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| 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? ** |
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| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| Male | At Place of Residence | |||||||||
| Total Workers | 101,550 | 100.0 | 1,101 | 116,516 | 100.0 | 1,591 | 115,721 | 100.0 | 1,463 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 84,995 | 83.7 | 1,037 | 95,065 | 81.6 | 1,810 | 95,529 | 82.6 | 1,594 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,635 | 8.5 | 372 | 9,767 | 8.4 | 1,108 | 9,696 | 8.4 | 988 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,345 | 1.3 | 148 | 2,513 | 2.2 | 553 | 1,400 | 1.2 | 349 | No |
| Transit | 1,405 | 1.4 | 151 | 1,958 | 1.7 | 443 | 1,716 | 1.5 | 399 | No |
| Bike | 295 | 0.3 | 69 | 371 | 0.3 | 197 | 534 | 0.5 | 187 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,035 | 2.0 | 182 | 2,754 | 2.4 | 515 | 1,832 | 1.6 | 442 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 585 | 0.6 | 98 | 1,306 | 1.1 | 397 | 1,044 | 0.9 | 289 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 2,250 | 2.2 | 191 | 2,782 | 2.4 | 483 | 3,970 | 3.4 | 653 | Yes |
| 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? ** |
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| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| Female | At Place of Residence | |||||||||
| Total Workers | 96,635 | 100.0 | 1,083 | 109,103 | 100.0 | 1,989 | 109,535 | 100.0 | 1,956 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 77,540 | 80.2 | 1,003 | 87,784 | 80.5 | 1,956 | 90,857 | 82.9 | 1,867 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 9,050 | 9.4 | 380 | 9,538 | 8.7 | 779 | 8,880 | 8.1 | 875 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,575 | 1.6 | 160 | 2,339 | 2.1 | 345 | 1,350 | 1.2 | 328 | No |
| Transit | 2,144 | 2.2 | 187 | 2,618 | 2.4 | 515 | 1,327 | 1.2 | 395 | Yes |
| Bike | 30 | 0.0 | 22 | 58 | 0.1 | 54 | 106 | 0.1 | 90 | No |
| Walked | 1,960 | 2.0 | 179 | 1,814 | 1.7 | 445 | 1,495 | 1.4 | 395 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 410 | 0.4 | 82 | 421 | 0.4 | 178 | 642 | 0.6 | 250 | No |
| Worked at Home | 3,915 | 4.1 | 252 | 4,531 | 4.2 | 738 | 4,878 | 4.5 | 657 | 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
