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Burlington Self-Survey on Human Relations: Final report, 1950

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In comparison with 1940 figures for the state of Iowa, the Negro family heads are slightly better off than urban Negro persons for the state and worse than urban whites 25 years old and over. The percentage of these groups attaining 7 grades or less, elementary, high school and some college education are as follows:

Whites Iowa, 1940
7 grades or less 9
elementary 34
high 40
college 16

Negroes Iowa, 1940
7 grades or less 27
elementary 32
high 28
college 5

Negroes Burlington, 1950
7 grades or less 25
elementary 41
high 25
college 7

   There were almost three times as many Negro family heads in Burlington who had experienced only 7 grades or less of formal education as there were urban whites 25 years old and over for the state. At the same time, 15% more white had gone to high school and more than twice as many went to college.

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In comparison with 1940 figures for the state of Iowa, the Negro family heads are slightly better off than urban Negro persons for the state and worse than urban whites 25 years old and over. The percentage of these groups attaining 7 grades or less, elementary, high school and some college education are as follows: Whites Iowa, 1940 7 grades or less 9 elementary 34 high 40 college 16 Negroes Iowa, 1940 7 grades or less 27 elementary 32 high 28 college 5 Negroes Burlington, 1950 7 grades or less 25 elementary 41 high 25 college 7 There were almost three times as many Negro family heads in Burlington who had experienced only 7 grades or less of formal education as there were urban whites 25 years old and over for the state. At the same time, 15% more white had gone to high school and more than twice as many went to college.