"Table 2
Questions used in this report - October 2003",,,,,,
,Results,Margin of Error (+/-),Population Estimates (millions),Sample Size,,se
"Last month, did you work for pay or profit?",,,,,,
Yes,61%,1.71,127.3,"2,444",,0.871
No,39%,1.71,81.4,"1,632",,0.871
,100%,,208.7,"4,076",,
"Last month, did you commute, that is, travel routinely from home to work?",,,,,,
Yes,92%,1.19,117.2,"2,231",,0.605
No,8%,1.19,10.1,212,,0.605
,100%,,127.3,"2,443",,
The remaining questions were only asked of commuters.,,,,,,
"Altogether, about how many days did you commute to work last month?",,,,,,
1-7 days,4%,0.97,4.3,75,,0.496
8-14 days,7%,1.16,7.8,151,,0.592
15-21 days,53%,2.39,62.3,"1,218",,1.217
22-28 days,31%,2.22,35.8,663,,1.131
29-31 days,6%,1.15,6.6,118,,0.585
,100%,,116.8,"2,225",,
Average number of days commuting,20.3 days,.26 days,116.8,"2,225",,0.134
This question was first asked in June 2003.  Figures represent                                    averages for data from June and August 2003.,,,,,,
"On a typical day last month, to get to work did you ",,,,,,
"Drive or ride in a personal vehicle, not a company car",81%,2.65,47.9,917,,1.351
Drive or ride in a carpool or vanpool,2%,1.14,1.3,18,,0.582
Use public transit,3%,1.19,2.0,41,,0.605
Drive or ride in a company car,4%,1.30,2.6,51,,0.663
Use a combination of modes,7%,1.68,3.9,71,,0.859
"Walked, biked, or used some other mode",2%,1.07,1.7,20,,0.546
,100%,,59.4,"1,118",,
This question was first asked in June 2003.  Figures represent                                    averages for data from June and August 2003.,,,,,,
Did you drive alone or were there other commuters in your car?                                (Asked of those who used a personal car or company car only),,,,,,
Alone,86%,2.59,43.4,845,,1.319
Other commuters,11%,2.40,5.5,91,,1.223
Other non-commuters,3%,1.13,1.5,32,,0.576
,100%,,50.4,968,,
Did you work at the same location on most days?,,,,,,
Yes,91%,1.42,106.5,"2,031",,0.727
No,9%,1.42,10.7,200,,0.727
,100%,,117.2,"2,231",,
"On a typical day last month, how much time did a one-way door-to-door trip from home to work take?",,,,,,
1-15 minutes,41%,2.37,46.3,889,,1.209
16-30 minutes,36%,2.31,40.7,771,,1.178
31-45 minutes,12%,1.53,14.1,274,,0.781
46-60 minutes,6%,1.18,7.2,134,,0.603
More than 60 minutes,5%,1.03,5.2,94,,0.527
,100%,,113.5,"2,162",,
Average commuting time,26.4 min,1.3 min,,,,0.659
"On a typical day, how many miles one-way do you travel from home to work?",,,,,,
1-5 miles,29%,0.00,30.2,578,,
6-10 miles,22%,0.00,22.3,431,,
11-15 miles,17%,0.00,17.2,314,,
16-20 miles,10%,0.00,10.1,205,,
21-25 miles,7%,0.00,7.0,146,,
26-30 miles,5%,0.00,5.1,96,,
31-35 miles,3%,0.00,3.1,60,,
More than 35 miles,8%,0.00,7.9,148,,
,100%,,102.9,"1,978",,
Average number of miles one way,15.3 miles,.8 miles,,,,
Have you ever telecommuted or worked at a telework center or satellite office?,,,,,,
Telecommuted only,12%,0.00,15.5,351,,
Telework center or satellite office only,3%,0.00,4.3,74,,
Have done both,2%,0.00,2.9,60,,
Have done neither,82%,0.00,104.6,"1,959",,
,100%,,127.3,"2,444",,
Are you currently telecommuting or teleworking?,,,,,,
Telecommuting only,3%,0.00,3.3,81,,
Teleworking only,1%,0.00,0.8,16,,
Am currently doing both,<0.5%,,,,,
Am not doing either,97%,0.00,122.9,"2,341",,
,100%,,127.0,"2,438",,
NOTE:  Percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to independent rounding.  Response values for “Don’t know” and “Refused”  are not included in the table.,,,,,,
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SOURCE:  US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Omnibus Household Survey.  Data from the February, April, June, and August 2003 surveys have been combined.  Data cover activities for the month prior to the survey. ",,,,,,