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Geographic Area: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania FIPS: 42077

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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 78,805 100.0 982 85,615 100.0 1,342 84,145 100.0 1,158 Yes
Drove alone 65,070 82.6 918 70,912 82.8 1,579 68,469 81.4 1,566 Yes
2-person Carpool 6,515 8.3 323 5,870 6.9 673 6,537 7.8 914 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,150 1.5 137 1,615 1.9 398 1,563 1.9 387 Yes
Transit 955 1.2 125 1,230 1.4 345 1,800 2.1 381 Yes
Bike 275 0.3 67 332 0.4 231 433 0.5 252 No
Walked 2,225 2.8 190 2,250 2.6 425 2,149 2.6 397 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 500 0.6 90 731 0.9 281 369 0.4 163 No
Worked at Home 2,100 2.7 185 2,675 3.1 444 2,825 3.4 586 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 69,125 100.0 939 75,784 100.0 1,297 77,430 100.0 1,373 Yes
Drove alone 55,760 80.7 866 61,887 81.7 1,433 62,152 80.3 1,621 Yes
2-person Carpool 5,660 8.2 302 5,523 7.3 576 5,885 7.6 803 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,230 1.8 142 1,125 1.5 270 1,892 2.4 528 Yes
Transit 1,289 1.9 145 2,107 2.8 484 1,393 1.8 332 No
Bike 45 0.1 27 73 0.1 54 0 0.0 98 No
Walked 2,950 4.3 219 2,026 2.7 418 2,022 2.6 413 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 269 0.4 66 315 0.4 171 294 0.4 141 No
Worked at Home 1,915 2.8 177 2,728 3.6 368 3,792 4.9 610 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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