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Table A17. Transportation used in past year for long distance travel

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Table A17. Transportation used in past year for long distance travel

(weighted percent, standard error, sample size)

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Type of Transportation Disabled Non-disabled
<25 25-64 65+ <25 25-64 65+
Personal motor vehicle as a driver 29.750 55.459 46.261 17.131 77.451 67.070
6.091 3.072 3.237 1.549 1.408 2.364
30 340 183 115 1049 202
Personal MV as a passenger 74.874 49.062 52.981 78.878 41.759 39.400
4.602 2.939 3.165 2.075 1.642 2.711
147 324 237 487 561 122
Motorized personal transportation 0 0.243 0.233 0 0.166 0.240
0 0.173 0.234 0 0.168 0.242
0 2 1 0 1 1
Carpool or vanpool/group car/van 0.939 1.036 0.121 1.627 1.209 0.894
0.703 0.424 0.120 0.579 0.340 0.553
2 8 1 9 15 3
Commercial airplane 24.059 33.974 30.093 33.091 44.808 37.008
4.731 3.035 2.798 2.195 1.517 2.672
48 210 136 206 626 119
Private or charter airplane 0.441 2.152 0.336 0.895 1.616 1.117
0.320 1.431 0.338 0.409 0.385 0.638
2 7 1 8 24 4
Intercity bus 6.835 3.571 1.275 3.613 3.030 2.661
5.471 0.827 0.522 0.947 0.569 1.012
4 22 7 20 30 9
Private or chartered bus 6.684 2.922 5.017 5.864 4.019 6.866
1.897 0.757 1.163 1.164 0.654 1.674
16 18 25 30 52 22
Public bus 0 2.588 0.524 1.377 1.049 0.311
0 0.757 0.381 0.604 0.355 0.223
0 11 2 7 13 2
School bus 3.421 0.066 0 2.110 0.735 0
1.321 0.066 0 0.615 0.291 0
10 1 0 14 8 0
Paratransit van/bus by public trans. authority 0 0 0.786 0.215 0.039 0
0 0 0.542 0.211 0.039 0
0 0 2 1 1 0
Spec transportation service by human services agency 0.284 0.231 0.315 0 0 0
0.275 0.140 0.318 0 0 0
1 3 1 0 0 0
Amtrak/intercity 5.412 5.432 4.543 2.727 4.066 3.169
2.877 1.702 1.142 0.784 0.618 1.194
6 24 19 19 57 9
Subway/light rail/commuter train 0.779 2.033 1.156 2.207 2.703 0.769
0.576 0.980 0.484 0.699 0.541 0.466
2 9 6 12 35 3
Bicycle/pedalcycle 0 0.218 0.320 0.161 0.858 0.565
0 0.185 0.233 0.163 0.245 0.519
0 2 2 1 13 1
Taxicab 0.466 1.089 0.495 0.725 1.519 2.255
0.356 0.477 0.304 0.336 0.300 0.980
2 7 4 6 28 7
Works at home/homeschooled 0 0 0 0 0.099 0
0 0 0 0 0.099 0
0 0 0 0 1 0
Telecommutes 0 0.308 0 0 0.144 0
0 0.220 0 0 0.090 0
0 2 0 0 2 0
Walking/nonmotorized wheelchair 0.265 0.126 0.786 0.342 0.884 1.257
0.274 0.096 0.379 0.321 0.263 0.817
1 2 5 1 16 3
Other transportation 10.847 5.553 3.292 3.167 4.789 2.870
4.630 1.583 0.880 0.743 0.770 0.828
12 32 16 26 60 14

NOTE: Each table contains the weighted percent or weighted mean, the standard error, and the sample size. Estimates must be based on a sample > 30 and the coefficient of variation should be less than 30 percent. Samples smaller than 30 are shaded and cells with a coefficient of variation greater than 30 percent are italicized. Individual significance tests were conducted comparing the elderly with disabilities to 1. Persons with disabilities aged 25-64, 2. Persons with disabilities < 25 years and 3. Persons without disabilities aged 65 years and older. Significant differences at p < .05 are in bold.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 National Transportation Availability and Use Survey