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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Dallas 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
554,513
100%
589,403
100%
34,890
+/-21,953
yes
Nursery school, preschool
31,904
5.8%
38,308
6.5%
0.7%
+/-1.5%
no
Kindergarten
45,385
8.2%
36,492
6.2%
- 2.0%
+/-1.7%
yes
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
264,776
47.7%
291,005
49.4%
1.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)
116,116
20.9%
119,280
20.2%
- 0.7%
+/-1.8%
no
College or graduate school
96,332
17.4%
104,318
17.7%
0.3%
+/-2.3%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,337,771
100%
1,350,016
100%
12,245
+/-3,302
yes
Less than 9th grade
146,915
11.0%
129,628
9.6%
- 1.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
171,325
12.8%
162,284
12.0%
- 0.8%
+/-1.7%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
310,518
23.2%
326,963
24.2%
1.0%
+/-2.1%
no
Some college, no degree
287,214
21.5%
273,824
20.3%
- 1.2%
+/-1.8%
no
Associate degree
70,857
5.3%
80,926
6.0%
0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Bachelor's degree
242,430
18.1%
249,934
18.5%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
Graduate or professional degree
108,512
8.1%
126,457
9.4%
1.3%
+/-1.0%
yes
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
76.2
(NA)
78.4
(NA)
2.2
+/-1.8
yes
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
26.2
(NA)
27.9
(NA)
1.7
+/-1.8
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
822,676
100%
825,070
100%
2,394
+/-1,333
yes
Never married
277,358
33.7%
282,706
34.3%
0.6%
+/-2.5%
no
Now married, except separated
432,962
52.6%
441,822
53.5%
0.9%
+/-3.0%
no
Separated
16,036
1.9%
19,556
2.4%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Widowed
15,418
1.9%
15,590
1.9%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Divorced
80,902
9.8%
65,396
7.9%
- 1.9%
+/-1.7%
yes
 
Females 15 years and over
840,167
100%
841,005
100%
838
+/-1,419
no
Never married
228,372
27.2%
233,312
27.7%
0.5%
+/-2.0%
no
Now married, except separated
391,226
46.6%
394,507
46.9%
0.3%
+/-2.3%
no
Separated
33,622
4.0%
30,094
3.6%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Widowed
72,802
8.7%
68,748
8.2%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Divorced
114,145
13.6%
114,344
13.6%
0.0%
+/-1.8%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
43,105
100%
34,940
100%
-8,165
+/-9,088
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
12,684
29.4%
10,582
30.3%
0.9%
+/-12.0%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
42
(NA)
35
(NA)
-7
+/-18
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
29.4
(NA)
30.3
(NA)
0.9
+/-11.6
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
70
(NA)
58
(NA)
-12
+/-15
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
114
(NA)
52
(NA)
-62
+/-48
yes
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
113
(NA)
97
(NA)
-16
+/-30
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
14
(NA)
20
(NA)
6
+/-8
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
50,184
100%
61,426
100%
11,242
+/-12,644
no
Responsible for grandchildren
21,852
43.5%
24,139
39.3%
- 4.2%
+/-11.7%
no
less than 1 year
6,391
29.2%
2,048
8.5%
-20.7%
+/-10.7%
yes
1 or 2 years
5,086
23.3%
6,121
25.4%
2.1%
+/-14.7%
no
3 or 4 years
6,709
30.7%
2,675
11.1%
-19.6%
+/-14.0%
yes
5 or more years
3,666
16.8%
13,295
55.1%
38.3%
+/-16.0%
yes
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
65.9
(NA)
60.7
(NA)
-5.2
+/-11.2
no
Percent who are married
62.0
(NA)
82.0
(NA)
20.0
+/-16.0
yes
Percent who are in labor force
57.7
(NA)
56.2
(NA)
-1.5
+/-16.7
no
Percent who are in poverty
35.6
(NA)
13.3
(NA)
-22.3
+/-16.2
yes
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
1,567,370
100%
1,569,506
100%
2,136
+/-1,622
yes
Civilian veterans
140,850
9.0%
135,771
8.7%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
524,748
100%
532,409
100%
7,661
+/-8,557
no
With a disability
19,262
3.7%
28,673
5.4%
1.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
 
Population 21 to 64 years
1,308,820
100%
1,313,691
100%
4,871
+/-8,755
no
With a disability
130,272
10.0%
172,027
13.1%
3.1%
+/-1.5%
yes
Percent employed
51.4
(NA)
55.4
(NA)
4.0
+/-6.6
no
No disability
1,178,548
90.0%
1,141,664
86.9%
- 3.1%
+/-1.5%
yes
Percent employed
80.5
(NA)
79.3
(NA)
-1.2
+/-1.8
no
 
Population 65 years and over
167,740
100%
170,912
100%
3,172
+/-2,549
yes
With a disability
63,304
37.7%
78,177
45.7%
8.0%
+/-4.6%
yes
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
2,152,522
100%
2,180,215
100%
27,693
+/-8,397
yes
Same house
1,675,474
77.8%
1,750,494
80.3%
2.5%
+/-2.6%
no
Different house in the U.S.
435,068
20.2%
403,825
18.5%