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Household Survey Results
Marginal Frequency Distributions
February 2002

Section B - BTS Topical Transportation Questions

Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0102 Last month did you commute, that is, travel routinely from home to work or to attend school?
Yes    676 129,567,659  64.56  1.678
No    377  71,139,041  35.44  1.678
Subtotal valid responses  1,053 200,706,700    100  
Don’t know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0152 Altogether, about how many days did you commute last month?
29-31 days/month     84  17,918,021  14.01  1.655
22-28 days/month    189  35,946,102  28.11  1.988
15-21 days/month    340  63,380,728  49.56  2.213
8-14 days/month     41   7,610,390   5.95  0.983
1-7 days/month     13   3,040,655   2.38  0.785
Subtotal valid responses    667 127,895,896    100  
Don’t know      9   1,671,763    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    377  71,139,041    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0201 Did you commute from home to work, to school, or both?
To work    566 103,350,939  79.82  1.956
To school     31   7,147,743   5.52  1.086
Both to work and to school     78  18,979,966  14.66  1.766
Subtotal valid responses    675 129,478,648    100  
Don’t know      1      89,011    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    377  71,139,041    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0251A Which statement best describes your most frequent commuting pattern:
You go to work and to school on different days     14   3,575,722  18.84  5.131
You go to work, then directly to school     15   3,268,867  17.22  4.828
You go to work, then home, then to school     10   3,137,814  16.53  5.621
You go to school, then directly to work     19   3,413,774  17.99  4.275
You go to school, then home, then to work     13   4,185,370  22.05  5.963
Something else      7   1,398,419   7.37  3.023
Subtotal valid responses     78  18,979,966    100  
Don’t know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    975 181,726,734    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302 To get to work on a typical day last month, what were all the types of transportation you used? Anything else?
B0302A Personal vehicle
Yes    608 116,171,089  94.96  0.976
No     36   6,159,816   5.04  0.976
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302B Organized carpool or vanpool
Yes      9   1,737,443   1.42  0.542
No    635 120,593,462  98.58  0.542
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302C City-to-city bus
Yes      2     436,937   0.36  0.256
No    642 121,893,968  99.64  0.256
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302D City-to-city train
Yes      0           0   0.00  0.000
No    644 122,330,905 100.00  0.000
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302E Public transit within city or metropolitan area
Yes     44   8,193,884   6.70  1.092
No    600 114,137,021  93.30  1.092
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302F Commercial airplane
Yes      1      80,397   0.07  0.066
No    643 122,250,508  99.93  0.066
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302G Charter, private or corporate airplane
Yes      0           0   0.00  0.000
No    644 122,330,905 100.00  0.000
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302H Motorcycle, including motorized scooter or motorized bicycle
Yes      0           0   0.00  0.000
No    644 122,330,905 100.00  0.000
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302I Bicycle
Yes      5   1,446,918   1.18  0.579
No    639 120,883,987  98.82  0.579
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302J Walking, running, or jogging
Yes     27   4,991,472   4.08  0.921
No    617 117,339,433  95.92  0.921
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302K Commercial boat, ship or ferry
Yes      0           0   0.00  0.000
No    644 122,330,905 100.00  0.000
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0302L Other
Yes     13   3,070,831   2.51  0.810
No    631 119,260,074  97.49  0.810
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don't know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0310 Did you work at the same location on most days?
Yes    586 111,571,748  91.20  1.234
No     58  10,759,157   8.80  1.234
Subtotal valid responses    644 122,330,905    100  
Don’t know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    409  78,375,795    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0315 Did you work at more than one location on a typical day?
Yes     43   7,194,411  66.87  7.132
No     15   3,564,745  33.13  7.132
Subtotal valid responses     58  10,759,156    100  
Don’t know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    995 189,947,544    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0320C On a typical day, how much time did you spend traveling from worksite to worksite?
Count     43   7,194,411    
Mean  1.612       1.543    
Standard deviation  1.732       0.263    
Minimum  0.167       0.167    
25th percentile  0.5         0.5      
Median      1           1    
75th percentile      2           2    
Maximum      7           7    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0352C On a typical day, how much time did a one-way, door-to-door trip from home to work take?
Count    599 114,951,162    
Mean  0.405       0.412    
Standard deviation  0.382       0.019    
Minimum  0.017       0.017    
25th percentile  0.167       0.167    
Median  0.333       0.333    
75th percentile  0.5         0.5      
Maximum      5           5    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0370 Do you ever telecommute? That is, do you ever work at home for pay for your employer instead of working at the office? (This does not include taking work home at night or over the weekend or self-employed persons who work at home.)
Yes     87  14,231,410   7.09  0.854
No    965 186,368,465  92.91  0.854
Subtotal valid responses  1,052 200,599,875    100  
Don’t know      1     106,825    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip      0           0    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0361 Do you telecommute occasionally, on a regular basis or fixed schedule, or full time?
Occasionally     61  10,840,774  76.55  4.990
On a regular basis or fixed schedule     17   2,488,395  17.57  4.622
Full time      8     832,105   5.88  2.251
Subtotal valid responses     86  14,161,274    100  
Don’t know      1      70,136    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    966 186,475,290    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0362 About how many days did you telecommute in the past month?
Count     87  14,231,410    
Mean  8.621       6.935    
Standard deviation  9.518       0.892    
Minimum      0           0    
25th percentile      2           2    
Median      4           4    
75th percentile     15           8    
Maximum     31          31    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0365 Do you ever work at a telework center or satellite office? That is, do you ever work at an office other than your regular office TO REDUCE YOUR COMMUTE?
Yes     24   3,992,251   3.16  0.723
No    643 122,390,779  96.84  0.723
Subtotal valid responses    667 126,383,030    100  
Don’t know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    386  74,323,670    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0366 How often do you work at a telework center or satellite office? Would you say
Occasionally     11   1,678,679  42.05 11.351
On a regular basis or fixed schedule     10   1,814,640  45.45 11.616
Full time      3     498,932  12.50  8.439
Subtotal valid responses     24   3,992,251    100  
Don’t know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip  1,029 196,714,449    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B0368 About how many days did you work at a telework center or satellite office in the past month?
Count     24   3,992,251    
Mean  8.292       9.514    
Standard deviation  7.584       2.382    
Minimum      0           0    
25th percentile  3.5             3    
Median      5           5    
75th percentile     12          15    
Maximum     31          31    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
B2310 How long ago was your most recent commercial airline flight?
Less than three months ago     73  13,460,031   7.44  0.967
More than three months ago but less than one year ago    233  43,962,071  24.30  1.578
More than one year ago    492  95,490,597  52.78  1.859
Have never flown on a commercial airline    144  27,992,774  15.47  1.367
Subtotal valid responses    942 180,905,473    100  
Don’t know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Appropriate skip    111  19,801,227    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    

 

Section G - General Transportation Core Questions

Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0103 During January, did you drive or ride in a personal vehicle?
Yes  1,011 192,733,760  96.03  0.657
No     42   7,972,940   3.97  0.657
Subtotal valid responses  1,053 200,706,700    100  
Don’t know      0           0    
Refused      0           0    
Total  1,053 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0851A How many days did you drive or ride?
Count  1,004 191,519,782    
Mean 26.282      26.229    
Standard deviation  7.461