TABLE 3-10  Share of U.S. Residents Experiencing Highway Traffic Congestion: 2002,,,,
"Percentage of respondents who say traffic congestion is a problem
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Month of survey,Adult population,Residents of MSAs,Residents of non-MSAs,
January 2002,47,53,21,
May 2002,42,49,15,
September 2002,42,48,14,
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KEY: MSA = metropolitan statisical area.",,,,
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NOTE: Maximum margin of error is +/– 5%.",,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Omnibus Household Survey, January, May, and September 2002, as reported in USDOT, BTS, ""Traffic Congestion Rated a Problem by Two of Five U.S. Adults, BTS Survey Shows,"" Press release, Aug. 21, 2003, available at http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2003/index.html, as of May 2004.",,,,