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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Sacramento 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
360,360
100%
376,979
100%
16,619
+/-14,442
yes
Nursery school, preschool
12,985
3.6%
15,004
4.0%
0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
Kindergarten
14,269
4.0%
18,690
5.0%
1.0%
+/-1.5%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
158,687
44.0%
182,697
48.5%
4.5%
+/-1.5%
yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)
77,098
21.4%
70,142
18.6%
- 2.8%
+/-1.8%
yes
College or graduate school
97,321
27.0%
90,446
24.0%
- 3.0%
+/-3.3%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
749,612
100%
765,416
100%
15,804
+/-4,242
yes
Less than 9th grade
47,234
6.3%
51,685
6.8%
0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
58,988
7.9%
79,547
10.4%
2.5%
+/-1.8%
yes
High school graduate (including equivalency)
190,614
25.4%
180,218
23.5%
- 1.9%
+/-2.6%
no
Some college, no degree
189,921
25.3%
197,569
25.8%
0.5%
+/-2.1%
no
Associate degree
65,264
8.7%
64,110
8.4%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Bachelor's degree
137,024
18.3%
127,498
16.7%
- 1.6%
+/-2.0%
no
Graduate or professional degree
60,567
8.1%
64,789
8.5%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
85.8
(NA)
82.9
(NA)
-2.9
+/-2.3
yes
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
26.4
(NA)
25.1
(NA)
-1.3
+/-2.5
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
438,790
100%
447,939
100%
9,149
+/-1,719
yes
Never married
141,345
32.2%
148,639
33.2%
1.0%
+/-2.6%
no
Now married, except separated
227,451
51.8%
240,791
53.8%
2.0%
+/-3.5%
no
Separated
10,488
2.4%
8,638
1.9%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Widowed
11,551
2.6%
11,674
2.6%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Divorced
47,955
10.9%
38,197
8.5%
- 2.4%
+/-2.1%
yes
 
Females 15 years and over
477,589
100%
489,285
100%
11,696
+/-1,828
yes
Never married
128,970
27.0%
136,686
27.9%
0.9%
+/-2.3%
no
Now married, except separated
222,122
46.5%
227,783
46.6%
0.1%
+/-3.0%
no
Separated
16,428
3.4%
16,314
3.3%
- 0.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Widowed
40,898
8.6%
40,779
8.3%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Divorced
69,171
14.5%
67,723
13.8%
- 0.7%
+/-2.3%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
17,908
100%
21,046
100%
3,138
+/-6,183
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
3,417
19.1%
4,885
23.2%
4.1%
+/-14.9%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
21
(NA)
30
(NA)
9
+/-20
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
19.1
(NA)
23.2
(NA)
4.1
+/-14.7
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
55
(NA)
64
(NA)
9
+/-20
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
28
(NA)
15
(NA)
-13
+/-31
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
108
(NA)
120
(NA)
12
+/-40
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
18
(NA)
27
(NA)
9
+/-18
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
22,569
100%
25,203
100%
2,634
+/-7,946
no
Responsible for grandchildren
6,810
30.2%
8,570
34.0%
3.8%
+/-14.9%
no
less than 1 year
945
13.9%
2,337
27.3%
13.4%
+/-18.8%
no
1 or 2 years
2,228
32.7%
1,326
15.5%
-17.2%
+/-26.2%
no
3 or 4 years
1,186
17.4%
606
7.1%
-10.3%
+/-16.8%
no
5 or more years
2,451
36.0%
4,301
50.2%
14.2%
+/-29.4%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
60.1
(NA)
59.6
(NA)
-0.5
+/-19.5
no
Percent who are married
67.1
(NA)
80.2
(NA)
13.1
+/-26.7
no
Percent who are in labor force
56.8
(NA)
59.9
(NA)
3.1
+/-27.2
no
Percent who are in poverty
20.5
(NA)
20.2
(NA)
-0.3
+/-27.6
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
861,001
100%
881,196
100%
20,195
+/-998
yes
Civilian veterans
116,528
13.5%
102,299
11.6%
- 1.9%
+/-1.3%
yes
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
298,746
100%
316,715
100%
17,969
+/-7,767
yes
With a disability
23,593
7.9%
26,160
8.3%
0.4%
+/-2.1%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
679,958
100%
698,417
100%
18,459
+/-8,064
yes
With a disability
110,467
16.2%
116,810
16.7%
0.5%
+/-2.1%
no
Percent employed
50.8
(NA)
47.9
(NA)
-2.9
+/-6.9
no
No disability
569,491
83.8%
581,607
83.3%
- 0.5%
+/-2.1%
no
Percent employed
79.4
(NA)
79.3
(NA)
-0.1
+/-2.5
no
 
Population 65 years and over
130,085
100%
132,707
100%
2,622
+/-2,383
yes
With a disability
51,168
39.3%
60,628
45.7%
6.4%
+/-6.1%
yes
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,183,024
100%
1,223,797
100%
40,773
+/-5,980
yes
Same house
932,439
78.8%
980,968
80.2%
1.4%
+/-3.0%
no
Different house in the U.S.
245,858
20.8%
226,203
18.5%