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2000, 2007-2009 ACS, Census 2010 and 2010-2012 ACS

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Geographic Area: Santa Clara County, California FIPS: 06085

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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 472,240 100.0 3,001 480,240 100.0 3,503 469,313 100.0 3,258 No
Drove alone 369,765 78.3 2,766 372,277 77.5 3,806 365,537 77.9 3,812 No
2-person Carpool 41,805 8.9 1,040 36,212 7.5 2,022 35,430 7.5 1,858 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 11,510 2.4 551 8,824 1.8 1,189 8,527 1.8 949 Yes
Transit 16,890 3.6 666 15,975 3.3 1,438 13,632 2.9 1,228 Yes
Bike 7,780 1.6 453 9,415 2.0 1,041 11,093 2.4 1,360 Yes
Walked 8,165 1.7 464 10,183 2.1 1,412 8,550 1.8 1,008 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 4,735 1.0 354 10,164 2.1 1,574 7,005 1.5 949 Yes
Worked at Home 11,590 2.5 552 17,190 3.6 1,220 19,539 4.2 1,077 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 356,685 100.0 2,730 355,050 100.0 3,566 368,015 100.0 3,758 Yes
Drove alone 271,350 76.1 2,457 268,515 75.6 2,993 277,676 75.5 3,445 Yes
2-person Carpool 38,415 10.8 998 31,809 9.0 1,927 33,762 9.2 1,848 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 9,450 2.6 499 6,672 1.9 796 7,645 2.1 818 Yes
Transit 11,894 3.3 560 12,473 3.5 1,353 14,013 3.8 1,186 Yes
Bike 2,295 0.6 247 3,021 0.9 511 3,993 1.1 518 Yes
Walked 6,620 1.9 418 8,917 2.5 885 7,366 2.0 689 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 2,380 0.7 251 5,269 1.5 765 2,627 0.7 464 No
Worked at Home 14,280 4.0 613 18,374 5.2 1,273 20,933 5.7 1,214 Yes

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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