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Geographic Area: Des Plaines city, Illinois FIPS: 1719642

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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 14,970 100.0 427 14,696 100.0 761 15,548 100.0 820 No
Drove alone 12,050 80.5 396 11,856 80.7 706 12,246 78.8 775 No
2-person Carpool 1,080 7.2 132 1,115 7.6 255 1,053 6.8 240 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 204 1.4 58 63 0.4 169 338 2.2 174 No
Transit 940 6.3 123 747 5.1 212 858 5.5 279 No
Bike 45 0.3 27 123 0.8 83 130 0.8 106 No
Walked 180 1.2 54 121 0.8 90 195 1.3 184 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 95 0.6 39 92 0.6 80 116 0.7 82 No
Worked at Home 375 2.5 78 579 3.9 272 612 3.9 292 No
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 13,255 100.0 410 12,810 100.0 643 15,133 100.0 804 Yes
Drove alone 10,455 78.9 375 10,087 78.7 598 11,894 78.6 832 Yes
2-person Carpool 990 7.5 126 958 7.5 277 1,275 8.4 360 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 280 2.1 68 177 1.4 128 513 3.4 281 No
Transit 895 6.8 120 935 7.3 243 1,075 7.1 327 No
Bike 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 154 0 0.0 110 No
Walked 235 1.8 62 210 1.6 158 51 0.3 49 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 80 0.6 36 159 1.2 137 74 0.5 61 No
Worked at Home 325 2.5 73 284 2.2 155 251 1.7 121 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

Updated: 8/11/2017
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