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Geographic Area: Foster City city, California FIPS: 0625338

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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 8,755 100.0 402 -- 100.0 -- 8,228 100.0 546 No
Drove alone 7,240 82.7 379 -- -- -- 6,202 75.4 493 Yes
2-person Carpool 590 6.7 124 -- -- -- 806 9.8 243 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 80 0.9 46 -- -- -- 219 2.7 184 No
Transit 265 3.0 83 -- -- -- 188 2.3 88 No
Bike 105 1.2 53 -- -- -- 57 0.7 53 No
Walked 90 1.0 49 -- -- -- 94 1.1 77 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 85 1.0 47 -- -- -- 109 1.3 80 No
Worked at Home 290 3.3 87 -- -- -- 553 6.7 199 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 7,075 100.0 376 -- 100.0 -- 7,268 100.0 473 No
Drove alone 5,740 81.1 349 -- -- -- 5,508 75.8 508 No
2-person Carpool 545 7.7 119 -- -- -- 779 10.7 315 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 90 1.3 49 -- -- -- 233 3.2 138 No
Transit 305 4.3 89 -- -- -- 145 2.0 75 Yes
Bike 0 0.0 0 -- -- -- 0 0.0 120 No
Walked 110 1.6 54 -- -- -- 46 0.6 42 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 10 0.1 16 -- -- -- 17 0.2 26 No
Worked at Home 280 4.0 86 -- -- -- 540 7.4 202 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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