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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
475,775
100%
495,806
100%
20,031
+/-17,708
yes
Nursery school, preschool
19,184
4.0%
20,507
4.1%
0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Kindergarten
17,350
3.6%
26,361
5.3%
1.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
211,748
44.5%
237,037
47.8%
3.3%
+/-1.5%
yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)
104,350
21.9%
98,171
19.8%
- 2.1%
+/-1.5%
yes
College or graduate school
123,143
25.9%
113,730
22.9%
- 3.0%
+/-2.8%
yes
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,014,761
100%
1,046,154
100%
31,393
+/-6,767
yes
Less than 9th grade
53,946
5.3%
59,563
5.7%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
81,971
8.1%
98,479
9.4%
1.3%
+/-1.5%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
256,678
25.3%
250,649
24.0%
- 1.3%
+/-2.3%
no
Some college, no degree
260,096
25.6%
268,095
25.6%
0.0%
+/-1.8%
no
Associate degree
92,589
9.1%
93,753
9.0%
- 0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
Bachelor's degree
188,089
18.5%
182,912
17.5%
- 1.0%
+/-1.8%
no
Graduate or professional degree
81,392
8.0%
92,703
8.9%
0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
86.6
(NA)
84.9
(NA)
-1.7
+/-1.8
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
26.6
(NA)
26.3
(NA)
-0.3
+/-2.1
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
590,253
100%
609,763
100%
19,510
+/-4,237
yes
Never married
180,035
30.5%
190,651
31.3%
0.8%
+/-2.1%
no
Now married, except separated
318,724
54.0%
345,459
56.7%
2.7%
+/-2.6%
yes
Separated
14,558
2.5%
10,140
1.7%
- 0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
Widowed
13,282
2.3%
13,686
2.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Divorced
63,654
10.8%
49,827
8.2%
- 2.6%
+/-1.8%
yes
 
Females 15 years and over
639,649
100%
660,742
100%
21,093
+/-3,985
yes
Never married
161,297
25.2%
173,334
26.2%
1.0%
+/-1.8%
no
Now married, except separated
312,286
48.8%
324,477
49.1%
0.3%
+/-2.6%
no
Separated
19,838
3.1%
21,608
3.3%
0.2%
+/-1.2%
no
Widowed
55,270
8.6%
58,648
8.9%
0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Divorced
90,958
14.2%
82,675
12.5%
- 1.7%
+/-1.8%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
22,670
100%
25,288
100%
2,618
+/-7,041
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
4,187
18.5%
6,104
24.1%
5.6%
+/-13.4%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
20
(NA)
29
(NA)
9
+/-18
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
18.5
(NA)
24.1
(NA)
5.6
+/-12.7
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
53
(NA)
58
(NA)
5
+/-17
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
21
(NA)
11
(NA)
-10
+/-23
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
105
(NA)
107
(NA)
2
+/-35
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
22
(NA)
30
(NA)
8
+/-15
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
28,100
100%
31,313
100%
3,213
+/-9,326
no
Responsible for grandchildren
9,937
35.4%
10,839
34.6%
- 0.8%
+/-13.5%
no
less than 1 year
2,247
22.6%
2,337
21.6%
- 1.0%
+/-20.6%
no
1 or 2 years
2,228
22.4%
1,506
13.9%
- 8.5%
+/-18.8%
no
3 or 4 years
2,249
22.6%
1,200
11.1%
-11.5%
+/-17.2%
no
5 or more years
3,213
32.3%
5,796
53.5%
21.2%
+/-25.2%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
59.7
(NA)
58.5
(NA)
-1.2
+/-15.8
no
Percent who are married
72.1
(NA)
82.7
(NA)
10.6
+/-21.0
no
Percent who are in labor force
57.3
(NA)
58.6
(NA)
1.3
+/-21.0
no
Percent who are in poverty
14.1
(NA)
17.6
(NA)
3.5
+/-21.0
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
1,155,184
100%
1,193,956
100%
38,772
+/-2,643
yes
Civilian veterans
163,815
14.2%
150,145
12.6%
- 1.6%
+/-1.2%
yes
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
397,483
100%
417,858
100%
20,375
+/-9,034
yes
With a disability
32,424
8.2%
32,423
7.8%
- 0.4%
+/-2.1%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
907,608
100%
943,975
100%
36,367
+/-8,643
yes
With a disability
140,796
15.5%
146,984
15.6%
0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
Percent employed
49.7
(NA)
49.2
(NA)
-0.5
+/-5.8
no
No disability
766,812
84.5%
796,991
84.4%
- 0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
Percent employed
79.6
(NA)
80.2
(NA)
0.6
+/-2.1
no
 
Population 65 years and over
178,203
100%
187,408
100%
9,205
+/-3,470
yes
With a disability
69,415
39.0%
82,676
44.1%
5.1%
+/-5.4%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,578,807
100%
1,648,256
100%
69,449
+/-6,668
yes
Same house
1,267,053
80.3%
1,344,580
81.6%
1.3%
+/-2.1%
no
Different house in the U.S.
306,602
19.4%
283,595
17.2%