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Scale Range: 7.8% – 52.7%
Definition: This indicator provides the share of the population age 25+ that does not have a high school diploma in the average neighborhood in which each racial group lives. For instance, if the value is 10% for blacks, this statistic is interpreted as "The average black person in this metro area lives in a neighborhood where 10% of the population age 25+ does not have a high school diploma."
Notes: Excludes metro areas with less than 5,000 population of the specified racial/ethnic group.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census, Summary File 3 accessed through the Neighborhood Change Database. U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census, Summary File 1.