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Geographic Area: Gary city, Indiana FIPS: 1827000

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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 15,620 100.0 466 13,696 100.0 1,026 10,936 100.0 801 Yes
Drove alone 11,780 75.4 413 10,585 77.3 1,032 9,043 82.7 748 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,110 13.5 184 1,409 10.3 417 726 6.6 198 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 370 2.4 78 32 0.2 162 180 1.6 108 Yes
Transit 555 3.6 95 753 5.5 257 297 2.7 151 Yes
Bike 15 0.1 16 18 0.1 29 76 0.7 68 No
Walked 525 3.4 92 568 4.1 222 360 3.3 169 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 129 0.8 46 113 0.8 127 91 0.8 67 No
Worked at Home 140 0.9 48 218 1.6 164 163 1.5 102 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 19,010 100.0 504 17,087 100.0 937 13,161 100.0 793 Yes
Drove alone 13,145 69.1 433 13,842 81.0 879 10,835 82.3 724 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,035 16.0 220 1,193 7.0 284 871 6.6 268 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 755 4.0 111 185 1.1 98 140 1.1 83 Yes
Transit 1,085 5.7 133 1,044 6.1 332 621 4.7 200 Yes
Bike 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 154 0 0.0 110 No
Walked 345 1.8 75 519 3.0 274 281 2.1 137 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 205 1.1 58 106 0.6 138 154 1.2 98 No
Worked at Home 440 2.3 85 198 1.2 110 259 2.0 114 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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