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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
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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
1,163,482
100%
1,203,851
100%
40,369
+/-22,333
yes
Nursery school, preschool
73,381
6.3%
79,179
6.6%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Kindergarten
66,683
5.7%
72,181
6.0%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
554,958
47.7%
571,835
47.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
High school grade (grades 9-12)
256,756
22.1%
261,314
21.7%
- 0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
College or graduate school
211,704
18.2%
219,342
18.2%
0.0%
+/-1.3%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
2,494,835
100%
2,543,867
100%
49,032
+/-17,612
yes
Less than 9th grade
284,019
11.4%
278,077
10.9%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
292,665
11.7%
323,232
12.7%
1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
586,935
23.5%
552,737
21.7%
- 1.8%
+/-1.2%
yes
Some college, no degree
532,064
21.3%
529,799
20.8%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Associate degree
124,297
5.0%
135,312
5.3%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Bachelor's degree
453,206
18.2%
484,046
19.0%
0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
Graduate or professional degree
221,649
8.9%
240,664
9.5%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
76.9
(NA)
76.4
(NA)
-0.5
+/-1.0
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
27.1
(NA)
28.5
(NA)
1.4
+/-1.0
yes
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,520,307
100%
1,546,466
100%
26,159
+/-11,580
yes
Never married
497,516
32.7%
481,557
31.1%
- 1.6%
+/-1.2%
yes
Now married, except separated
857,256
56.4%
891,905
57.7%
1.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Separated
26,420
1.7%
30,761
2.0%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Widowed
27,403
1.8%
24,229
1.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Divorced
111,712
7.3%
118,014
7.6%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
1,572,737
100%
1,606,177
100%
33,440
+/-12,618
yes
Never married
404,717
25.7%
398,453
24.8%
- 0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
Now married, except separated
820,206
52.2%
853,654
53.1%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Separated
53,131
3.4%
59,211
3.7%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Widowed
120,255
7.6%
117,622
7.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Divorced
174,428
11.1%
177,237
11.0%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
76,890
100%
74,658
100%
-2,232
+/-10,631
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
21,745
28.3%
20,620
27.6%
- 0.7%
+/-7.3%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
42
(NA)
41
(NA)
-1
+/-13
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
28.3
(NA)
27.6
(NA)
-0.7
+/-6.9
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
67
(NA)
64
(NA)
-3
+/-10
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
53
(NA)
50
(NA)
-3
+/-26
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
121
(NA)
114
(NA)
-7
+/-18
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
22
(NA)
25
(NA)
3
+/-7
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
102,708
100%
107,200
100%
4,492
+/-13,641
no
Responsible for grandchildren
48,622
47.3%
47,467
44.3%
- 3.0%
+/-7.3%
no
less than 1 year
12,527
25.8%
10,950
23.1%
- 2.7%
+/-8.4%
no
1 or 2 years
14,444
29.7%
13,227
27.9%
- 1.8%
+/-10.1%
no
3 or 4 years
9,066
18.6%
7,908
16.7%
- 1.9%
+/-8.6%
no
5 or more years
12,585
25.9%
15,382
32.4%
6.5%
+/-8.1%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
62.4
(NA)
63.4
(NA)
1.0
+/-6.1
no
Percent who are married
72.9
(NA)
66.3
(NA)
-6.6
+/-8.9
no
Percent who are in labor force
64.4
(NA)
75.0
(NA)
10.6
+/-7.8
yes
Percent who are in poverty
21.5
(NA)
15.2
(NA)
-6.3
+/-7.9
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
2,893,215
100%
2,952,463
100%
59,248
+/-19,458
yes
Civilian veterans
265,768
9.2%
265,683
9.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
1,046,317
100%
1,084,455
100%
38,138
+/-14,228
yes
With a disability
50,566
4.8%
57,115
5.3%
0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
2,417,624
100%
2,462,638
100%
45,014
+/-17,424
yes
With a disability
245,702
10.2%
246,621
10.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Percent employed
50.6
(NA)
52.7
(NA)
2.1
+/-3.8
no
No disability
2,171,922
89.8%
2,216,017
90.0%
0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
Percent employed
78.1
(NA)
77.7
(NA)
-0.4
+/-1.0
no
 
Population 65 years and over
302,069
100%
311,171
100%
9,102
+/-10,416
no
With a disability
124,227
41.1%
129,156
41.5%
0.4%
+/-2.6%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
4,043,435
100%
4,152,914
100%
109,479
+/-29,288
yes
Same house
3,366,427
83.3%
3,409,064
82.1%
- 1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Different house in the U.S.
628,328
15.5%
689,609
16.6%
1.1%
+/-1.2%
no
Same county
455,247
11.3%
525,657
12.7%
1.4%
+/-1.0%
yes
Different county
173,081
4.3%
163,952
3.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Same state
105,191
2.6%
95,811
2.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Different state
67,890
1.7%
68,141
1.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Abroad
48,680
1.2%
54,241
1.3%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
4,105,445
100%
4,218,012
100%
112,567
+/-27,192
yes
Native
3,251,444
79.2%
3,335,962
79.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Born in United States
3,211,056
78.2%
3,296,886
78.2%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
State of residence
2,262,160
55.1%
2,329,276
55.2%
0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Different state
948,896
23.1%
967,610
22.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
40,388
1.0%
39,076
0.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Foreign born
854,001
20.8%
882,050
20.9%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Naturalized citizen
248,391
29.1%
259,220
29.4%
0.3%
+/-1.8%
no
Not a citizen
605,610
70.9%
622,830
70.6%
- 0.3%
+/-2.6%
no
Entered 1990 or later
439,991
51.5%
454,081
51.5%
0.0%
+/-3.3%
no
Entered before 1990
414,010
48.5%
427,969
48.5%
0.0%
+/-2.0%
no
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
854,001
100%
882,050
100%
28,049
+/-34,683
no
Europe
41,244
4.8%
44,277
5.0%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Asia
188,872
22.1%
196,394
22.3%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Africa
20,470
2.4%
24,654
2.8%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Oceania
2,234
0.3%
1,472
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Latin America
586,556
68.7%
602,774
68.3%
- 0.4%
+/-2.0%
no
Northern America
14,625
1.7%
12,479
1.4%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
3,768,281
100%
3,859,909
100%
91,628
+/-24,803
yes
English only
2,491,891
66.1%
2,546,165
66.0%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Language other than English
1,276,390
33.9%
1,313,744
34.0%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
684,257
18.2%
669,655
17.3%
- 0.9%
+/-0.7%
yes
Spanish
998,682
26.5%
1,033,487
26.8%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
565,631
15.0%
548,717
14.2%
- 0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Other Indo-European languages
106,252
2.8%
96,061
2.5%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
29,818
0.8%
27,701
0.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
145,696
3.9%
152,265
3.9%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
82,650
2.2%
81,642
2.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other languages
25,760
0.7%
31,931
0.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
6,158
0.2%
11,595
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
4,105,445
100%
4,218,012
100%
112,567
+/-27,192
yes
Arab
19,328
0.5%
25,104
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Czech
43,343
1.1%
42,443
1.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
10,437
0.3%
8,571
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
40,384
1.0%
37,187
0.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
English
302,702
7.4%
299,695
7.1%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
French (except Basque)
115,334
2.8%
120,526
2.9%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
French Canadian
15,497
0.4%
18,006
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
German
436,286
10.6%
433,676
10.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Greek
8,542
0.2%
6,551
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Hungarian
10,855
0.3%
8,503
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
299,748
7.3%
288,750
6.8%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Italian
102,150
2.5%
90,325
2.1%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Lithuanian
2,474
0.1%
3,183
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
27,966
0.7%
21,114
0.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Polish
66,252
1.6%
59,295
1.4%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Portuguese
2,884
0.1%
3,945
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Russian
17,884
0.4%
15,065
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Scotch-Irish
68,203
1.7%
66,973
1.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Scottish
60,700
1.5%
64,676
1.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Slovak
2,391
0.1%
3,350
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
28,986
0.7%
28,840
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Swedish
27,601
0.7%
24,530
0.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Swiss
5,769
0.1%
5,757
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
6,379
0.2%
4,458
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
United States or American
193,206
4.7%
254,956
6.0%
1.3%
+/-0.7%
yes
Welsh
15,074
0.4%
14,154
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
7,644
0.2%
13,361
0.3%
0.1%
+/-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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