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Geographic Area: Merced County, California FIPS: 06047

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Table 1a. Mode to Work by Gender
Table 1a. Mode to Work by Gender 1 Census 2000 2007-2009 ACS 2010-2012 ACS Is the numeric change
between Census 2000 and 2010-2012
ACS Significant? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
Male At Place of Residence
Total Workers 42,255 100.0 946 50,271 100.0 1,245 51,288 100.0 1,377 Yes
Drove alone 30,470 72.1 831 37,083 73.8 1,391 39,586 77.2 1,366 Yes
2-person Carpool 5,345 12.6 372 4,679 9.3 777 4,245 8.3 663 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,910 6.9 276 2,496 5.0 631 1,904 3.7 506 Yes
Transit 173 0.4 68 134 0.3 145 143 0.3 103 No
Bike 555 1.3 121 548 1.1 271 196 0.4 106 Yes
Walked 1,330 3.1 187 1,673 3.3 439 1,535 3.0 405 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 500 1.2 115 2,107 4.2 589 1,626 3.2 401 Yes
Worked at Home 970 2.3 160 1,551 3.1 362 2,053 4.0 494 Yes
Table 1b. Mode to Work by Gender
Table 1b. Mode to Work by Gender 1 Census 2000 2007-2009 ACS 2010-2012 ACS Is the numeric change
between Census 2000 and 2010-2012
ACS Significant? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
Female At Place of Residence
Total Workers 31,090 100.0 838 37,946 100.0 1,323 41,112 100.0 1,366 Yes
Drove alone 22,985 73.9 737 28,432 74.9 1,267 32,996 80.3 1,279 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,550 11.4 304 3,191 8.4 463 3,354 8.2 667 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,725 5.5 213 1,308 3.4 311 1,106 2.7 325 Yes
Transit 330 1.1 93 398 1.0 221 214 0.5 116 No
Bike 50 0.2 36 161 0.4 172 89 0.2 94 No
Walked 840 2.7 149 1,173 3.1 349 637 1.5 244 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 219 0.7 76 1,226 3.2 378 1,100 2.7 356 Yes
Worked at Home 1,395 4.5 192 2,057 5.4 408 1,616 3.9 330 No

Notes:

* The coefficient of variation (CV) can be derived by the standard error (SE) divided by the estimate, while SE = MOE/1.645.
** The z-value of the difference of the two estimates are used to determined if the two estimates are significantly different at 90% confidence level.

1 Census 2000 Table 1-002, 2007-2009 ACS Table B08006 and 2010-2012 ACS B08006

Updated: 8/11/2017
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