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Geographic Area: Des Moines County, Iowa FIPS: 19057

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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 11,010 100.0 365 -- 100.0 -- 9,127 100.0 417 Yes
Drove alone 8,815 80.1 338 -- -- -- 7,225 79.2 501 Yes
2-person Carpool 1,090 9.9 132 -- -- -- 1,052 11.5 256 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 215 2.0 59 -- -- -- 204 2.2 99 No
Transit 79 0.7 36 -- -- -- 9 0.1 20 Yes
Bike 85 0.8 37 -- -- -- 56 0.6 55 No
Walked 280 2.5 67 -- -- -- 236 2.6 107 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 95 0.9 39 -- -- -- 171 1.9 109 No
Worked at Home 360 3.3 76 -- -- -- 174 1.9 94 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 9,675 100.0 350 -- 100.0 -- 8,768 100.0 414 Yes
Drove alone 8,075 83.5 327 -- -- -- 7,238 82.6 514 Yes
2-person Carpool 830 8.6 115 -- -- -- 703 8.0 201 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 164 1.7 52 -- -- -- 218 2.5 145 No
Transit 25 0.3 20 -- -- -- 17 0.2 28 No
Bike 0 0.0 0 -- -- -- 0 0.0 92 No
Walked 190 2.0 56 -- -- -- 185 2.1 101 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 60 0.6 31 -- -- -- 117 1.3 123 No
Worked at Home 330 3.4 73 -- -- -- 290 3.3 97 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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