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Geographic Area: New Hanover County, North Carolina FIPS: 37129

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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 42,440 100.0 715 48,513 100.0 1,184 50,612 100.0 1,335 Yes
Drove alone 34,520 81.3 666 38,986 80.4 1,157 39,618 78.3 1,518 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,945 9.3 251 3,882 8.0 812 4,664 9.2 967 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,000 2.4 128 1,005 2.1 345 875 1.7 317 No
Transit 235 0.6 62 349 0.7 196 148 0.3 93 No
Bike 280 0.7 68 665 1.4 260 756 1.5 339 Yes
Walked 885 2.1 120 998 2.1 276 1,172 2.3 305 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 530 1.2 93 631 1.3 296 614 1.2 299 No
Worked at Home 1,050 2.5 131 1,997 4.1 403 2,765 5.5 580 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 37,645 100.0 687 47,516 100.0 1,041 46,470 100.0 1,514 Yes
Drove alone 31,460 83.6 643 40,354 84.9 1,159 37,842 81.4 1,649 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,930 7.8 217 2,780 5.9 474 3,351 7.2 609 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 680 1.8 105 448 0.9 195 1,021 2.2 317 Yes
Transit 474 1.3 88 516 1.1 285 462 1.0 246 No
Bike 70 0.2 34 231 0.5 145 151 0.3 80 No
Walked 515 1.4 92 834 1.8 326 757 1.6 246 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 280 0.7 68 330 0.7 232 487 1.0 250 No
Worked at Home 1,240 3.3 142 2,023 4.3 328 2,399 5.2 616 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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