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American Community Survey Change Profile 2000 - 2002  
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TABLE 2. SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate		 2000
Percent
Distribution		 2002
Estimate		 2002
Percent
Distribution		 Difference
(2002 - 2000)		 Margin
of Error
of Difference		 Statistically
Significant
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
72,556,563
100%
74,649,109
100%
2,092,546
+/-299,150
yes
Nursery school, preschool
4,329,510
6.0%
4,613,179
6.2%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Kindergarten
3,952,599
5.4%
4,005,938
5.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
32,913,797
45.4%
33,050,162
44.3%
- 1.1%
+/-0.2%
yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)
15,746,178
21.7%
16,205,528
21.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
College or graduate school
15,614,479
21.5%
16,774,302
22.5%
1.0%
+/-0.3%
yes
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
177,532,915
100%
182,686,266
100%
5,153,351
+/-105,640
yes
Less than 9th grade
12,370,995
7.0%
12,195,857
6.7%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
20,380,439
11.5%
19,521,170
10.7%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
High school graduate (including equivalency)
52,502,367
29.6%
54,065,931
29.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some college, no degree
36,446,708
20.5%
37,198,258
20.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Associate degree
11,471,599
6.5%
12,342,463
6.8%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Bachelor's degree
28,456,977
16.0%
30,253,236
16.6%
0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
Graduate or professional degree
15,903,830
9.0%
17,109,351
9.4%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
81.6
(NA)
82.6
(NA)
1.0
+/-0.3
yes
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
25.0
(NA)
25.9
(NA)
0.9
+/-0.3
yes
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
102,807,473
100%
106,102,671
100%
3,295,198
+/-60,189
yes
Never married
30,952,067
30.1%
31,947,159
30.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Now married, except separated
58,316,680
56.7%
60,392,481
56.9%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Separated
1,874,660
1.8%
1,895,600
1.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Widowed
2,597,677
2.5%
2,579,299
2.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Divorced
9,066,389
8.8%
9,288,132
8.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
110,810,409
100%
113,945,212
100%
3,134,803
+/-65,482
yes
Never married
26,977,973
24.3%
27,872,375
24.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Now married, except separated
57,277,407
51.7%
59,026,540
51.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Separated
2,911,767
2.6%
3,058,428
2.7%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Widowed
11,276,917
10.2%
11,149,354
9.8%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Divorced
12,366,345
11.2%
12,838,515
11.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
4,272,782
100%
4,255,235
100%
-17,547
+/-100,650
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,258,037
29.4%
1,214,176
28.5%
- 0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
38
(NA)
36
(NA)
-2
+/-2
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
29.4
(NA)
28.5
(NA)
-0.9
+/-1.2
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
59
(NA)
58
(NA)
-1
+/-2
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
41
(NA)
34
(NA)
-7
+/-3
yes
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
110
(NA)
110
(NA)
0
+/-3
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
22
(NA)
22
(NA)
0
+/-2
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
5,581,784
100%
5,777,430
100%
195,646
+/-124,841
yes
Responsible for grandchildren
2,352,724
42.2%
2,468,498
42.7%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
less than 1 year
538,363
22.9%
548,748
22.2%
- 0.7%
+/-1.7%
no
1 or 2 years
565,923
24.1%
584,391
23.7%
- 0.4%
+/-1.7%
no
3 or 4 years
415,979
17.7%
392,465
15.9%
- 1.8%
+/-1.3%
yes
5 or more years
832,459
35.4%
942,894
38.2%
2.8%
+/-1.3%
yes
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
62.1
(NA)
61.7
(NA)
-0.4
+/-1.0
no
Percent who are married
72.6
(NA)
72.3
(NA)
-0.3
+/-1.3
no
Percent who are in labor force
57.1
(NA)
58.6
(NA)
1.5
+/-1.5
no
Percent who are in poverty
18.7
(NA)
18.2
(NA)
-0.5
+/-1.5
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
201,045,200
100%
207,348,585
100%
6,303,385
+/-100,815
yes
Civilian veterans
25,060,077
12.5%
24,625,877
11.9%
- 0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
63,008,572
100%
63,276,678
100%
268,106
+/-115,376
yes
With a disability
4,256,998
6.8%
4,365,209
6.9%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
157,800,683
100%
163,416,288
100%
5,615,605
+/-150,241
yes
With a disability
21,707,866
13.8%
22,543,754
13.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Percent employed
47.2
(NA)
44.8
(NA)
-2.4
+/-0.7
yes
No disability
136,092,817
86.2%
140,872,534
86.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Percent employed
79.1
(NA)
77.6
(NA)
-1.5
+/-0.2
yes
 
Population 65 years and over
32,999,708
100%
33,589,853
100%
590,145
+/-56,702
yes
With a disability
13,617,827
41.3%
14,241,901
42.4%
1.1%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
270,185,904
100%
276,956,477
100%
6,770,573
+/-77,720
yes
Same house
226,787,479
83.9%
234,597,018
84.7%
0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
Different house in the U.S.
41,312,130
15.3%
40,666,477
14.7%
- 0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
Same county
25,906,678
9.6%
26,241,083
9.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Different county
15,405,452
5.7%
14,425,394
5.2%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
Same state
8,478,905
3.1%
8,096,229
2.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Different state
6,926,547
2.6%
6,329,165
2.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Abroad
2,086,295
0.8%
1,692,982
0.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
273,643,273
100%
280,540,330
100%
6,897,057
*****
- -
Native
243,369,613
88.9%
247,491,481
88.2%
- 0.7%
+/-0.2%
yes
Born in United States
239,972,659
87.7%
243,975,416
87.0%
- 0.7%
+/-0.2%
yes
State of residence
163,648,736
59.8%
167,437,713
59.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Different state
76,323,923
27.9%
76,537,703
27.3%
- 0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
3,396,954
1.2%
3,516,065
1.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Foreign born
30,273,660
11.1%
33,048,849
11.8%
0.7%
+/-0.2%
yes
Naturalized citizen
12,256,355
40.5%
13,535,787
41.0%
0.5%
+/-0.3%
yes
Not a citizen
18,017,305
59.5%
19,513,062
59.0%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Entered 1990 or later
13,060,621
43.1%
15,665,249
47.4%
4.3%
+/-1.0%
yes
Entered before 1990
17,213,039
56.9%
17,383,600
52.6%
- 4.3%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
30,271,370
100%
33,048,849
100%
2,777,479
+/-362,652
yes
Europe
4,758,215
15.7%
4,857,924
14.7%
- 1.0%
+/-0.5%
yes
Asia
8,263,012
27.3%
8,880,369
26.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Africa
853,636
2.8%
1,013,880
3.1%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Oceania
170,542
0.6%
193,890
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Latin America
15,390,419
50.8%
17,281,472
52.3%
1.5%
+/-0.7%
yes
Northern America
835,546
2.8%
821,314
2.5%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
254,571,610
100%
261,013,660
100%
6,442,050
+/-50,731
yes
English only
210,058,515
82.5%
213,350,672
81.7%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
Language other than English
44,513,095
17.5%
47,662,988
18.3%
0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
Speak English less than "very well"
19,276,762
7.6%
20,988,273
8.0%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Spanish
26,632,994
10.5%
28,985,921
11.1%
0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
Speak English less than "very well"
12,365,323
4.9%
13,639,423
5.2%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Other Indo-European languages
9,405,391
3.7%
9,633,236
3.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
3,068,840
1.2%
3,186,925
1.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
6,766,401
2.7%
7,248,604
2.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
3,356,162
1.3%
3,600,563
1.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other languages
1,708,309
0.7%
1,795,227
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
486,437
0.2%
561,362
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
273,643,273
100%
280,540,330
100%
6,897,057
*****
- -
Arab
1,237,947
0.5%
1,292,210
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Czech
1,407,495
0.5%
1,411,073
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
1,505,450
0.6%
1,464,332
0.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
5,203,974
1.9%
5,202,267
1.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
English
28,222,890
10.3%
28,394,187
10.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
French (except Basque)
9,794,218
3.6%
9,839,776
3.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
French Canadian
2,211,688
0.8%
2,205,941
0.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
German
46,428,321
17.0%
48,276,212
17.2%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Greek
1,175,591
0.4%
1,213,807
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Hungarian
1,510,878
0.6%
1,574,444
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
33,048,744
12.1%
34,262,120
12.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Italian
15,916,396
5.8%
16,632,885
5.9%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Lithuanian
715,039
0.3%
715,973
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
4,524,953
1.7%
4,641,376
1.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Polish
9,029,440
3.3%
9,292,875
3.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Portuguese
1,315,514
0.5%
1,388,223
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Russian
2,975,628
1.1%
3,000,233
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Scotch-Irish
5,205,335
1.9%
5,288,552
1.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Scottish
5,406,421
2.0%
5,712,574
2.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Slovak
817,302
0.3%
817,649
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
1,530,987
0.6%
1,673,473
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Swedish
4,342,160
1.6%
4,365,979
1.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Swiss
993,552
0.4%
1,025,408
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
857,460
0.3%
880,278
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
United States or American
20,092,896
7.3%
19,941,762
7.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Welsh
1,895,726
0.7%
1,859,547
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
1,914,410
0.7%
1,932,835
0.7%
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 American Community Survey will tend to be lower than similar estimates from Census 2000 and the Current Population Survey because the school enrollment estimates from the American Community 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 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 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, 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 Percent Distribution, Difference , Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

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