Table B-1b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997 and 1993
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Table B-1b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997 and 1993
[Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the 2002, 1997, and 1993 Commodity Flow Surveys]
| Mode of transportation | Value (percent) | Tons (percent) | Ton-miles (percent) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1997 | 1993 | 2002 | 1997 | 1993 | 2002 | 1997 | 1993 | |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Single modes | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Truck | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| For-hire truck | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Private truck | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Rail | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Water | – | – | – | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Shallow draft | – | – | – | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Great Lakes | – | – | S | – | – | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Deep draft | – | – | – | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Air (includes truck and air) | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pipeline | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | S | S | S |
| Multiple modes | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Truck and rail | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | – | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Truck and water | – | – | – | – | – | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Rail and water | – | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Other multiple modes | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.1 | 0.2 | S |
| Other and unknown modes | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
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.
NOTES: The Introduction and appendixes give information on 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, United States Data, December 2004.