NC Boomers’ Educational Attainment Compared to US Boomers

Source: 1980 and 1990 Census

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Notes:

About 21% of NC boomers have a college degree or higher, but over 18% did not have a high school diploma or GED (measured at ages 25 to 32, when most would have completed one). As the chart shows, this is a somewhat lower level of education than for US as a whole.