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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 | 16,965 | 100.0 | 565 | 15,654 | 100.0 | 688 | 16,729 | 100.0 | 841 | No |
| Drove alone | 12,905 | 76.1 | 517 | 10,434 | 66.7 | 665 | 10,770 | 64.4 | 750 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 670 | 3.9 | 133 | 626 | 4.0 | 227 | 1,005 | 6.0 | 293 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 83 | 0.5 | 47 | 90 | 0.6 | 64 | 53 | 0.3 | 45 | No |
| Transit | 510 | 3.0 | 116 | 662 | 4.2 | 204 | 907 | 5.4 | 312 | Yes |
| Bike | 1,175 | 6.9 | 175 | 1,401 | 8.9 | 356 | 1,999 | 11.9 | 384 | Yes |
| Walked | 560 | 3.3 | 121 | 890 | 5.7 | 371 | 718 | 4.3 | 218 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 125 | 0.7 | 58 | 256 | 1.6 | 145 | 160 | 1.0 | 112 | No |
| Worked at Home | 935 | 5.5 | 156 | 1,295 | 8.3 | 284 | 1,117 | 6.7 | 299 | 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 | 13,985 | 100.0 | 531 | 11,841 | 100.0 | 671 | 13,389 | 100.0 | 905 | No |
| Drove alone | 10,165 | 72.7 | 472 | 7,630 | 64.4 | 667 | 8,443 | 63.1 | 674 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 965 | 6.9 | 159 | 916 | 7.7 | 258 | 992 | 7.4 | 321 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 165 | 1.2 | 66 | 30 | 0.3 | 31 | 85 | 0.6 | 70 | No |
| Transit | 534 | 3.8 | 118 | 588 | 5.0 | 179 | 997 | 7.4 | 330 | Yes |
| Bike | 570 | 4.1 | 122 | 655 | 5.5 | 195 | 871 | 6.5 | 279 | No |
| Walked | 435 | 3.1 | 107 | 753 | 6.4 | 189 | 741 | 5.5 | 245 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 45 | 0.3 | 35 | 95 | 0.8 | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 120 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,100 | 7.9 | 169 | 1,174 | 9.9 | 301 | 1,260 | 9.4 | 309 | No |
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
