as well as ninth to twelfth grade education without a high school diploma. For the high school graduates category, the highest level of education attained includes high school diploma or equivalency. For the some college education category, the highest level of education attained includes associate’s degree or some college education without a degree. For the bachelor's degree or higher category, the highest level of education attained includes bachelor’s, graduate, or professional degree. Due to rounding, educational attainment categories may not sum to 100%. Educational attainment is an important driver of life expectancy, as people with higher levels of education are more likely to obtain well-paying jobs, live in safer neighborhoods, have access to quality healthcare, and engage in healthier behaviors.For more information about the Community Health Profiles Data Initiative, please see the initiative homepage.
Copyright Text: Indicator generated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Data for calculating this indicator came from the following sources: U.S. Census Bureau, "Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over." American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables, Table B15003, 2018-2022.
Edu_LessHS_Pop (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Number of Population Ages 25 Years and Older with Less Than a High School Education, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_HSGrad_Pop (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Number of Population Ages 25 Years and Older Who Are High School Graduates, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_College_Pop (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Number of Population Ages 25 Years and Older with Some College Education, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_Bach_Pop (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Number of Population Ages 25 Years and Older with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_LessHS_Pct (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Percentage of Population Ages 25 Years and Older with Less Than a High School Education, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_LessHS_Pct_LCL (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Lower 95% Confidence Limit, Less Than High School, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_LessHS_Pct_UCL (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Upper 95% Confidence Limit, Less Than High School, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_LessHS_Pct_RSE (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Relative Standard Error, Less Than High School, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_HSGrad_Pct (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Percentage of Population Ages 25 Years and Older Who Are High School Graduates, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_HSGrad_Pct_LCL (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Lower 95% Confidence Limit, High School Graduate, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_HSGrad_Pct_UCL (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Upper 95% Confidence Limit, High School Graduate, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_HSGrad_Pct_RSE (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Relative Standard Error, High School Graduate, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_College_Pct (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Percentage of Population Ages 25 Years and Older with Some College Education, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_College_Pct_RSE (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Relative Standard Error, Some College, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Edu_Bach_Pct (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Percentage of Population Ages 25 Years and Older with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)