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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA
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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
4,785,489
100%
5,015,610
100%
230,121
+/-58,334
yes
Nursery school, preschool
239,660
5.0%
243,168
4.8%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Kindergarten
290,798
6.1%
271,206
5.4%
- 0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
2,097,863
43.8%
2,298,052
45.8%
2.0%
+/-0.5%
yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)
1,015,765
21.2%
1,047,224
20.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
College or graduate school
1,141,403
23.9%
1,155,960
23.0%
- 0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
9,860,999
100%
9,959,209
100%
98,210
+/-9,290
yes
Less than 9th grade
1,272,895
12.9%
1,217,920
12.2%
- 0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,307,790
13.3%
1,314,815
13.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
1,992,826
20.2%
2,012,976
20.2%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Some college, no degree
2,106,348
21.4%
2,161,781
21.7%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Associate degree
707,958
7.2%
664,602
6.7%
- 0.5%
+/-0.3%
yes
Bachelor's degree
1,611,123
16.3%
1,696,352
17.0%
0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
Graduate or professional degree
862,059
8.7%
890,763
8.9%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
73.8
(NA)
74.6
(NA)
0.8
+/-0.7
yes
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
25.1
(NA)
26.0
(NA)
0.9
+/-0.7
yes
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
5,924,112
100%
5,983,683
100%
59,571
+/-7,437
yes
Never married
2,094,618
35.4%
2,096,198
35.0%
- 0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Now married, except separated
3,117,158
52.6%
3,221,017
53.8%
1.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
Separated
128,053
2.2%
111,063
1.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Widowed
127,655
2.2%
118,532
2.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Divorced
456,628
7.7%
436,873
7.3%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
6,198,453
100%
6,270,109
100%
71,656
+/-7,130
yes
Never married
1,745,004
28.2%
1,775,511
28.3%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Now married, except separated
3,058,480
49.3%
3,122,586
49.8%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Separated
215,100
3.5%
205,977
3.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Widowed
535,083
8.6%
513,326
8.2%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Divorced
644,786
10.4%
652,709
10.4%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
299,071
100%
276,092
100%
-22,979
+/-27,506
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
87,358
29.2%
70,231
25.4%
- 3.8%
+/-4.8%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
43
(NA)
34
(NA)
-9
+/-7
yes
As a percent of all women with a birth
29.2
(NA)
25.4
(NA)
-3.8
+/-4.3
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
69
(NA)
64
(NA)
-5
+/-7
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
48
(NA)
42
(NA)
-6
+/-18
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
119
(NA)
104
(NA)
-15
+/-13
yes
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
30
(NA)
33
(NA)
3
+/-7
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
451,427
100%
437,763
100%
-13,664
+/-39,427
no
Responsible for grandchildren
140,909
31.2%
131,870
30.1%
- 1.1%
+/-3.6%
no
less than 1 year
30,183
21.4%
30,581
23.2%
1.8%
+/-6.3%
no
1 or 2 years
38,816
27.5%
32,914
25.0%
- 2.5%
+/-6.9%
no
3 or 4 years
21,954
15.6%
24,966
18.9%
3.3%
+/-5.0%
no
5 or more years
49,956
35.5%
43,409
32.9%
- 2.6%
+/-7.9%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
64.4
(NA)
58.2
(NA)
-6.2
+/-4.5
yes
Percent who are married
68.3
(NA)
73.9
(NA)
5.6
+/-6.8
no
Percent who are in labor force
54.4
(NA)
57.5
(NA)
3.1
+/-6.4
no
Percent who are in poverty
19.7
(NA)
15.3
(NA)
-4.4
+/-6.4
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
11,393,315
100%
11,513,061
100%
119,746
+/-8,055
yes
Civilian veterans
1,005,479
8.8%
962,418
8.4%
- 0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
4,033,037
100%
4,204,457
100%
171,420
+/-22,559
yes
With a disability
202,758
5.0%
186,898
4.4%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
9,187,722
100%
9,264,840
100%
77,118
+/-22,437
yes
With a disability
1,126,849
12.3%
1,021,093
11.0%
- 1.3%
+/-0.7%
yes
Percent employed
46.5
(NA)
46.6
(NA)
0.1
+/-2.1
no
No disability
8,060,873
87.7%
8,243,747
89.0%
1.3%
+/-0.7%
yes
Percent employed
74.8
(NA)
75.2
(NA)
0.4
+/-0.8
no
 
Population 65 years and over
1,549,281
100%
1,584,294
100%
35,013
+/-4,592
yes
With a disability
648,717
41.9%
672,289
42.4%
0.5%
+/-1.7%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
15,830,403
100%
16,157,382
100%
326,979
+/-24,466
yes
Same house
13,365,510
84.4%
13,785,697
85.3%
0.9%
+/-0.8%
yes
Different house in the U.S.
2,284,322
14.4%
2,215,251
13.7%
- 0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
Same county
1,700,262
10.7%
1,667,021
10.3%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Different county
584,060
3.7%
548,230
3.4%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Same state
368,158
2.3%
359,794
2.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Different state
215,902
1.4%
188,436
1.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Abroad
180,571
1.1%
156,434
1.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
16,063,431
100%
16,390,545
100%
327,114
*****
- -
Native
11,106,840
69.1%
11,392,936
69.5%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Born in United States
10,953,112
68.2%
11,261,002
68.7%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
State of residence
7,727,901
48.1%
8,095,985
49.4%
1.3%
+/-0.7%
yes
Different state
3,225,211
20.1%
3,165,017
19.3%
- 0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
153,728
1.0%
131,934
0.8%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Foreign born
4,956,591
30.9%
4,997,609
30.5%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Naturalized citizen
1,918,997
38.7%
1,934,316
38.7%
0.0%
+/-1.2%
no
Not a citizen
3,037,594
61.3%
3,063,293
61.3%
0.0%
+/-1.7%
no
Entered 1990 or later
1,852,302
37.4%
1,860,198
37.2%
- 0.2%
+/-1.7%
no
Entered before 1990
3,104,289
62.6%
3,137,411
62.8%
0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
4,956,591
100%
4,997,609
100%
41,018
+/-105,169
no
Europe
283,203
5.7%
291,548
5.8%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Asia
1,465,934
29.6%
1,457,644
29.2%
- 0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Africa
61,447
1.2%
63,323
1.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Oceania
28,222
0.6%
29,220
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Latin America
3,054,013
61.6%
3,084,914
61.7%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Northern America
63,772
1.3%
70,960
1.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
14,790,808
100%
15,070,033
100%
279,225
+/-3,425
yes
English only
7,795,613
52.7%
7,910,251
52.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Language other than English
6,995,195
47.3%
7,159,782
47.5%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
3,553,371
24.0%
3,493,869
23.2%
- 0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Spanish
4,951,511
33.5%
5,166,034
34.3%
0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Speak English less than "very well"
2,617,241
17.7%
2,613,121
17.3%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Other Indo-European languages
624,310
4.2%
622,401
4.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
216,937
1.5%
218,959
1.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
1,294,088
8.7%
1,248,524
8.3%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Speak English less than "very well"
683,373
4.6%
621,440
4.1%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
Other languages
125,286
0.8%
122,823
0.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
35,820
0.2%
40,349
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
16,063,431
100%
16,390,545
100%
327,114
*****
- -
Arab
104,138
0.6%
124,334
0.8%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Czech
37,053
0.2%
40,447
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
83,153
0.5%
69,216
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
178,002
1.1%
192,170
1.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
English
1,056,200
6.6%
1,123,633
6.9%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
French (except Basque)
348,892
2.2%
342,030
2.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
French Canadian
61,882
0.4%
60,749
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
German
1,421,875
8.9%
1,416,774
8.6%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Greek
47,215
0.3%
53,157
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Hungarian
64,240
0.4%
70,098
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
1,086,849
6.8%
1,079,548
6.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Italian
587,100
3.7%
595,487
3.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Lithuanian
29,903
0.2%
25,985
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
184,447
1.1%
146,083
0.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Polish
250,936
1.6%
246,899
1.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Portuguese
40,331
0.3%
42,726
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Russian
207,086
1.3%
209,343
1.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Scotch-Irish
185,221
1.2%
178,311
1.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Scottish
223,732
1.4%
228,122
1.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Slovak
10,963
0.1%
11,524
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
72,503
0.5%
59,808
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Swedish
171,554
1.1%
180,336
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Swiss
37,806
0.2%
27,044
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
36,420
0.2%
37,525
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
United States or American
586,903
3.7%
711,300
4.3%
0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
Welsh
71,373
0.4%
69,509
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
37,282
0.2%
36,491
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
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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