2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston city, Harris County pt.
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC 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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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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Population 16 years and over
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1,422,889
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100%
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1,404,119
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100%
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-18,770
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+/-31,815
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no
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In labor force
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978,141
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68.7%
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970,536
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69.1%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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976,971
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68.7%
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970,067
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69.1%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Employed
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923,134
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64.9%
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906,041
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64.5%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Unemployed
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53,837
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(NA)
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64,026
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(NA)
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10,189
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+/-8,672
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yes
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Percent unemployed
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5.5
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(NA)
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6.6
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(NA)
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1.1
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+/-1.0
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yes
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Armed Forces
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1,170
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0.1%
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469
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0.1%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Not in labor force
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444,748
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31.3%
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433,583
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30.9%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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722,444
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100%
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717,969
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100%
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-4,475
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+/-18,549
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no
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In labor force
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432,156
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59.8%
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421,609
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58.7%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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432,076
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59.8%
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421,609
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58.7%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Employed
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405,710
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56.2%
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391,316
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54.5%
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- 1.7%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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173,905
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100%
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177,578
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100%
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3,673
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+/-13,596
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no
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All parents in family in labor force
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95,987
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55.2%
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90,160
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50.8%
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- 4.4%
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+/-6.3%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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292,259
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100%
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319,673
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100%
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27,414
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+/-22,150
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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192,780
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66.0%
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205,549
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64.3%
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- 1.7%
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+/-3.6%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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110,444
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100%
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100,741
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100%
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-9,703
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+/-8,923
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yes
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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22,978
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20.8%
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19,159
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19.0%
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- 1.8%
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+/-5.6%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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11,529
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10.4%
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9,267
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9.2%
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- 1.2%
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+/-3.8%
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no
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COMMUTING TO WORK
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Workers 16 years and over
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903,011
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100%
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880,521
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100%
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-22,490
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+/-28,807
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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657,142
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72.8%
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661,933
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75.2%
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2.4%
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+/-2.3%
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yes
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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132,846
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14.7%
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114,953
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13.1%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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53,934
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6.0%
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43,737
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5.0%
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- 1.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Walked
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24,150
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2.7%
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17,156
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1.9%
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- 0.8%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Other means
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10,800
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1.2%
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12,258
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1.4%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Worked at home
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24,139
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2.7%
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30,484
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3.5%
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0.8%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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25.7
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(NA)
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25.5
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(NA)
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-0.2
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+/-0.8
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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923,134
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100%
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906,041
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100%
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-17,093
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+/-28,801
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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278,870
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30.2%
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286,781
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31.7%
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1.5%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Service occupations
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152,573
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16.5%
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148,803
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16.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Sales and office occupations
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239,207
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25.9%
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233,583
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25.8%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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2,382
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0.3%
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1,388
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0.2%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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118,771
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12.9%
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114,850
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12.7%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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131,331
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14.2%
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120,636
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13.3%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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INDUSTRY
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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17,724
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1.9%
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15,425
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1.7%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Construction
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98,852
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10.7%
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95,487
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10.5%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Manufacturing
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98,336
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10.7%
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100,141
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11.1%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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41,811
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4.5%
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39,866
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4.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Retail trade
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99,254
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10.8%
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95,738
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10.6%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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51,823
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5.6%
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58,674
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6.5%
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0.9%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Information
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19,133
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2.1%
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25,108
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2.8%
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0.7%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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64,089
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6.9%
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57,782
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6.4%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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111,889
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12.1%
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116,430
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12.9%
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0.8%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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158,778
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17.2%
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147,499
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16.3%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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79,237
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8.6%
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86,535
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9.6%
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1.0%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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59,327
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6.4%
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45,762
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5.1%
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- 1.3%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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Public administration
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22,881
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2.5%
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21,594
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2.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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CLASS OF WORKER
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Private wage and salary workers
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761,202
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82.5%
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749,674
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82.7%
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0.2%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Government workers
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96,620
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10.5%
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94,652
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10.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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63,798
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6.9%
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59,496
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6.6%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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1,514
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0.2%
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2,219
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0.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
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Total households
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700,770
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100%
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709,949
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100%
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9,179
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+/-16,932
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no
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Less than $10,000
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62,178
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8.9%
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68,927
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9.7%
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0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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49,998
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7.1%
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48,441
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6.8%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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108,952
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15.5%
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104,084
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14.7%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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112,214
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16.0%
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98,497
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13.9%
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- 2.1%
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+/-1.7%
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yes
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$35,000 to $49,999
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122,796
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17.5%
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125,729
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17.7%
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0.2%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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112,987
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16.1%
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124,835
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17.6%
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1.5%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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54,922
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7.8%
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53,600
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7.5%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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46,094
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6.6%
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52,373
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7.4%
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0.8%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$150,000 to $199,999
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14,496
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2.1%
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16,478
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2.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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$200,000 or more
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16,133
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2.3%
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16,985
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2.4%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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36,745
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(NA)
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38,760
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(NA)
|
2,015
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+/-1,889
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yes
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Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
52,345
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(NA)
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53,424
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(NA)
|
1,079
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+/-2,175
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no
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With earnings
|
606,397
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86.5%
|
611,353
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86.1%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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51,548
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(NA)
|
53,416
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(NA)
|
1,868
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+/-2,294
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no
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With Social Security
|
127,510
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18.2%
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132,345
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18.6%
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0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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|
Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
11,864
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(NA)
|
11,689
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(NA)
|
-175
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+/-571
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no
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With retirement income
|
67,825
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9.7%
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67,972
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9.6%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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18,096
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(NA)
|
16,254
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(NA)
|
-1,842
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+/-2,927
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no
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
|
140,196
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20.0%
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136,433
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19.2%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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With Supplemental Security Income
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20,688
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3.0%
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18,898
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2.7%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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5,876
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(NA)
|
6,397
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(NA)
|
521
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+/-813
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no
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With cash public assistance income
|
11,285
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1.6%
|
13,850
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2.0%
|
0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
|
|
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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2,313
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(NA)
|
1,776
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(NA)
|
-537
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+/-563
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no
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
36,446
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5.2%
|
39,415
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5.6%
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0.4%
|
+/-1.0%
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no
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
|
91,057
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13.0%
|
88,156
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12.4%
|
- 0.6%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Families
|
442,535
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100%
|
453,095
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100%
|
10,560
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+/-17,180
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no
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Less than $10,000
|
30,283
|
6.8%
|
30,937
|
6.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-1.5%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
|
27,960
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6.3%
|
26,014
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5.7%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
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$15,000 to $24,999
|
68,295
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15.4%
|
66,399
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14.7%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
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$25,000 to $34,999
|
70,028
|
15.8%
|
60,025
|
13.2%
|
- 2.6%
|
+/-2.1%
|
yes
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$35,000 to $49,999
|
71,447
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16.1%
|
78,620
|
17.4%
|
1.3%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
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|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
75,656
|
17.1%
|
86,106
|
19.0%
|
1.9%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
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|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
39,043
|
8.8%
|
38,553
|
8.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
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|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
34,847
|
7.9%
|
37,518
|
8.3%
|
0.4%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
12,056
|
2.7%
|
13,951
|
3.1%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
12,920
|
2.9%
|
14,972
|
3.3%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
39,579
|
(NA)
|
43,110
|
(NA)
|
3,531
|
+/-2,185
|
yes
|
|
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
57,658
|
(NA)
|
59,888
|
(NA)
|
2,230
|
+/-3,181
|
no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
20,413
|
(NA)
|
20,576
|
(NA)
|
163
|
+/-762
|
no
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
258,235
|
100%
|
256,854
|
100%
|
-1,381
|
+/-14,127
|
no
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
31,224
|
(NA)
|
30,996
|
(NA)
|
-228
|
+/-1,653
|
no
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
40,811
|
(NA)
|
39,831
|
(NA)
|
-980
|
+/-2,909
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
21,565
|
(NA)
|
23,200
|
(NA)
|
1,635
|
+/-1,097
|
yes
|
|
Male full-time, year-round workers
|
27,993
|
(NA)
|
30,944
|
(NA)
|
2,951
|
+/-1,706
|
yes
|
|
Female full-time, year-round workers
|
26,858
|
(NA)
|
29,317
|
(NA)
|
2,459
|
+/-2,371
|
yes
|
|
|
|
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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|
Families
|
62,474
|
100%
|
62,198
|
100%
|
-276
|
+/-8,608
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
50,802
|
81.3%
|
52,491
|
84.4%
|
3.1%
|
+/-4.5%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
8,727
|
14.0%
|
12,577
|
20.2%
|
6.2%
|
+/-6.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families with female householder, no husband present
|
31,020
|
100%
|
35,816
|
100%
|
4,796
|
+/-6,696
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
26,388
|
85.1%
|
31,627
|
88.3%
|
3.2%
|
+/-5.0%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
5,674
|
18.3%
|
6,507
|
18.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-8.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Individuals
|
309,800
|
100%
|
324,065
|
100%
|
14,265
|
+/-34,709
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
185,756
|
60.0%
|
182,544
|
56.3%
|
- 3.7%
|
+/-1.7%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
12,996
|
4.2%
|
23,015
|
7.1%
|
2.9%
|
+/-1.2%
|
yes
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
122,199
|
39.4%
|
136,118
|
42.0%
|
2.6%
|
+/-4.0%
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
81,822
|
26.4%
|
92,613
|
28.6%
|
2.2%
|
+/-3.8%
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
68,349
|
22.1%
|
78,683
|
24.3%
|
2.2%
|
+/-2.8%
|
no
|
|
|
|
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Individuals
|
16.6
|
(NA)
|
17.1
|
(NA)
|
0.5
|
+/-1.8
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
13.6
|
(NA)
|
13.5
|
(NA)
|
-0.1
|
+/-1.5
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
8.1
|
(NA)
|
14.1
|
(NA)
|
6.0
|
+/-2.6
|
yes
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
24.6
|
(NA)
|
25.4
|
(NA)
|
0.8
|
+/-3.5
|
no
|
|
Related children under 5 years
|
26.3
|
(NA)
|
27.0
|
(NA)
|
0.7
|
+/-5.0
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
23.9
|
(NA)
|
24.8
|
(NA)
|
0.9
|
+/-4.0
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
18.4
|
(NA)
|
21.8
|
(NA)
|
3.4
|
+/-2.6
|
yes
|
|
|
|