2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston, TX PMSA
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL 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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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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1,163,482
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100%
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1,203,851
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100%
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40,369
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+/-22,333
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yes
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Nursery school, preschool
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73,381
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6.3%
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79,179
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6.6%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Kindergarten
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66,683
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5.7%
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72,181
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6.0%
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0.3%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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554,958
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47.7%
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571,835
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47.5%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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256,756
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22.1%
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261,314
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21.7%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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College or graduate school
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211,704
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18.2%
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219,342
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18.2%
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0.0%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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2,494,835
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100%
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2,543,867
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100%
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49,032
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+/-17,612
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yes
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Less than 9th grade
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284,019
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11.4%
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278,077
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10.9%
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- 0.5%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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292,665
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11.7%
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323,232
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12.7%
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1.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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586,935
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23.5%
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552,737
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21.7%
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- 1.8%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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Some college, no degree
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532,064
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21.3%
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529,799
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20.8%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Associate degree
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124,297
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5.0%
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135,312
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5.3%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Bachelor's degree
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453,206
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18.2%
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484,046
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19.0%
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0.8%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Graduate or professional degree
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221,649
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8.9%
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240,664
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9.5%
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0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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76.9
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(NA)
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76.4
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(NA)
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-0.5
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+/-1.0
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no
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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27.1
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(NA)
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28.5
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(NA)
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1.4
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+/-1.0
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yes
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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1,520,307
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100%
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1,546,466
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100%
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26,159
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+/-11,580
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yes
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Never married
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497,516
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32.7%
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481,557
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31.1%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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Now married, except separated
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857,256
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56.4%
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891,905
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57.7%
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1.3%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Separated
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26,420
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1.7%
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30,761
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2.0%
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0.3%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Widowed
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27,403
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1.8%
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24,229
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1.6%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Divorced
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111,712
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7.3%
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118,014
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7.6%
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0.3%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Females 15 years and over
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1,572,737
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100%
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1,606,177
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100%
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33,440
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+/-12,618
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yes
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Never married
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404,717
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25.7%
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398,453
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24.8%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Now married, except separated
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820,206
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52.2%
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853,654
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53.1%
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0.9%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Separated
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53,131
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3.4%
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59,211
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3.7%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Widowed
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120,255
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7.6%
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117,622
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7.3%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Divorced
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174,428
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11.1%
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177,237
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11.0%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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76,890
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100%
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74,658
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100%
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-2,232
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+/-10,631
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no
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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21,745
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28.3%
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20,620
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27.6%
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- 0.7%
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+/-7.3%
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no
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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42
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(NA)
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41
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(NA)
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-1
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+/-13
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no
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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28.3
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(NA)
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27.6
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(NA)
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-0.7
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+/-6.9
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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67
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(NA)
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64
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(NA)
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-3
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+/-10
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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53
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(NA)
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50
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(NA)
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-3
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+/-26
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no
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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121
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(NA)
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114
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(NA)
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-7
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+/-18
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no
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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22
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(NA)
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25
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(NA)
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3
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+/-7
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no
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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102,708
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100%
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107,200
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100%
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4,492
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+/-13,641
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no
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Responsible for grandchildren
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48,622
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47.3%
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47,467
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44.3%
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- 3.0%
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+/-7.3%
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no
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less than 1 year
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12,527
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25.8%
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10,950
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23.1%
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- 2.7%
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+/-8.4%
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no
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1 or 2 years
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14,444
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29.7%
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13,227
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27.9%
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- 1.8%
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+/-10.1%
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no
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3 or 4 years
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9,066
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18.6%
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7,908
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16.7%
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- 1.9%
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+/-8.6%
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no
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5 or more years
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12,585
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25.9%
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15,382
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32.4%
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6.5%
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+/-8.1%
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no
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Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
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Percent who are female
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62.4
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(NA)
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63.4
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(NA)
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1.0
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+/-6.1
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no
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Percent who are married
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72.9
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(NA)
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66.3
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(NA)
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-6.6
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+/-8.9
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no
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Percent who are in labor force
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64.4
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(NA)
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75.0
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(NA)
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10.6
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+/-7.8
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yes
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Percent who are in poverty
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21.5
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(NA)
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15.2
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(NA)
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-6.3
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+/-7.9
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no
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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2,893,215
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100%
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2,952,463
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100%
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59,248
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+/-19,458
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yes
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Civilian veterans
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265,768
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9.2%
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265,683
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9.0%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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1,046,317
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100%
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1,084,455
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100%
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38,138
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+/-14,228
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yes
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With a disability
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50,566
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4.8%
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57,115
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5.3%
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0.5%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Population 21 to 64 years
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2,417,624
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100%
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2,462,638
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100%
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45,014
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+/-17,424
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yes
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With a disability
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245,702
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10.2%
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246,621
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10.0%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Percent employed
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50.6
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(NA)
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52.7
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(NA)
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2.1
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+/-3.8
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no
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No disability
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2,171,922
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89.8%
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2,216,017
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90.0%
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0.2%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Percent employed
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78.1
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(NA)
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77.7
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(NA)
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-0.4
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+/-1.0
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no
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Population 65 years and over
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302,069
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100%
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311,171
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100%
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9,102
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+/-10,416
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no
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With a disability
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124,227
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41.1%
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129,156
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41.5%
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0.4%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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4,043,435
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100%
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4,152,914
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100%
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109,479
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+/-29,288
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yes
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Same house
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3,366,427
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83.3%
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3,409,064
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82.1%
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- 1.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Different house in the U.S.
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628,328
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15.5%
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689,609
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