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

Geographic Area: Van Buren County, Michigan FIPS: 26159

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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? **
Table 1a. Mode to Work by Gender ¹	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*
Male	At Place of Residence
Total Workers	18,535	100.0	479	17,225	100.0	519	16,390	100.0	555	Yes
Drove alone	15,315	82.6	448	14,000	81.3	536	13,531	82.6	668	Yes
2-person Carpool	1,835	9.9	171	1,455	8.4	308	1,106	6.7	283	Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool	449	2.4	85	579	3.4	219	463	2.8	229	No
Transit	39	0.2	25	37	0.2	43	59	0.4	69	No
Bike	90	0.5	38	59	0.3	71	54	0.3	46	No
Walked	325	1.8	73	389	2.3	129	527	3.2	322	No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means	139	0.7	48	150	0.9	80	290	1.8	116	Yes
Worked at Home	345	1.9	75	556	3.2	179	360	2.2	139	No

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? **
Table 1b. Mode to Work by Gender ¹	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*
Female	At Place of Residence
Total Workers	16,230	100.0	457	15,814	100.0	654	15,395	100.0	554	Yes
Drove alone	13,415	82.7	425	13,274	83.9	744	12,847	83.4	539	No
2-person Carpool	1,405	8.7	150	1,236	7.8	345	1,221	7.9	329	No
3-or-more-person Carpool	475	2.9	88	340	2.1	113	306	2.0	165	No
Transit	15	0.1	16	29	0.2	32	20	0.1	18	No
Bike	20	0.1	18	0	0.0	140	58	0.4	55	No
Walked	320	2.0	72	283	1.8	137	204	1.3	90	Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means	40	0.2	26	113	0.7	105	68	0.4	57	No
Worked at Home	530	3.3	93	539	3.4	179	671	4.4	229	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