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