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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
San Diego 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
787,365
100%
834,151
100%
46,786
+/-23,739
yes
Nursery school, preschool
37,467
4.8%
42,041
5.0%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Kindergarten
44,483
5.6%
50,266
6.0%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
319,303
40.6%
346,953
41.6%
1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
High school grade (grades 9-12)
168,726
21.4%
176,086
21.1%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
College or graduate school
217,386
27.6%
218,805
26.2%
- 1.4%
+/-2.5%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,730,762
100%
1,736,425
100%
5,663
+/-2,247
yes
Less than 9th grade
132,429
7.7%
133,465
7.7%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
199,096
11.5%
194,995
11.2%
- 0.3%
+/-1.5%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
284,620
16.4%
302,930
17.4%
1.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Some college, no degree
466,965
27.0%
453,353
26.1%
- 0.9%
+/-1.7%
no
Associate degree
127,466
7.4%
124,395
7.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
Bachelor's degree
327,177
18.9%
320,714
18.5%
- 0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
Graduate or professional degree
193,009
11.2%
206,573
11.9%
0.7%
+/-1.2%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
80.8
(NA)
81.1
(NA)
0.3
+/-1.7
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
30.1
(NA)
30.4
(NA)
0.3
+/-1.7
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,031,616
100%
1,037,571
100%
5,955
+/-4,368
yes
Never married
367,866
35.7%
358,597
34.6%
- 1.1%
+/-1.7%
no
Now married, except separated
529,524
51.3%
542,226
52.3%
1.0%
+/-1.8%
no
Separated
18,756
1.8%
21,264
2.0%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Widowed
23,858
2.3%
24,608
2.4%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Divorced
91,612
8.9%
90,876
8.8%
- 0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
1,074,047
100%
1,076,635
100%
2,588
+/-4,584
no
Never married
271,957
25.3%
277,124
25.7%
0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
Now married, except separated
555,924
51.8%
543,411
50.5%
- 1.3%
+/-2.0%
no
Separated
36,685
3.4%
35,546
3.3%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Widowed
82,427
7.7%
92,464
8.6%
0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
Divorced
127,054
11.8%
128,090
11.9%
0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
48,539
100%
37,732
100%
-10,807
+/-9,775
yes
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
12,669
26.1%
8,573
22.7%
- 3.4%
+/-11.1%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
38
(NA)
25
(NA)
-13
+/-17
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
26.1
(NA)
22.7
(NA)
-3.4
+/-10.6
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
66
(NA)
52
(NA)
-14
+/-13
yes
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
53
(NA)
31
(NA)
-22
+/-36
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
119
(NA)
87
(NA)
-32
+/-26
yes
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
22
(NA)
24
(NA)
2
+/-12
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
58,030
100%
46,002
100%
-12,028
+/-12,165
no
Responsible for grandchildren
24,137
41.6%
13,882
30.2%
-11.4%
+/-11.6%
no
less than 1 year
6,717
27.8%
4,636
33.4%
5.6%
+/-15.3%
no
1 or 2 years
5,023
20.8%
3,325
24.0%
3.2%
+/-15.8%
no
3 or 4 years
5,079
21.0%
812
5.8%
-15.2%
+/-12.5%
yes
5 or more years
7,318
30.3%
5,109
36.8%
6.5%
+/-19.5%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
59.5
(NA)
61.9
(NA)
2.4
+/-13.9
no
Percent who are married
69.0
(NA)
60.9
(NA)
-8.1
+/-17.3
no
Percent who are in labor force
42.8
(NA)
56.9
(NA)
14.1
+/-16.2
no
Percent who are in poverty
14.7
(NA)
23.9
(NA)
9.2
+/-14.7
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
1,951,486
100%
1,965,056
100%
13,570
+/-9,591
yes
Civilian veterans
267,319
13.7%
270,505
13.8%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
628,859
100%
652,685
100%
23,826
+/-9,095
yes
With a disability
30,055
4.8%
22,066
3.4%
- 1.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
 
Population 21 to 64 years
1,546,510
100%
1,564,990
100%
18,480
+/-11,268
yes
With a disability
182,045
11.8%
162,078
10.4%
- 1.4%
+/-1.2%
yes
Percent employed
46.2
(NA)
46.6
(NA)
0.4
+/-5.1
no
No disability
1,364,465
88.2%
1,402,912
89.6%
1.4%
+/-1.2%
yes
Percent employed
78.4
(NA)
77.0
(NA)
-1.4
+/-1.8
no
 
Population 65 years and over
299,966
100%
301,916
100%
1,950
+/-1,483
yes
With a disability
119,425
39.8%
120,630
40.0%
0.2%
+/-3.8%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
2,677,646
100%
2,725,440
100%
47,794
+/-9,511
yes
Same house
2,143,797
80.1%
2,255,461
82.8%
2.7%
+/-1.8%
yes
Different house in the U.S.
492,685
18.4%
438,982
16.1%
- 2.3%
+/-1.7%
yes
Same county
364,943
13.6%
314,874
11.6%
- 2.0%
+/-1.5%
yes
Different county
127,742
4.8%
124,108
4.6%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Same state
59,348
2.2%
50,647
1.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Different state
68,394
2.6%
73,461
2.7%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Abroad
41,164
1.5%
30,997
1.1%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
2,716,820
100%
2,765,808
100%
48,988
*****
- -
Native
2,136,032
78.6%
2,171,746
78.5%
- 0.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Born in United States
2,092,909
77.0%
2,122,573
76.7%
- 0.3%
+/-1.5%
no
State of residence
1,213,071
44.7%
1,269,783
45.9%
1.2%
+/-1.7%
no
Different state
879,838
32.4%
852,790
30.8%
- 1.6%
+/-1.3%
yes
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
43,123
1.6%
49,173
1.8%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Foreign born
580,788
21.4%
594,062
21.5%
0.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Naturalized citizen
240,991
41.5%
249,589
42.0%
0.5%
+/-3.0%
no
Not a citizen
339,797
58.5%
344,473
58.0%
- 0.5%
+/-5.6%
no
Entered 1990 or later
216,016
37.2%
239,968
40.4%
3.2%
+/-5.4%
no
Entered before 1990
364,772
62.8%
354,094
59.6%
- 3.2%
+/-2.3%
yes
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
580,788
100%
594,062
100%
13,274
+/-40,191
no
Europe
47,362
8.2%
47,366
8.0%
- 0.2%
+/-2.0%
no
Asia
190,670
32.8%
199,047
33.5%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Africa
8,121
1.4%
12,550
2.1%
0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Oceania
2,696
0.5%
7,358
1.2%
0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
Latin America
318,422
54.8%
314,347
52.9%
- 1.9%
+/-3.5%
no
Northern America
13,517
2.3%
13,394
2.3%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
2,519,238
100%
2,554,709
100%
35,471
+/-2,493
yes
English only
1,681,764
66.8%
1,688,269
66.1%
- 0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Language other than English
837,474
33.2%
866,440
33.9%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
312,367
12.4%
411,285
16.1%
3.7%
+/-1.5%
yes
Spanish
577,527
22.9%
597,239
23.4%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
219,238
8.7%
287,434
11.3%
2.6%
+/-1.3%
yes
Other Indo-European languages
65,203
2.6%
61,608
2.4%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
14,350
0.6%
24,530
1.0%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
175,998
7.0%
180,422
7.1%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
72,475
2.9%
84,564
3.3%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Other languages
18,746
0.7%
27,171
1.1%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
6,304
0.3%
14,757
0.6%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
2,716,820
100%
2,765,808
100%
48,988
*****
- -
Arab
21,971
0.8%
22,308
0.8%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Czech
7,821
0.3%
8,280
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
16,063
0.6%
14,393
0.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
32,729
1.2%
38,050
1.4%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
English
264,883
9.7%
276,761
10.0%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
French (except Basque)
71,426
2.6%
70,027
2.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
French Canadian
15,010
0.6%
14,276
0.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
German
337,718
12.4%
328,579
11.9%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Greek
9,177
0.3%
15,915
0.6%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Hungarian
14,720
0.5%
13,163
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
253,910
9.3%
247,322
8.9%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Italian
111,649
4.1%
123,873
4.5%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Lithuanian
5,645
0.2%
3,527
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
39,215
1.4%
40,276
1.5%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Polish
49,302
1.8%
55,519
2.0%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Portuguese
10,627
0.4%
18,922
0.7%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Russian
20,504
0.8%
29,727
1.1%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Scotch-Irish
45,480
1.7%
42,383
1.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Scottish
43,013
1.6%
47,414
1.7%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Slovak
4,007
0.1%
5,203
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
12,345
0.5%
12,806
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Swedish
47,357
1.7%
43,950
1.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Swiss
6,880
0.3%
7,953
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
5,098
0.2%
3,442
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
United States or American
126,156
4.6%
141,986
5.1%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Welsh
15,059
0.6%
16,320
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
9,566
0.4%
3,261
0.1%
- 0.3%
+/-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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