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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
3,758,791
100%
3,900,289
100%
141,498
+/-71,272
yes
Nursery school, preschool
234,336
6.2%
235,276
6.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Kindergarten
197,623
5.3%
215,282
5.5%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
1,689,898
45.0%
1,754,500
45.0%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
High school grade (grades 9-12)
797,176
21.2%
836,954
21.5%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
College or graduate school
839,758
22.3%
858,277
22.0%
- 0.3%
+/-1.7%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
10,733,834
100%
10,902,961
100%
169,127
+/-17,124
yes
Less than 9th grade
659,777
6.1%
649,387
6.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,287,217
12.0%
1,282,968
11.8%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
3,270,307
30.5%
3,280,649
30.1%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Some college, no degree
2,260,239
21.1%
2,259,346
20.7%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Associate degree
768,174
7.2%
825,620
7.6%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Bachelor's degree
1,612,395
15.0%
1,697,516
15.6%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Graduate or professional degree
875,725
8.2%
907,475
8.3%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
81.9
(NA)
82.3
(NA)
0.4
+/-0.7
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
23.2
(NA)
23.9
(NA)
0.7
+/-1.2
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
6,008,846
100%
6,127,521
100%
118,675
+/-14,665
yes
Never married
1,657,258
27.6%
1,726,965
28.2%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Now married, except separated
3,390,187
56.4%
3,478,710
56.8%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Separated
136,278
2.3%
119,344
1.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Widowed
194,244
3.2%
180,598
2.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Divorced
630,879
10.5%
621,904
10.1%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
6,560,506
100%
6,692,919
100%
132,413
+/-12,647
yes
Never married
1,396,685
21.3%
1,429,683
21.4%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Now married, except separated
3,337,286
50.9%
3,425,872
51.2%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Separated
174,184
2.7%
185,794
2.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Widowed
782,615
11.9%
784,607
11.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Divorced
869,736
13.3%
866,963
13.0%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
207,121
100%
216,303
100%
9,182
+/-19,524
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
69,740
33.7%
65,615
30.3%
- 3.4%
+/-5.0%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
38
(NA)
36
(NA)
-2
+/-7
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
33.7
(NA)
30.3
(NA)
-3.4
+/-5.0
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
54
(NA)
56
(NA)
2
+/-5
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
32
(NA)
40
(NA)
8
+/-10
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
104
(NA)
107
(NA)
3
+/-10
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
21
(NA)
21
(NA)
0
+/-5
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
325,903
100%
342,607
100%
16,704
+/-31,786
no
Responsible for grandchildren
130,428
40.0%
136,105
39.7%
- 0.3%
+/-5.3%
no
less than 1 year
27,351
21.0%
31,798
23.4%
2.4%
+/-4.5%
no
1 or 2 years
33,173
25.4%
32,781
24.1%
- 1.3%
+/-9.6%
no
3 or 4 years
23,059
17.7%
20,978
15.4%
- 2.3%
+/-5.0%
no
5 or more years
46,845
35.9%
50,548
37.1%
1.2%
+/-6.3%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
63.2
(NA)
63.2
(NA)
0.0
+/-4.3
no
Percent who are married
71.2
(NA)
76.9
(NA)
5.7
+/-5.4
yes
Percent who are in labor force
61.0
(NA)
57.7
(NA)
-3.3
+/-5.6
no
Percent who are in poverty
16.6
(NA)
16.9
(NA)
0.3
+/-4.1
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
11,941,224
100%
12,154,074
100%
212,850
+/-12,642
yes
Civilian veterans
1,775,999
14.9%
1,728,098
14.2%
- 0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
3,200,578
100%
3,375,674
100%
175,096
+/-25,841
yes
With a disability
237,386
7.4%
235,008
7.0%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
8,713,314
100%
8,866,036
100%
152,722
+/-31,051
yes
With a disability
1,210,701
13.9%
1,253,873
14.1%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Percent employed
46.6
(NA)
45.7
(NA)
-0.9
+/-1.7
no
No disability
7,502,613
86.1%
7,612,163
85.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Percent employed
78.1
(NA)
77.0
(NA)
-1.1
+/-0.7
yes
 
Population 65 years and over
2,716,497
100%
2,730,994
100%
14,497
+/-13,479
yes
With a disability
1,013,268
37.3%
1,071,871
39.2%
1.9%
+/-1.8%
yes
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
15,424,317
100%
15,818,839
100%
394,522
+/-17,728
yes
Same house
12,430,224
80.6%
12,952,958
81.9%
1.3%
+/-0.8%
yes
Different house in the U.S.
2,773,714
18.0%
2,658,184
16.8%
- 1.2%
+/-0.8%
yes
Same county
1,742,766
11.3%
1,680,514
10.6%
- 0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
Different county
1,030,948
6.7%
977,670
6.2%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Same state
464,999
3.0%
405,667
2.6%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Different state
565,949
3.7%
572,003
3.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Abroad
220,379
1.4%
207,697
1.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
15,593,433
100%
16,007,098
100%
413,665
*****
- -
Native
12,906,356
82.8%
13,176,657
82.3%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Born in United States
12,543,139
80.4%
12,763,387
79.7%
- 0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
State of residence
5,066,087
32.5%
5,315,102
33.2%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Different state
7,477,052
48.0%
7,448,285
46.5%
- 1.5%
+/-1.2%
yes
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
363,217
2.3%
413,270
2.6%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Foreign born
2,687,077
17.2%
2,830,441
17.7%
0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Naturalized citizen
1,172,681
43.6%
1,242,185
43.9%
0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Not a citizen
1,514,396
56.4%
1,588,256
56.1%
- 0.3%
+/-2.1%
no
Entered 1990 or later
1,115,642
41.5%
1,239,013
43.8%
2.3%
+/-2.6%
no
Entered before 1990
1,571,435
58.5%
1,591,428
56.2%
- 2.3%
+/-1.2%
yes
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
2,687,041
100%
2,830,441
100%
143,400
+/-83,980
yes
Europe
370,734
13.8%
390,544
13.8%
0.0%
+/-1.2%
no
Asia
233,410
8.7%
246,508
8.7%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Africa
37,823
1.4%
43,304
1.5%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Oceania
6,292
0.2%
8,039
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Latin America
1,923,472
71.6%
2,043,007
72.2%
0.6%
+/-1.5%
no
Northern America
115,310
4.3%
99,039
3.5%
- 0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
14,657,362
100%
15,014,238
100%
356,876
+/-18,046
yes
English only
11,367,159
77.6%
11,488,431
76.5%
- 1.1%
+/-0.7%
yes
Language other than English
3,290,203
22.4%
3,525,807
23.5%
1.1%
+/-0.7%
yes
Speak English less than "very well"
1,367,220
9.3%
1,535,390
10.2%
0.9%
+/-0.3%
yes
Spanish
2,342,872
16.0%
2,525,148
16.8%
0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
Speak English less than "very well"
1,029,629
7.0%
1,181,152
7.9%
0.9%
+/-0.2%
yes
Other Indo-European languages
733,177
5.0%
764,522
5.1%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
250,923
1.7%
262,212
1.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
151,265
1.0%
167,370
1.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
62,013
0.4%
70,035
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other languages
62,889
0.4%
68,767
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
24,655
0.2%
21,991
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
15,593,433
100%
16,007,098
100%
413,665
*****
- -
Arab
69,282
0.4%
77,263
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Czech
40,182
0.3%
61,580
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
54,959
0.4%
43,402
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
254,801
1.6%
258,083
1.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
English
1,696,634
10.9%
1,690,234
10.6%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
French (except Basque)
509,817
3.3%
498,374
3.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
French Canadian
120,229
0.8%
117,194
0.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
German
2,172,362
13.9%
2,135,663
13.3%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Greek
75,986
0.5%
85,178
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Hungarian
103,401
0.7%
104,037
0.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
1,859,726
11.9%
1,847,143
11.5%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Italian
1,036,461
6.6%
1,116,346
7.0%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Lithuanian
36,076
0.2%
44,366
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
118,156
0.8%
127,488
0.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Polish
431,738
2.8%
446,159
2.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Portuguese
61,387
0.4%
65,844
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Russian
240,100
1.5%
215,767
1.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Scotch-Irish
297,556
1.9%
308,301
1.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Scottish
347,232
2.2%
343,422
2.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Slovak
37,970
0.2%
34,319
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
68,303
0.4%
73,086
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Swedish
163,271
1.0%
168,268
1.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Swiss
43,793
0.3%
34,682
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
36,777
0.2%
40,897
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
United States or American
1,066,911
6.8%
1,242,188
7.8%
1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Welsh
106,901
0.7%
93,717
0.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
498,598
3.2%
535,113
3.3%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
 

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

School enrollment estimates from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey and the 2001 Supplementary Survey will tend to be lower than similar estimates from Census 2000 and the Current Population Survey because the school enrollment estimates from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey and the 2001 Supplementary Survey do not include individuals residing in group quarters, such as college dormitories.

Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of reports; for example, the estimate given for Russian represents the number of people who listed Russian as either their first or second ancestry. This table lists only the largest ancestry groups; see the Detailed Tables for more categories. Race and Hispanic origin groups are not included in this table because official data for those groups come from the Race and Hispanic origin questions rather than the ancestry question (see Table 1).

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that both single year estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of the Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.
9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), and/or Margin of Error of the Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
10. An '(NA)' entry in the 2000 or 2001 Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

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