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Table B-3. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Distance Shipped for State of Origin: 2002

Monday, July 2, 2012

Table B-3. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Distance Shipped for State of Origin: 2002

[Estimates are based on data from the Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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All modes

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 8.8 – 17.3 – 8.4 –
Less than 50 miles 11.3 2.7 21.8 3.1 12.8 1.8
50 to 99 miles 11.9 1.6 17.1 1.7 16.8 1.3
100 to 249 miles 25.8 2.3 14.6 1.2 14.5 1.3
250 to 499 miles 22.6 0.8 14.6 0.3 18.7 1.2
500 to 749 miles 12.1 0.6 10.8 0.2 12.1 1.3
750 to 999 miles 12.1 0.9 19.4 0.4 20.2 2.0
1,000 to 1,499 miles 15.0 1.0 13.9 0.2 13.5 1.2
1,500 to 1,999 miles 17.8 0.8 10.0 – 10.0 0.8
2,000 miles or more 12.7 0.6 9.5 – 9.9 1.5

Single modes

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 10.8 – 17.9 – 8.9 –
Less than 50 miles 12.5 3.3 22.2 3.0 13.1 1.9
50 to 99 miles 14.0 1.7 18.4 1.8 17.9 1.5
100 to 249 miles 30.5 3.0 15.2 1.3 15.1 1.4
250 to 499 miles 34.0 1.0 16.3 0.4 20.5 1.4
500 to 749 miles 17.1 0.7 11.4 0.2 12.8 1.5
750 to 999 miles 12.6 0.7 19.9 0.3 20.9 2.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles 19.8 1.0 16.4 0.2 15.9 1.4
1,500 to 1,999 miles 21.5 1.0 16.1 – 15.9 1.0
2,000 miles or more 13.2 0.5 10.3 – 10.7 1.3

Truck

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 11.0 – 18.1 – 8.1 –
Less than 50 miles 12.5 3.3 22.2 3.0 13.1 1.9
50 to 99 miles 14.5 1.8 18.4 1.8 17.9 1.6
100 to 249 miles 30.8 3.1 15.0 1.2 14.6 1.4
250 to 499 miles 34.6 1.1 11.5 0.3 12.2 0.7
500 to 749 miles 17.0 0.7 7.6 0.2 6.9 1.2
750 to 999 miles 13.4 0.8 20.0 0.4 20.9 2.2
1,000 to 1,499 miles 21.7 1.0 17.1 0.2 16.7 1.5
1,500 to 1,999 miles 18.4 0.8 16.1 – 16.0 1.0
2,000 miles or more 13.5 0.5 8.6 – 8.6 1.0

For-hire truck

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 16.0 – 7.6 – 7.4 –
Less than 50 miles 12.3 1.4 9.5 2.9 9.3 0.5
50 to 99 miles 12.8 3.5 24.0 3.4 20.8 1.5
100 to 249 miles 40.3 3.7 12.1 1.6 11.8 1.1
250 to 499 miles 38.9 1.4 12.4 0.7 13.4 0.8
500 to 749 miles 19.7 1.0 8.1 0.5 7.5 1.6
750 to 999 miles 12.8 1.2 20.0 1.2 20.9 2.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles 23.2 1.5 12.6 0.4 12.3 1.6
1,500 to 1,999 miles 19.3 1.3 19.6 0.3 19.6 1.4
2,000 miles or more 13.5 0.7 9.3 0.1 9.2 1.0

Private truck

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 16.1 – 22.8 – 14.9 –
Less than 50 miles 15.8 3.7 26.2 3.5 15.6 4.3
50 to 99 miles 23.8 2.2 22.5 2.3 22.8 2.6
100 to 249 miles 29.4 1.7 27.7 1.3 26.8 2.9
250 to 499 miles 30.0 0.5 13.5 – 14.2 0.5
500 to 749 miles 35.6 0.6 41.6 – 40.3 1.0
750 to 999 miles 42.5 0.6 34.8 – 36.4 1.2
1,000 to 1,499 miles 27.7 0.5 49.5 0.1 49.5 3.3
1,500 to 1,999 miles 43.5 0.2 48.6 – 50.0 0.7
2,000 miles or more 44.5 0.3 26.5 – 26.3 0.7

Rail

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 36.8 – 31.9 – 34.2 –
Less than 50 miles – – – – – –
50 to 99 miles – – – – – –
100 to 249 miles S S S S S S
250 to 499 miles 45.9 11.1 38.5 13.3 41.8 12.0
500 to 749 miles S S S S S S
750 to 999 miles S S S S S S
1,000 to 1,499 miles S S S S S S
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more S S S S S S

Water

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances – – – – – –
Less than 50 miles – – – – – –
50 to 99 miles – – – – – –
100 to 249 miles – – – – – –
250 to 499 miles – – – – – –
500 to 749 miles – – – – – –
750 to 999 miles – – – – – –
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – – –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more – – – – – –

Shallow draft

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances – – – – – –
Less than 50 miles – – – – – –
50 to 99 miles – – – – – –
100 to 249 miles – – – – – –
250 to 499 miles – – – – – –
500 to 749 miles – – – – – –
750 to 999 miles – – – – – –
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – – –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more – – – – – –

Great Lakes

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances – – – – – –
Less than 50 miles – – – – – –
50 to 99 miles – – – – – –
100 to 249 miles – – – – – –
250 to 499 miles – – – – – –
500 to 749 miles – – – – – –
750 to 999 miles – – – – – –
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – – –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more – – – – – –

Deep draft

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances – – – – – –
Less than 50 miles – – – – – –
50 to 99 miles – – – – – –
100 to 249 miles – – – – – –
250 to 499 miles – – – – – –
500 to 749 miles – – – – – –
750 to 999 miles – – – – – –
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – – –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more – – – – – –

Air (including truck and air)

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 23.2 – 36.2 – 35.8 –
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S
50 to 99 miles S S 27.6 2.5 33.5 1.5
100 to 249 miles 39.3 5.7 S S S S
250 to 499 miles 31.5 1.1 48.1 2.1 S S
500 to 749 miles 37.5 1.4 41.9 6.1 36.6 4.0
750 to 999 miles 35.1 3.9 42.8 2.8 40.0 1.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles 45.9 5.5 S S S S
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S 33.1 3.4 32.6 4.1
2,000 miles or more 35.3 5.9 39.2 5.3 38.0 5.8

Pipeline

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances – – – – S S
Less than 50 miles – – – – S S
50 to 99 miles – – – – S S
100 to 249 miles – – – – S S
250 to 499 miles – – – – S S
500 to 749 miles – – – – S S
750 to 999 miles – – – – S S
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – S S
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – S S
2,000 miles or more – – – – S S

Multiple modes

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 8.3 – 29.7 – 13.7 –
Less than 50 miles 14.5 1.9 S S S S
50 to 99 miles 18.3 2.2 26.9 2.1 23.2 0.9
100 to 249 miles 13.6 1.2 11.1 3.0 9.8 0.8
250 to 499 miles 12.1 1.2 15.9 1.8 15.3 0.9
500 to 749 miles 12.8 0.9 19.2 2.1 19.5 1.7
750 to 999 miles 16.3 1.6 24.5 2.4 24.8 2.5
1,000 to 1,499 miles 14.8 1.7 17.9 1.7 17.8 1.7
1,500 to 1,999 miles 17.8 0.5 29.2 1.2 29.3 2.0
2,000 miles or more 19.8 1.7 19.1 2.0 19.8 3.7

Parcel, USPS or courier

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 8.2 – 10.2 – 14.5 –
Less than 50 miles 15.0 1.9 23.4 1.4 18.1 –
50 to 99 miles 18.2 2.2 12.0 2.2 12.4 0.4
100 to 249 miles 13.7 1.3 11.3 2.1 10.1 0.8
250 to 499 miles 12.1 1.2 15.9 1.7 15.3 1.1
500 to 749 miles 12.8 0.9 16.9 1.0 17.5 0.8
750 to 999 miles 16.3 1.6 24.5 2.1 24.8 2.4
1,000 to 1,499 miles 14.8 1.7 17.9 1.2 17.8 1.5
1,500 to 1,999 miles 17.8 0.5 29.2 1.1 29.3 2.0
2,000 miles or more 19.8 1.7 16.9 1.2 17.0 3.3

Truck and rail

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances S S S S 48.2 –
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S
100 to 249 miles – – – – – –
250 to 499 miles – – – – – –
500 to 749 miles S S S S S S
750 to 999 miles – – – – – –
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – – –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more S S S S S S

Truck and water

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances S S S S S S
Less than 50 miles – – – – – –
50 to 99 miles – – – – – –
100 to 249 miles S S S S S S
250 to 499 miles – – – – – –
500 to 749 miles – – – – – –
750 to 999 miles – – – – – –
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – – –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more S S S S S S

Rail and water

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances – – – – – –
Less than 50 miles – – – – – –
50 to 99 miles – – – – – –
100 to 249 miles – – – – – –
250 to 499 miles – – – – – –
500 to 749 miles – – – – – –
750 to 999 miles – – – – – –
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – – –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more – – – – – –

Other Multiple modes

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances – – – – – –
Less than 50 miles – – – – – –
50 to 99 miles – – – – – –
100 to 249 miles – – – – – –
250 to 499 miles – – – – – –
500 to 749 miles – – – – – –
750 to 999 miles – – – – – –
1,000 to 1,499 miles – – – – – –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – – – – – –
2,000 miles or more – – – – – –

Other and unknown modes

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles
CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent		 CV Std. error
of percent
All distances 18.3 – 22.9 – 12.9 –
Less than 50 miles 25.3 6.9 41.6 8.5 25.0 0.5
50 to 99 miles 39.0 3.6 S S S S
100 to 249 miles 28.6 4.3 19.5 4.1 18.7 1.7
250 to 499 miles 28.8 1.2 29.8 2.8 26.8 4.2
500 to 749 miles S S 33.1 4.9 34.3 7.4
750 to 999 miles 40.1 1.6 S S S S
1,000 to 1,499 miles S S 45.7 2.1 45.0 6.9
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S 47.5 0.8 49.1 3.9
2,000 miles or more 45.9 2.0 S S S S

KEY:
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.
CV Coefficient of variation of number

NOTE: The Introduction and appendixes give information onf confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at www.census.gov/cfs.

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Individual State Data, December 2004.