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Geographic Area: Knox County, Tennessee FIPS: 47093

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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 99,630 100.0 1,298 113,002 100.0 1,557 109,286 100.0 1,680 Yes
Drove alone 84,395 84.7 1,226 95,213 84.3 1,774 92,983 85.1 1,938 Yes
2-person Carpool 7,225 7.3 403 7,219 6.4 749 5,567 5.1 808 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,575 1.6 189 1,882 1.7 548 2,619 2.4 619 Yes
Transit 670 0.7 124 848 0.8 322 1,158 1.1 507 No
Bike 195 0.2 67 469 0.4 237 134 0.1 73 No
Walked 2,435 2.4 235 2,235 2.0 552 1,473 1.3 400 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 720 0.7 128 1,660 1.5 445 694 0.6 243 No
Worked at Home 2,410 2.4 234 3,476 3.1 533 4,658 4.3 831 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 85,195 100.0 1,230 95,998 100.0 2,031 97,365 100.0 1,741 Yes
Drove alone 71,800 84.3 1,155 81,317 84.7 1,790 84,370 86.7 1,636 Yes
2-person Carpool 6,710 7.9 388 7,066 7.4 841 5,660 5.8 686 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,510 1.8 185 1,461 1.5 381 982 1.0 262 Yes
Transit 549 0.6 112 420 0.4 195 585 0.6 171 No
Bike 35 0.0 28 173 0.2 127 127 0.1 94 No
Walked 1,680 2.0 196 1,332 1.4 333 1,149 1.2 266 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 285 0.3 81 540 0.6 268 572 0.6 331 No
Worked at Home 2,640 3.1 245 3,689 3.8 581 3,920 4.0 662 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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