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Geographic Area: Reading city, Pennsylvania FIPS: 4263624

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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 16,140 100.0 460 14,685 100.0 1,055 15,381 100.0 726 No
Drove alone 10,170 63.0 382 8,985 61.2 842 9,461 61.5 698 No
2-person Carpool 1,925 11.9 175 1,837 12.5 448 1,581 10.3 472 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,265 7.8 143 1,072 7.3 338 1,491 9.7 404 No
Transit 775 4.8 112 864 5.9 334 1,119 7.3 331 No
Bike 190 1.2 56 64 0.4 54 132 0.9 106 No
Walked 1,300 8.1 145 1,113 7.6 305 938 6.1 241 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 315 2.0 72 265 1.8 171 258 1.7 166 No
Worked at Home 195 1.2 56 485 3.3 185 401 2.6 178 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 14,445 100.0 441 14,062 100.0 743 13,537 100.0 755 Yes
Drove alone 8,395 58.1 351 7,662 54.5 657 7,173 53.0 656 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,095 14.5 183 1,994 14.2 439 1,817 13.4 299 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 855 5.9 118 939 6.7 306 793 5.9 267 No
Transit 1,090 7.5 133 1,370 9.7 346 1,396 10.3 320 No
Bike 15 0.1 16 39 0.3 45 47 0.3 44 No
Walked 1,380 9.6 149 1,443 10.3 330 1,186 8.8 284 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 385 2.7 79 277 2.0 123 579 4.3 245 No
Worked at Home 230 1.6 61 338 2.4 140 546 4.0 194 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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