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Geographic Area: Poughkeepsie city, New York FIPS: 3659641

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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 6,170 100.0 283 6,633 100.0 500 6,439 100.0 573 No
Drove alone 4,100 66.5 241 4,713 71.1 485 4,126 64.1 467 No
2-person Carpool 620 10.0 100 664 10.0 219 339 5.3 155 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 180 2.9 54 129 1.9 187 230 3.6 122 No
Transit 430 7.0 83 404 6.1 275 513 8.0 221 No
Bike 50 0.8 29 44 0.7 53 88 1.4 77 No
Walked 450 7.3 85 278 4.2 161 561 8.7 264 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 120 1.9 44 237 3.6 171 379 5.9 239 Yes
Worked at Home 210 3.4 58 164 2.5 130 203 3.2 149 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 5,930 100.0 279 6,053 100.0 571 6,103 100.0 547 No
Drove alone 3,885 65.5 235 4,021 66.4 430 4,197 68.8 446 No
2-person Carpool 630 10.6 100 520 8.6 169 584 9.6 222 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 174 2.9 53 256 4.2 260 124 2.0 123 No
Transit 560 9.4 95 531 8.8 197 287 4.7 146 Yes
Bike 4 0.1 8 0 0.0 158 75 1.2 68 Yes
Walked 390 6.6 79 334 5.5 168 461 7.6 192 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 115 1.9 43 153 2.5 125 197 3.2 123 No
Worked at Home 165 2.8 52 238 3.9 129 178 2.9 110 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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