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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 | 119,260 | 100.0 | 1,190 | 136,430 | 100.0 | 1,506 | 133,656 | 100.0 | 1,322 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 96,735 | 81.1 | 1,109 | 108,824 | 79.8 | 1,847 | 107,476 | 80.4 | 1,793 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 7,650 | 6.4 | 351 | 8,724 | 6.4 | 747 | 6,244 | 4.7 | 625 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,850 | 1.6 | 174 | 2,171 | 1.6 | 562 | 1,578 | 1.2 | 481 | No |
| Transit | 3,250 | 2.7 | 230 | 4,479 | 3.3 | 719 | 3,867 | 2.9 | 611 | No |
| Bike | 165 | 0.1 | 52 | 496 | 0.4 | 209 | 273 | 0.2 | 122 | No |
| Walked | 2,995 | 2.5 | 221 | 2,952 | 2.2 | 515 | 4,124 | 3.1 | 846 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 875 | 0.7 | 120 | 1,371 | 1.0 | 309 | 1,580 | 1.2 | 346 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 5,745 | 4.8 | 305 | 7,413 | 5.4 | 756 | 8,514 | 6.4 | 629 | 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 | 98,890 | 100.0 | 1,118 | 114,080 | 100.0 | 1,910 | 116,207 | 100.0 | 1,798 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 79,340 | 80.2 | 1,030 | 95,085 | 83.3 | 2,064 | 94,746 | 81.5 | 1,950 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 7,520 | 7.6 | 348 | 6,450 | 5.7 | 691 | 6,612 | 5.7 | 760 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,705 | 1.7 | 167 | 1,462 | 1.3 | 351 | 1,290 | 1.1 | 286 | Yes |
| Transit | 2,405 | 2.4 | 198 | 2,482 | 2.2 | 433 | 2,950 | 2.5 | 494 | Yes |
| Bike | 15 | 0.0 | 16 | 154 | 0.1 | 114 | 24 | 0.0 | 33 | No |
| Walked | 2,515 | 2.5 | 202 | 2,380 | 2.1 | 457 | 2,652 | 2.3 | 445 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 430 | 0.4 | 84 | 483 | 0.4 | 190 | 544 | 0.5 | 281 | No |
| Worked at Home | 4,960 | 5.0 | 283 | 5,584 | 4.9 | 603 | 7,389 | 6.4 | 713 | 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
