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Geographic Area: New Castle County, Delaware FIPS: 10003

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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 126,675 100.0 1,471 132,874 100.0 1,661 128,691 100.0 1,897 No
Drove alone 102,305 80.8 1,364 104,223 78.4 2,120 102,655 79.8 1,977 No
2-person Carpool 10,505 8.3 485 10,235 7.7 923 8,961 7.0 1,004 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,310 1.8 229 2,480 1.9 579 2,213 1.7 445 No
Transit 3,935 3.1 299 6,461 4.9 985 4,610 3.6 630 No
Bike 365 0.3 91 751 0.6 336 533 0.4 209 No
Walked 3,430 2.7 279 3,521 2.6 550 2,876 2.2 489 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 1,055 0.8 155 1,036 0.8 341 1,011 0.8 270 No
Worked at Home 2,770 2.2 251 4,167 3.1 591 5,832 4.5 714 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 118,455 100.0 1,438 126,321 100.0 1,959 127,578 100.0 1,802 Yes
Drove alone 91,260 77.0 1,306 99,044 78.4 2,064 101,861 79.8 1,981 Yes
2-person Carpool 11,160 9.4 499 9,984 7.9 1,010 9,022 7.1 832 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,860 2.4 255 2,056 1.6 427 2,462 1.9 448 No
Transit 5,458 4.6 351 6,360 5.0 905 6,062 4.8 798 No
Bike 105 0.1 49 111 0.1 68 140 0.1 70 No
Walked 3,320 2.8 275 3,727 3.0 684 2,936 2.3 469 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 630 0.5 120 481 0.4 209 483 0.4 193 No
Worked at Home 3,660 3.1 288 4,558 3.6 528 4,612 3.6 588 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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