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2011 | Branch, Michigan | College degrees

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College degrees represent the percent of the population aged 25 and over with a four-year college degree or higher.
 

Estimates of the population age 25+ with a college degree or higher were calculated using data from the 2000 U.S. Census (for sparsely populated counties ) or from estimates from the 2005-2007 American Community Survey (ACS).

The relationship between higher education and improved health outcomes is well known, with years of formal education correlating strongly with improved work and economic opportunities, reduced psychosocial stress, and healthier lifestyles.

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% College Percent of population age 25+ with 4-year college degree or higher
Error Margin 95% confidence interval, calculated as ± 1.96*sqrt(5x*(1-(x/n))), where x = events and n = population
Place% CollegeError Margin