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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Alameda County
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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
411,396
100%
418,096
100%
6,700
+/-17,271
no
Nursery school, preschool
27,344
6.6%
22,410
5.4%
- 1.2%
+/-1.7%
no
Kindergarten
22,762
5.5%
17,721
4.2%
- 1.3%
+/-1.8%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
157,301
38.2%
181,194
43.3%
5.1%
+/-1.2%
yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)
75,340
18.3%
72,139
17.3%
- 1.0%
+/-1.7%
no
College or graduate school
128,649
31.3%
124,632
29.8%
- 1.5%
+/-3.5%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
931,578
100%
930,226
100%
-1,352
+/-2,782
no
Less than 9th grade
65,592
7.0%
58,170
6.3%
- 0.7%
+/-1.5%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
77,412
8.3%
105,922
11.4%
3.1%
+/-1.8%
yes
High school graduate (including equivalency)
185,683
19.9%
170,755
18.4%
- 1.5%
+/-2.0%
no
Some college, no degree
199,556
21.4%
194,594
20.9%
- 0.5%
+/-2.1%
no
Associate degree
63,058
6.8%
65,093
7.0%
0.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Bachelor's degree
204,387
21.9%
195,208
21.0%
- 0.9%
+/-1.8%
no
Graduate or professional degree
135,890
14.6%
140,484
15.1%
0.5%
+/-1.7%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
84.6
(NA)
82.4
(NA)
-2.2
+/-2.0
yes
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
36.5
(NA)
36.1
(NA)
-0.4
+/-2.5
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
543,530
100%
542,138
100%
-1,392
+/-3,104
no
Never married
205,094
37.7%
197,760
36.5%
- 1.2%
+/-2.6%
no
Now married, except separated
266,127
49.0%
265,416
49.0%
0.0%
+/-3.0%
no
Separated
12,722
2.3%
9,235
1.7%
- 0.6%
+/-1.2%
no
Widowed
13,768
2.5%
15,970
2.9%
0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Divorced
45,819
8.4%
53,757
9.9%
1.5%
+/-1.8%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
573,408
100%
572,669
100%
-739
+/-2,341
no
Never married
164,192
28.6%
174,321
30.4%
1.8%
+/-2.1%
no
Now married, except separated
262,512
45.8%
266,752
46.6%
0.8%
+/-3.0%
no
Separated
15,808
2.8%
14,232
2.5%
- 0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
Widowed
55,133
9.6%
46,361
8.1%
- 1.5%
+/-1.3%
yes
Divorced
75,763
13.2%
71,003
12.4%
- 0.8%
+/-2.1%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
20,532
100%
24,615
100%
4,083
+/-8,182
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,852
9.0%
7,309
29.7%
20.7%
+/-12.2%
yes
Per 1,000 unmarried women
9
(NA)
36
(NA)
27
+/-17
yes
As a percent of all women with a birth
9.0
(NA)
29.7
(NA)
20.7
+/-11.6
yes
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
52
(NA)
63
(NA)
11
+/-21
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
5
(NA)
22
(NA)
17
+/-28
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
83
(NA)
87
(NA)
4
+/-38
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
35
(NA)
51
(NA)
16
+/-23
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
36,733
100%
34,780
100%
-1,953
+/-10,445
no
Responsible for grandchildren
9,001
24.5%
13,124
37.7%
13.2%
+/-12.2%
yes
less than 1 year
2,567
28.5%
1,830
13.9%
-14.6%
+/-20.0%
no
1 or 2 years
3,480
38.7%
3,984
30.4%
- 8.3%
+/-28.1%
no
3 or 4 years
651
7.2%
1,120
8.5%
1.3%
+/-11.9%
no
5 or more years
2,303
25.6%
6,190
47.2%
21.6%
+/-23.1%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
66.7
(NA)
47.5
(NA)
-19.2
+/-21.6
no
Percent who are married
63.5
(NA)
74.5
(NA)
11.0
+/-21.6
no
Percent who are in labor force
55.4
(NA)
67.8
(NA)
12.4
+/-23.3
no
Percent who are in poverty
15.0
(NA)
14.0
(NA)
-1.0
+/-20.1
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
1,062,639
100%
1,057,327
100%
-5,312
+/-2,298
yes
Civilian veterans
105,363
9.9%
93,657
8.9%
- 1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
311,154
100%
315,408
100%
4,254
+/-7,778
no
With a disability
17,178
5.5%
14,019
4.4%
- 1.1%
+/-1.8%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
867,505
100%
869,210
100%
1,705
+/-8,568
no
With a disability
112,463
13.0%
93,876
10.8%
- 2.2%
+/-1.7%
yes
Percent employed
55.5
(NA)
51.1
(NA)
-4.4
+/-8.1
no
No disability
755,042
87.0%
775,334
89.2%
2.2%
+/-1.7%
yes
Percent employed
79.2
(NA)
77.9
(NA)
-1.3
+/-2.1
no
 
Population 65 years and over
139,646
100%
139,294
100%
-352
+/-1,518
no
With a disability
55,399
39.7%
54,902
39.4%
- 0.3%
+/-5.3%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,397,934
100%
1,406,322
100%
8,388
+/-6,839
yes
Same house
1,186,441
84.9%
1,186,906
84.4%
- 0.5%
+/-2.6%
no
Different house in the U.S.
195,644
14.0%
198,206
14.1%