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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 621,550 100.0 2,827 672,225 100.0 4,909 618,704 100.0 5,326 No
Drove alone 337,545 54.3 2,210 361,205 53.7 4,623 325,217 52.6 5,482 Yes
2-person Carpool 61,095 9.8 990 50,270 7.5 2,104 41,611 6.7 2,423 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 25,685 4.1 646 17,660 2.6 1,622 15,014 2.4 1,276 Yes
Transit 137,030 22.0 1,462 159,044 23.7 4,043 148,500 24.0 3,491 Yes
Bike 4,605 0.7 274 11,014 1.6 1,067 12,030 1.9 1,032 Yes
Walked 32,275 5.2 723 36,233 5.4 1,915 39,048 6.3 1,880 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 10,160 1.6 407 10,082 1.5 1,057 10,318 1.7 1,138 No
Worked at Home 13,155 2.1 463 26,717 4.0 1,608 26,966 4.4 1,913 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 570,585 100.0 2,739 619,484 100.0 5,410 577,512 100.0 5,264 Yes
Drove alone 260,050 45.6 1,969 291,729 47.1 4,246 274,468 47.5 3,576 Yes
2-person Carpool 61,815 10.8 995 48,252 7.8 1,950 40,418 7.0 1,874 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 24,125 4.2 626 14,101 2.3 1,230 12,826 2.2 1,110 Yes
Transit 164,185 28.8 1,592 189,221 30.5 4,302 171,739 29.7 3,724 Yes
Bike 1,350 0.2 149 3,542 0.6 499 4,865 0.8 668 Yes
Walked 35,285 6.2 755 38,564 6.2 2,018 40,432 7.0 1,742 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 8,760 1.5 378 8,787 1.4 902 7,147 1.2 964 Yes
Worked at Home 15,010 2.6 494 25,288 4.1 1,574 25,617 4.4 1,387 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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