Table 5-1,,,
Population and Passenger Travel in the United States: 1977 and 1995,,,
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,1977,1995,Percentage increase 1977 to 1995
Resident population (thousands),"219,760","262,761",20
Annual local person trips (travel day) (millions) 1,"211,778","378,930",79
Annual long-distance person trips (millions),521,"1,001",92
"Local person trips per capita, one way (per day) 1",2.4,4.3,47
"Long-distance trips per capita, roundtrip (per year)",2.5,3.9,56
Local person-miles (millions) 1,"1,879,215","3,411,122",82
Long-distance person-miles (millions),"382,466","826,804",116
Local person-miles per capita 1 (annually),"9,470","14,115",49
Long-distance person-miles per capita (annually),"1,796","3,129",74
Local mean trip length (miles),8.9,9,1
Long-distance mean trip length (miles),733,826,13
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1 Persons over 5 years of age.,,,
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Notes: Data used for local travel are from the travel-day file and include trips of all lengths made by respondents on a single day. About 95 percent of these trips were 30 miles or less.,,,
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"Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1995 American Travel Survey, data; U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, National Travel Survey, Travel During 1977 (Washington, DC: 1979); U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1998 (Washington, DC: 1998); U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Summary of Travel Trends: 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (Washington, DC: 1999).",,,