ACS: 2001-2002 ACS Change Profile for United States -- Table 2


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TABLE 2. SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
	2001 Estimate	2001 Percent Distribution	2002 Estimate	2002 Percent Distribution	Difference (2002 - 2001)	Margin of Error of Difference	Statistically Significant
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	73,187,876	100%	74,649,109	100%	1,461,233	+/-280,040	yes
Nursery school, preschool	4,364,168	6.0%	4,613,179	6.2%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Kindergarten	3,958,479	5.4%	4,005,938	5.4%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	33,122,270	45.3%	33,050,162	44.3%	- 1.0%	+/-0.2%	yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)	15,893,079	21.7%	16,205,528	21.7%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
College or graduate school	15,849,880	21.7%	16,774,302	22.5%	0.8%	+/-0.3%	yes

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	179,959,220	100%	182,686,266	100%	2,727,046	+/-104,666	yes
Less than 9th grade	12,050,539	6.7%	12,195,857	6.7%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	20,189,613	11.2%	19,521,170	10.7%	- 0.5%	+/-0.2%	yes
High school graduate (including equivalency)	53,215,485	29.6%	54,065,931	29.6%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Some college, no degree	36,660,448	20.4%	37,198,258	20.4%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Associate degree	11,913,275	6.6%	12,342,463	6.8%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Bachelor's degree	29,388,626	16.3%	30,253,236	16.6%	0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes
Graduate or professional degree	16,541,234	9.2%	17,109,351	9.4%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.1	(NA)	82.6	(NA)	0.5	+/-0.3	yes
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.5	(NA)	25.9	(NA)	0.4	+/-0.5	no

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	104,352,108	100%	106,102,671	100%	1,750,563	+/-67,477	yes
Never married	31,315,860	30.0%	31,947,159	30.1%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Now married, except separated	59,522,139	57.0%	60,392,481	56.9%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Separated	1,904,388	1.8%	1,895,600	1.8%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Widowed	2,537,291	2.4%	2,579,299	2.4%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Divorced	9,072,430	8.7%	9,288,132	8.8%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no

Females 15 years and over	112,373,447	100%	113,945,212	100%	1,571,765	+/-61,941	yes
Never married	27,257,850	24.3%	27,872,375	24.5%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Now married, except separated	58,334,919	51.9%	59,026,540	51.8%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Separated	2,993,248	2.7%	3,058,428	2.7%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Widowed	11,165,968	9.9%	11,149,354	9.8%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Divorced	12,621,462	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	4,287,391	100%	4,255,235	100%	-32,156	+/-97,437	no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,252,647	29.2%	1,214,176	28.5%	- 0.7%	+/-1.0%	no
Per 1,000 unmarried women	37	(NA)	36	(NA)	-1	+/-2	no
As a percent of all women with a birth	29.2	(NA)	28.5	(NA)	-0.7	+/-1.0	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	38	(NA)	34	(NA)	-4	+/-2	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	23	(NA)	22	(NA)	-1	+/-2	no

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households	5,680,274	100%	5,777,430	100%	97,156	+/-123,432	no
Responsible for grandchildren	2,431,349	42.8%	2,468,498	42.7%	- 0.1%	+/-1.0%	no
less than 1 year	527,500	21.7%	548,748	22.2%	0.5%	+/-1.5%	no
1 or 2 years	621,157	25.5%	584,391	23.7%	- 1.8%	+/-1.3%	yes
3 or 4 years	371,032	15.3%	392,465	15.9%	0.6%	+/-1.3%	no
5 or more years	911,660	37.5%	942,894	38.2%	0.7%	+/-1.7%	no

Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female	62.5	(NA)	61.7	(NA)	-0.8	+/-1.0	no
Percent who are married	72.1	(NA)	72.3	(NA)	0.2	+/-1.5	no
Percent who are in labor force	58.1	(NA)	58.6	(NA)	0.5	+/-1.3	no
Percent who are in poverty	20.0	(NA)	18.2	(NA)	-1.8	+/-1.3	yes

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	204,113,872	100%	207,348,585	100%	3,234,713	+/-107,555	yes
Civilian veterans	24,774,105	12.1%	24,625,877	11.9%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	63,253,880	100%	63,276,678	100%	22,798	+/-109,202	no
With a disability	4,185,627	6.6%	4,365,209	6.9%	0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes

Population 21 to 64 years	160,478,067	100%	163,416,288	100%	2,938,221	+/-152,430	yes
With a disability	21,833,158	13.6%	22,543,754	13.8%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Percent employed	46.0	(NA)	44.8	(NA)	-1.2	+/-0.5	yes
No disability	138,644,909	86.4%	140,872,534	86.2%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Percent employed	78.4	(NA)	77.6	(NA)	-0.8	+/-0.2	yes

Population 65 years and over	33,259,002	100%	33,589,853	100%	330,851	+/-52,422	yes
With a disability	14,038,732	42.2%	14,241,901	42.4%	0.2%	+/-0.5%	no

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	273,446,689	100%	276,956,477	100%	3,509,788	+/-82,526	yes
Same house	232,141,423	84.9%	234,597,018	84.7%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Different house in the U.S.	39,344,257	14.4%	40,666,477	14.7%	0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes
Same county	25,035,740	9.2%	26,241,083	9.5%	0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes
Different county	14,308,517	5.2%	14,425,394	5.2%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Same state	7,779,884	2.8%	8,096,229	2.9%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Different state	6,528,633	2.4%	6,329,165	2.3%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Abroad	1,961,009	0.7%	1,692,982	0.6%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no

PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population	277,017,622	100%	280,540,330	100%	3,522,708	*****	- -
Native	245,535,342	88.6%	247,491,481	88.2%	- 0.4%	+/-0.2%	yes
Born in United States	241,984,358	87.4%	243,975,416	87.0%	- 0.4%	+/-0.2%	yes
State of residence	165,602,516	59.8%	167,437,713	59.7%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Different state	76,381,842	27.6%	76,537,703	27.3%	- 0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)	3,550,984	1.3%	3,516,065	1.3%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Foreign born	31,482,280	11.4%	33,048,849	11.8%	0.4%	+/-0.2%	yes
Naturalized citizen	12,739,684	40.5%	13,535,787	41.0%	0.5%	+/-0.5%	no
Not a citizen	18,742,596	59.5%	19,513,062	59.0%	- 0.5%	+/-0.8%	no
Entered 1990 or later	14,276,442	45.3%	15,665,249	47.4%	2.1%	+/-0.8%	yes
Entered before 1990	17,205,838	54.7%	17,383,600	52.6%	- 2.1%	+/-0.3%	yes

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported	31,482,090	100%	33,048,849	100%	1,566,759	+/-351,306	yes
Europe	4,841,854	15.4%	4,857,924	14.7%	- 0.7%	+/-0.5%	yes
Asia	8,477,482	26.9%	8,880,369	26.9%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Africa	983,377	3.1%	1,013,880	3.1%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Oceania	197,935	0.6%	193,890	0.6%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Latin America	16,141,032	51.3%	17,281,472	52.3%	1.0%	+/-0.5%	yes
Northern America	840,410	2.7%	821,314	2.5%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	257,752,048	100%	261,013,660	100%	3,261,612	+/-48,385	yes
English only	211,742,117	82.1%	213,350,672	81.7%	- 0.4%	+/-0.2%	yes
Language other than English	46,009,931	17.9%	47,662,988	18.3%	0.4%	+/-0.2%	yes
Speak English less than "very well"	20,051,100	7.8%	20,988,273	8.0%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Spanish	27,919,048	10.8%	28,985,921	11.1%	0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes
Speak English less than "very well"	12,951,355	5.0%	13,639,423	5.2%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Other Indo-European languages	9,449,007	3.7%	9,633,236	3.7%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Speak English less than "very well"	3,101,566	1.2%	3,186,925	1.2%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	6,927,388	2.7%	7,248,604	2.8%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Speak English less than "very well"	3,466,531	1.3%	3,600,563	1.4%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Other languages	1,714,488	0.7%	1,795,227	0.7%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Speak English less than "very well"	531,648	0.2%	561,362	0.2%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no

ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population	277,017,622	100%	280,540,330	100%	3,522,708	*****	- -
Arab	1,312,861	0.5%	1,292,210	0.5%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Czech	1,422,061	0.5%	1,411,073	0.5%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Danish	1,494,923	0.5%	1,464,332	0.5%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Dutch	5,278,291	1.9%	5,202,267	1.9%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
English	28,292,209	10.2%	28,394,187	10.1%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
French (except Basque)	9,846,302	3.6%	9,839,776	3.5%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
French Canadian	2,251,326	0.8%	2,205,941	0.8%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
German	47,770,828	17.2%	48,276,212	17.2%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Greek	1,172,076	0.4%	1,213,807	0.4%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Hungarian	1,478,289	0.5%	1,574,444	0.6%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Irish	33,655,743	12.1%	34,262,120	12.2%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Italian	16,386,783	5.9%	16,632,885	5.9%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Lithuanian	681,464	0.2%	715,973	0.3%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Norwegian	4,591,699	1.7%	4,641,376	1.7%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Polish	9,237,680	3.3%	9,292,875	3.3%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Portuguese	1,321,059	0.5%	1,388,223	0.5%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Russian	2,896,327	1.0%	3,000,233	1.1%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Scotch-Irish	5,150,581	1.9%	5,288,552	1.9%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Scottish	5,626,524	2.0%	5,712,574	2.0%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Slovak	863,940	0.3%	817,649	0.3%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Subsaharan African	1,621,773	0.6%	1,673,473	0.6%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Swedish	4,368,320	1.6%	4,365,979	1.6%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Swiss	948,030	0.3%	1,025,408	0.4%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Ukrainian	873,787	0.3%	880,278	0.3%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
United States or American	20,577,847	7.4%	19,941,762	7.1%	- 0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes
Welsh	1,964,881	0.7%	1,859,547	0.7%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,727,409	0.6%	1,932,835	0.7%	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.

For the characteristic Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income, the percent distributions are calculated based on the total number of Housing Units With a Mortgage and Housing Units Without a Mortgage minus the number of housing units in the not computed category.

For the characteristic Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income, the percent distributions are calculated based on the total number of Specified Renter Occupied Units minus the number of units in the not computed category.

For the characteristic Gross Rent, the percent distributions and medians are calculated based on the total number of Specified Renter Occupied Units minus the number of units in the no cash rent category.

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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