Health Indicator Report of Utah Population Characteristics: Education Level in the Population
Education level is strongly related to health status. It is too simplistic to say that more education causes better health; however, higher levels of education often result in higher family income, greater self-determination and understanding of health and illness factors, improved mental health, and a higher level of social and family support. All of those factors can result in better health.
Educational Attainment: High School Diploma by County and Sex, Utahns Age 25+, 2009-2013 ACS 5-year estimate
Data Sources
- U.S. Bureau of the Census
- American Community Survey
- Highest Level of Attainment, Aged 25 Years or Over, Utah and U.S., 2013
- High School Diploma Among Persons Age 18-24 by Sex, Utah and U.S., 2013
- High School Diploma by Local Health District and Sex, Utah Males Age 25+, 2009-2013 ACS 5-year estimate
- High School Diploma by Local Health District and Sex, Utah Females Age 25+, 2009-2013 ACS 5-year estimate
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Local Health District, Utahns Age 25+, 2009-2013 ACS 5-year estimate
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Utah Small Area, Utahns Age 25+, ACS 5-Year data 2009-2013
Definition
Educational attainment among adults. Education level categories include: less than high school; high school graduate or G.E.D.; some college; Associate's degree; Bachelor's degree; and advanced degree.Numerator
Number of persons in the educational attainment category and population age group.Denominator
Number of persons in the population age group.Healthy People Objective ECBP-6:
Increase the proportion of the population that completes high school educationU.S. Target: 97.9 percent
How Are We Doing?
Among Utah adults aged 25 and over in 2013, 91.6% were high school graduates or higher and 31.4% had a bachelor's or advanced degree.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
Education levels in the U.S. have also improved markedly, although Utahns on average still tend to have more years of schooling than their American counterparts. In 2013, 13.4% of U.S. residents aged 25 and over had not completed high school, while only 8.4% of Utahns in the same age group had not completed high school.
Page Content Updated On 01/06/2015,
Published on 03/22/2015
