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Geographic Area: South Portland city, Maine FIPS: 2371990

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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 6,320 100.0 275 5,977 100.0 507 6,799 100.0 451 No
Drove alone 5,175 81.9 257 4,697 78.6 449 5,442 80.0 469 No
2-person Carpool 485 7.7 88 503 8.4 173 519 7.6 221 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 49 0.8 28 130 2.2 90 197 2.9 111 Yes
Transit 29 0.5 22 102 1.7 73 79 1.2 83 No
Bike 85 1.3 37 149 2.5 114 37 0.5 43 No
Walked 200 3.2 57 231 3.9 144 195 2.9 110 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 100 1.6 40 19 0.3 31 136 2.0 102 No
Worked at Home 195 3.1 56 146 2.4 84 194 2.9 114 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 6,245 100.0 274 7,054 100.0 534 7,135 100.0 530 Yes
Drove alone 5,150 82.5 256 5,545 78.6 494 6,009 84.2 484 Yes
2-person Carpool 560 9.0 95 572 8.1 210 434 6.1 167 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 108 1.7 42 118 1.7 82 97 1.4 59 No
Transit 79 1.3 36 47 0.7 40 90 1.3 63 No
Bike 10 0.2 13 39 0.6 46 35 0.5 40 No
Walked 80 1.3 36 291 4.1 176 112 1.6 60 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 59 0.9 31 52 0.7 48 59 0.8 62 No
Worked at Home 195 3.1 56 390 5.5 169 299 4.2 182 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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