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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 | 46,405 | 100.0 | 784 | 48,859 | 100.0 | 1,694 | 38,027 | 100.0 | 1,381 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 36,050 | 77.7 | 709 | 39,351 | 80.5 | 1,791 | 31,110 | 81.8 | 1,417 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,300 | 11.4 | 291 | 4,885 | 10.0 | 698 | 2,945 | 7.7 | 524 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,590 | 3.4 | 161 | 1,587 | 3.2 | 464 | 1,200 | 3.2 | 438 | No |
| Transit | 835 | 1.8 | 117 | 1,133 | 2.3 | 339 | 670 | 1.8 | 241 | No |
| Bike | 100 | 0.2 | 40 | 97 | 0.2 | 72 | 107 | 0.3 | 61 | No |
| Walked | 1,305 | 2.8 | 146 | 1,220 | 2.5 | 471 | 1,152 | 3.0 | 361 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 585 | 1.3 | 98 | 174 | 0.4 | 118 | 148 | 0.4 | 86 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 645 | 1.4 | 103 | 412 | 0.8 | 173 | 695 | 1.8 | 289 | No |
| 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 | 50,320 | 100.0 | 808 | 51,364 | 100.0 | 1,634 | 43,684 | 100.0 | 1,600 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 38,345 | 76.2 | 727 | 40,016 | 77.9 | 1,743 | 35,680 | 81.7 | 1,482 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,680 | 13.3 | 326 | 5,898 | 11.5 | 765 | 4,358 | 10.0 | 585 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,750 | 3.5 | 169 | 2,059 | 4.0 | 591 | 785 | 1.8 | 268 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,578 | 3.1 | 160 | 1,304 | 2.5 | 367 | 977 | 2.2 | 264 | Yes |
| Bike | 20 | 0.0 | 18 | 41 | 0.1 | 46 | 43 | 0.1 | 49 | No |
| Walked | 1,045 | 2.1 | 131 | 975 | 1.9 | 345 | 725 | 1.7 | 256 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 430 | 0.9 | 84 | 227 | 0.4 | 131 | 183 | 0.4 | 128 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 485 | 1.0 | 89 | 844 | 1.6 | 247 | 933 | 2.1 | 240 | 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