2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
Houston city, Harris County pt.
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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2000
Estimate |
2000
Percent
Distribution |
2001
Estimate |
2001
Percent
Distribution |
Difference
(2001 - 2000) |
Margin
of Error
of Difference |
Statistically
Significant |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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486,569
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100%
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504,702
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100%
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18,133
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+/-27,275
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no
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Nursery school, preschool
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31,939
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6.6%
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32,456
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6.4%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Kindergarten
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27,718
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5.7%
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32,620
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6.5%
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0.8%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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225,361
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46.3%
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251,461
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49.8%
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3.5%
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+/-2.8%
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yes
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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101,550
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20.9%
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94,378
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18.7%
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- 2.2%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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College or graduate school
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100,001
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20.6%
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93,787
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18.6%
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- 2.0%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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1,157,272
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100%
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1,159,845
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100%
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2,573
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+/-26,671
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no
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Less than 9th grade
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182,843
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15.8%
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170,646
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14.7%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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154,370
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13.3%
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168,218
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14.5%
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1.2%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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252,482
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21.8%
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240,415
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20.7%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Some college, no degree
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220,112
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19.0%
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210,237
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18.1%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Associate degree
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43,164
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3.7%
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55,915
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4.8%
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1.1%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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Bachelor's degree
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196,943
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17.0%
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202,441
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17.5%
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0.5%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Graduate or professional degree
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107,358
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9.3%
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111,973
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9.7%
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0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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70.9
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(NA)
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70.8
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(NA)
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-0.1
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+/-1.8
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no
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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26.3
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(NA)
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27.1
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(NA)
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0.8
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+/-1.5
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no
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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712,734
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100%
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697,230
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100%
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-15,504
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+/-19,031
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no
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Never married
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280,573
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39.4%
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245,910
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35.3%
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- 4.1%
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+/-2.1%
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yes
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Now married, except separated
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352,083
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49.4%
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362,257
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52.0%
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2.6%
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+/-1.7%
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yes
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Separated
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12,110
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1.7%
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18,573
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2.7%
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1.0%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Widowed
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14,916
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2.1%
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12,323
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1.8%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Divorced
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53,052
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7.4%
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58,167
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8.3%
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0.9%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Females 15 years and over
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734,779
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100%
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729,113
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100%
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-5,666
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+/-19,285
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no
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Never married
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229,032
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31.2%
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210,074
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28.8%
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- 2.4%
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+/-2.0%
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yes
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Now married, except separated
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330,516
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45.0%
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333,858
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45.8%
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0.8%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Separated
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28,097
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3.8%
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29,451
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4.0%
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0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Widowed
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64,394
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8.8%
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64,390
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8.8%
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0.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Divorced
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82,740
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11.3%
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91,340
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12.5%
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1.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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38,472
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100%
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37,826
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100%
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-646
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+/-7,255
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no
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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14,000
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36.4%
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12,878
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34.0%
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- 2.4%
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+/-10.1%
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no
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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51
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(NA)
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50
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(NA)
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-1
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+/-18
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no
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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36.4
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(NA)
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34.0
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(NA)
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-2.4
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+/-9.9
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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73
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(NA)
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73
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(NA)
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0
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+/-13
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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47
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(NA)
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65
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(NA)
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18
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+/-40
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no
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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122
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(NA)
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109
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(NA)
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-13
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+/-26
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no
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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26
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(NA)
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34
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(NA)
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8
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+/-15
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no
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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47,298
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100%
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54,912
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100%
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7,614
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+/-8,783
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no
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Responsible for grandchildren
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23,877
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50.5%
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24,514
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44.6%
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- 5.9%
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+/-9.4%
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no
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less than 1 year
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5,207
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21.8%
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4,609
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18.8%
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- 3.0%
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+/-10.1%
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no
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1 or 2 years
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6,308
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26.4%
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5,336
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21.8%
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- 4.6%
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+/-11.4%
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no
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3 or 4 years
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5,042
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21.1%
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4,309
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17.6%
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- 3.5%
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+/-13.5%
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no
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5 or more years
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7,320
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30.7%
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10,260
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41.9%
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11.2%
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+/-12.0%
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no
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Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
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Percent who are female
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65.5
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(NA)
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66.4
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(NA)
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0.9
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+/-9.2
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no
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Percent who are married
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70.2
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(NA)
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55.2
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(NA)
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-15.0
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+/-13.4
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yes
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Percent who are in labor force
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57.0
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(NA)
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68.7
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(NA)
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11.7
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+/-12.2
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no
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Percent who are in poverty
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27.6
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(NA)
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13.6
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(NA)
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-14.0
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+/-11.2
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yes
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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1,368,595
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100%
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1,349,746
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100%
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-18,849
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+/-29,938
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no
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Civilian veterans
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105,362
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7.7%
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107,980
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8.0%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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439,735
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100%
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456,876
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100%
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17,141
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+/-24,044
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no
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With a disability
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18,923
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4.3%
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25,328
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5.5%
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1.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Population 21 to 64 years
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1,118,707
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100%
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1,114,291
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100%
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-4,416
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+/-27,227
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no
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With a disability
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110,934
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9.9%
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113,560
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10.2%
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0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Percent employed
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48.5
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(NA)
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48.4
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(NA)
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-0.1
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+/-4.6
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no
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No disability
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1,007,773
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90.1%
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1,000,731
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89.8%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Percent employed
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77.4
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(NA)
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77.3
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(NA)
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-0.1
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+/-1.3
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no
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Population 65 years and over
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161,325
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100%
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162,961
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100%
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1,636
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+/-7,537
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no
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With a disability
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67,924
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42.1%
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70,481
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43.3%
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1.2%
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+/-3.8%
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no
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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1,845,660
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100%
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1,866,751
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100%
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21,091
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+/-48,348
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no
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Same house
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1,493,643
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80.9%
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1,502,692
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80.5%
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- 0.4%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Different house in the U.S.
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320,998
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17.4%
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335,773
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