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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 | 19,065 | 100.0 | 589 | 19,115 | 100.0 | 1,027 | 19,838 | 100.0 | 873 | No |
| Drove alone | 13,745 | 72.1 | 518 | 13,983 | 73.2 | 820 | 14,563 | 73.4 | 868 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,135 | 11.2 | 218 | 2,112 | 11.0 | 465 | 2,221 | 11.2 | 414 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,135 | 6.0 | 160 | 1,172 | 6.1 | 404 | 1,163 | 5.9 | 346 | No |
| Transit | 464 | 2.4 | 103 | 405 | 2.1 | 187 | 205 | 1.0 | 100 | Yes |
| Bike | 155 | 0.8 | 59 | 49 | 0.3 | 57 | 89 | 0.4 | 100 | No |
| Walked | 830 | 4.4 | 137 | 624 | 3.3 | 286 | 709 | 3.6 | 304 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 350 | 1.8 | 89 | 271 | 1.4 | 182 | 584 | 2.9 | 269 | No |
| Worked at Home | 255 | 1.3 | 76 | 499 | 2.6 | 254 | 304 | 1.5 | 144 | 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 | 18,475 | 100.0 | 582 | 19,854 | 100.0 | 1,040 | 20,802 | 100.0 | 936 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 14,085 | 76.2 | 523 | 15,654 | 78.8 | 978 | 16,128 | 77.5 | 900 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,215 | 12.0 | 222 | 2,035 | 10.2 | 432 | 1,862 | 9.0 | 371 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 575 | 3.1 | 114 | 324 | 1.6 | 132 | 377 | 1.8 | 147 | Yes |
| Transit | 340 | 1.8 | 88 | 668 | 3.4 | 294 | 478 | 2.3 | 214 | No |
| Bike | 25 | 0.1 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 161 | 15 | 0.1 | 24 | No |
| Walked | 750 | 4.1 | 130 | 686 | 3.5 | 243 | 1,092 | 5.2 | 284 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 295 | 1.6 | 82 | 209 | 1.1 | 127 | 390 | 1.9 | 162 | No |
| Worked at Home | 195 | 1.1 | 67 | 278 | 1.4 | 127 | 460 | 2.2 | 165 | 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
