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Table 10: Percent of Long-Distance Trips by Mode for Urban and Rural Households

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Table 10: Percent of Long-Distance Trips by Mode for Urban and Rural Households

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  Urban Standard error Rural Standard error
Mode        
Personal vehicle 87.4 0.44 94.9 0.37
Air 9.2 0.36 2.7 0.25
Bus 2.3 0.16 1.8 0.22
Train 1.0 0.95 0.4 0.15
Other 0.2 0.06 0.2 0.11
Total 100.0   100.0  

NOTES: Only trips in which the transportation mode and houshold location could be identified are included.

Column totals may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

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)