Table 2 Education by race, year and immigrant status
From: Immigration and wages: new evidence from the African American Great Migration
| Â | Â | Black | White | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Education group | Northern | Southern | Northern | Southern |
1940 | Less than 5th grade | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
|  | 5th–8th grade | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.39 | 0.44 |
| Â | Some high school | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.21 |
| Â | High school degree | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.17 |
| Â | Greater than high school | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Â | Total | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1950 | Less than 5th grade | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
|  | 5th–8th grade | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.35 |
| Â | Some high school | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Â | High school degree | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.21 |
| Â | Greater than high school | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| Â | Total | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1960 | Less than 5th grade | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
|  | 5th–8th grade | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.28 |
| Â | Some high school | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Â | High school degree | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.25 |
| Â | Greater than high school | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.19 |
| Â | Total | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |