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Table 5: Percent of Long-Distance Trips by Mode for Domestic and International Travel

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Table 5: Percent of Long-Distance Trips by Mode for Domestic and International Travel

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  International Standard error Domestic Standard error Total Standard error
Mode            
Personal vehicle 42.1 3.82 90.5 0.32 89.5 0.33
Air 52.2 3.61 6.5 0.24 7.4 0.26
Bus 2.4 0.98 2.1 0.12 2.1 0.12
Train 0.7 0.44 0.8 0.11 0.8 0.11
Other 2.6 0.85 0.2 0.05 0.2 0.05
Total 100.0   100.1   100.0  

NOTES: Only trips in which the transportation mode, international/domestic status, and international destination could be determined are included.

Underlined estimates are based on a small sample size (<30) or a coefficient of variation greater than 30% and are not reliable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Household Travel Survey, long-distance file, 2001 (Washington, DC)