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Geographic Area: Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania FIPS: 4261000

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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 71,605 100.0 960 72,141 100.0 1,945 70,819 100.0 2,032 No
Drove alone 43,065 60.1 784 40,564 56.2 1,778 38,897 54.9 1,413 Yes
2-person Carpool 5,940 8.3 309 6,055 8.4 629 6,107 8.6 632 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,235 1.7 142 1,268 1.8 309 1,115 1.6 325 No
Transit 11,685 16.3 430 11,213 15.5 1,012 11,661 16.5 933 No
Bike 500 0.7 90 1,179 1.6 243 1,451 2.0 325 Yes
Walked 6,830 9.5 331 8,895 12.3 1,036 7,837 11.1 884 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 660 0.9 104 667 0.9 219 1,081 1.5 322 Yes
Worked at Home 1,695 2.4 166 2,300 3.2 367 2,670 3.8 457 Yes
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 70,235 100.0 953 74,048 100.0 1,860 69,637 100.0 1,576 No
Drove alone 34,725 49.4 714 39,215 53.0 1,540 37,126 53.3 1,446 Yes
2-person Carpool 7,530 10.7 347 5,733 7.7 685 6,106 8.8 555 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,420 2.0 152 1,223 1.7 310 1,304 1.9 345 No
Transit 17,220 24.5 517 16,679 22.5 1,091 13,545 19.5 1,021 Yes
Bike 125 0.2 45 424 0.6 197 641 0.9 196 Yes
Walked 7,040 10.0 336 8,349 11.3 833 7,523 10.8 728 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 510 0.7 91 344 0.5 120 786 1.1 231 Yes
Worked at Home 1,665 2.4 165 2,081 2.8 388 2,606 3.7 471 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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