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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 1,025,150 100.0 3,594 1,070,051 100.0 6,302 1,035,955 100.0 6,185 Yes
Drove alone 851,195 83.0 3,357 881,797 82.4 6,860 864,858 83.5 5,873 Yes
2-person Carpool 98,160 9.6 1,254 94,955 8.9 3,206 81,745 7.9 3,011 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 28,865 2.8 685 32,080 3.0 2,025 29,981 2.9 2,246 No
Transit 3,200 0.3 229 4,304 0.4 619 3,766 0.4 625 No
Bike 1,105 0.1 134 2,058 0.2 466 1,661 0.2 361 Yes
Walked 14,525 1.4 487 15,706 1.5 1,656 13,687 1.3 999 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 10,050 1.0 405 13,820 1.3 1,062 11,667 1.1 912 Yes
Worked at Home 18,045 1.8 542 25,331 2.4 1,714 28,590 2.8 1,868 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 874,940 100.0 3,392 931,393 100.0 5,713 928,918 100.0 6,522 Yes
Drove alone 725,690 82.9 3,153 790,323 84.9 5,836 801,866 86.3 6,670 Yes
2-person Carpool 84,040 9.6 1,162 75,549 8.1 2,608 64,601 7.0 2,570 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 22,955 2.6 611 21,303 2.3 1,366 17,313 1.9 1,226 Yes
Transit 4,905 0.6 283 4,808 0.5 659 4,724 0.5 685 No
Bike 310 0.0 71 405 0.0 158 678 0.1 313 Yes
Walked 10,835 1.2 421 10,290 1.1 1,059 9,657 1.0 877 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 4,955 0.6 285 5,843 0.6 845 5,313 0.6 840 No
Worked at Home 21,260 2.4 589 22,872 2.5 1,235 24,766 2.7 1,449 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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