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Omnibus Survey
Household Survey Results
Marginal Frequency Distributions
July 2001

Section G – General Transportation Core Questions

Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0100 During July, did you drive a personal vehicle?
Yes        906 180,101,870  90  1.18
No         98  20,604,830  10  1.18
Subtotal valid responses      1,004 200,706,700 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850A Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         16   2,875,414   1  0.42
3-10 days         78  15,581,436   9  1.10
11-19 days         75  15,578,189   9  1.12
20 days or more        736 146,024,738  81  1.52
Subtotal valid responses        905 180,059,777 100  
Don’t know          1      42,093    
Refused          0           0    
Appropriate skip         98  20,604,830    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0150 During July, did you drive or ride in an organized carpool or vanpool?
Yes         72  17,943,968   9  1.15
No        931 182,592,008  91  1.15
Subtotal valid responses      1,003 200,535,976 100  
Don’t know          1     170,724    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850B Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         22   4,918,621  29  6.07
3-10 days         21   5,665,552  33  6.66
11-19 days         10   2,437,334  14  4.97
20 days or more         16   4,079,900  24  6.10
Subtotal valid responses         69  17,101,407 100  
Don’t know          1     400,467    
Refused          2     442,093    
Appropriate skip        932 182,762,732    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0200 During July, did you ride on a city-to-city bus?
Yes         60  13,030,605   7  0.99
No        942 187,446,643  93  0.99
Subtotal valid responses      1,002 200,477,248 100  
Don’t know          2     229,452    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850C Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         27   6,279,870  49  8.17
3-10 days         14   2,893,515  23  6.66
11-19 days          7   1,628,831  13  5.41
20 days or more         10   1,877,573  15  5.12
Subtotal valid responses         58  12,679,790 100  
Don’t know          2     350,815    
Refused          0           0    
Appropriate skip        944 187,676,095    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0900A And of these days, on how many were you away from home on travel for your business or your job?
Count         57  12,609,643    
Mean  0.614035    0.972455     
Standard deviation  2.297160    0.57         
Minimum          0           0    
25th percentile          0           0    
Median          0           0    
75th percentile          0           0    
Maximum         15          15    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0250 During July, did you ride a city-to-city train?
Yes         50  11,450,444   6  0.92
No        954 189,256,256  94  0.93
Subtotal valid responses      1,004 200,706,700 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850D Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         25   5,160,574  47  8.62
3-10 days         13   3,483,809  31  8.69
11-19 days          3     737,833   7  3.80
20 days or more          7   1,685,884  15  6.25
Subtotal valid responses         48  11,068,100 100  
Don’t know          1      40,093    
Refused          1     342,251    
Appropriate skip        954 189,256,256    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0900B And of these days, on how many were you away from home on travel for your business or your job?
Count         48  11,068,101    
Mean  1.354167    1.455642     
Standard deviation  3.710191    0.67         
Minimum          0           0    
25th percentile          0           0    
Median          0           0    
75th percentile          0           0    
Maximum         20          20    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0300 During July, did you ride on any public transit within city or metropolitan area?
Yes        147  33,171,483  17  1.43
No        857 167,535,217  83  1.43
Subtotal valid responses      1,004 200,706,700 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0800A You said you did not use public transit last month. Please tell me the main reason you did not use it.
Prefer my own vehicle        366  75,204,603  45  1.95
I am retired/not working/not in school         20   3,215,155   2  0.47
Need to make multiple stops to/from work/school          2   1,010,259   1  0.46
No public transit available in the local area        238  43,446,310  26  1.62
Don't understand/know routes and schedules         12   2,388,348   1  0.44
Not convenient (doesn’t go where I need to)         93  19,056,520  11  1.26
Not flexible (doesn’t go when I need to)         14   2,737,031   2  0.48
Takes too much time          6   1,254,569   1  0.32
Distance from home to stops is too great          7   1,471,438   1  0.36
Uncomfortable riding with strangers          1     260,653   0  0.16
Costs too much          2     290,639   0  0.13
Unreliable          0           0   0  0.00
Unsafe          0           0   0  0.00
Other         91  16,201,933  10  1.15
Subtotal valid responses        852 166,537,458 100  
Don’t know          2     438,638    
Refused          3     559,121    
Appropriate skip        147  33,171,483    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850E You said you used public transit last month. Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         58  12,195,011  38  4.75
3-10 days         38   9,148,955  28  4.61
11-19 days         14   3,327,989  10  2.96
20 days or more         35   7,894,973  24  4.30
Subtotal valid responses        145  32,566,928 100  
Don’t know          2     604,555    
Refused          0           0    
Appropriate skip        857 167,535,217    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0900C And of these days, on how many were you away from home on travel for your business or your job?
Count        143  32,101,933    
Mean  0.937063    1.034720     
Standard deviation  3.097516    0.30         
Minimum          0           0    
25th percentile          0           0    
Median          0           0    
75th percentile          0           0    
Maximum         20          20    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0350 During July, did you fly on a commercial airplane?
Yes        144  28,075,998  14  1.27
No        860 172,630,702  86  1.27
Subtotal valid responses      1,004 200,706,700 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850F Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         94  18,905,927  69  4.49
3-10 days         44   7,854,427  29  4.40
11-19 days          3     600,016   2  1.32
20 days or more          0           0   0  0.00
Subtotal valid responses        141  27,360,370 100  
Don’t know          2     650,138    
Refused          1      65,491    
Appropriate skip        860 172,630,702    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0900D And of these days, on how many were you away from home on travel for your business or your job?
Count        139  27,050,497    
Mean  1.625899    1.711116     
Standard deviation  2.857163    0.32         
Minimum          0           0    
25th percentile          0           0    
Median          0           0    
75th percentile          2           2    
Maximum         19          19    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0400 During July, did you fly on a charter, private, or corporate airplane?
Yes         19   3,637,859   2  0.52
No        985 197,068,841  98  0.52
Subtotal valid responses      1,004 200,706,700 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850G Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         17   3,310,752  97  3.01
3-10 days          1     101,151   3  3.01
11-19 days          0           0   0  0.00
20 days or more          0           0   0  0.00
Subtotal valid responses         18   3,411,903 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          1     225,956    
Appropriate skip        985 197,068,841    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0900E And of these days, on how many were you away from home on travel for your business or your job?
Count         18   3,411,903    
Mean  0.611111    0.850657     
Standard deviation  1.144752    0.32         
Minimum          0           0    
25th percentile          0           0    
Median          0           0    
75th percentile          1           2    
Maximum          4           4    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0450 During July, did you drive a motorcycle, including a motorized scooter or motorized bicycle?
Yes         68  13,816,348   7  0.91
No        936 186,890,352  93  0.91
Subtotal valid responses      1,004 200,706,700 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850H Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         26   6,180,669  45  7.04
3-10 days         24   4,719,276  35  6.47
11-19 days         10   1,610,990  12  3.90
20 days or more          7   1,070,451   8  3.24
Subtotal valid responses         67  13,581,386 100  
Don’t know          1     234,962    
Refused          0           0    
Appropriate skip        936 186,890,352    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0500 During July, did you ride a bicycle?
Yes        236  49,408,453  25  1.58
No        768 151,298,247  75 75 (1.58)
Subtotal valid responses      1,004 200,706,700 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G0850I Altogether, would you say that you did this on approximately:
1-2 days         79  15,546,260  31  3.32
3-10 days        100  20,600,119  42  3.67
11-19 days         36   7,972,153  16  2.86
20 days or more         21   5,289,919  11  2.52
Subtotal valid responses        236  49,408,453 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Appropriate skip        768 151,298,247    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G950A Primarily for what purpose did you use it?
Commuting to work or school         13   3,620,485   8  2.38
Recreation        126  26,713,056  54  3.72
Exercise         79  15,347,074  31  3.34
Personal errands         12   2,635,967   5  1.68
Some other purpose          6   1,091,871   2  0.92
Subtotal valid responses        236  49,408,453 100  
Don’t know          0           0    
Refused          0           0    
Appropriate skip        768 151,298,247    
Total      1,004 200,706,700    
Code and Questionnaire Item Unweighted Count/Value Weighted Count/Value Weighted Percentage Standard Error
G1000 And on a typical day, about how much time did you spend bicycling?
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