Table 13. Percent of Disabled and Nondisabled Who Used Type of Transportation in Past Month for Local Travel
| Type of transportation | Disability status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disabled | Nondisabled | |||
| Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | |
| Drive a personal motor vehicle such as a car, minivan, or SUV 15 years and older | 62.40 | 1.68 | 86.15 | 0.83 |
| Ride in a personal motor vehicle as a passenger | 77.39 | 1.54 | 82.07 | 0.78 |
| Ride in a carpool or vanpool | 10.52 | 1.17 | 13.92 | 0.86 |
| Ride on a public bus such as a transit bus or city bus | 12.23 | 1.00 | 12.59 | 0.79 |
| Use curb-to-curb transportation provided by a public transportation authority for persons with disabilities demand response service or paratransit service | 5.51 | 0.52 | 1.48 | 0.49 |
| Ride on a specialized transportation services provided by human service agencies | 3.47 | 0.46 | 2.04 | 1.43 |
| Ride on private or chartered bus | 4.47 | 0.68 | 5.52 | 0.53 |
| Ride on a school bus | 4.91 | 0.72 | 10.52 | 0.71 |
| Ride on a subway/light rail/commuter train | 6.09 | 0.75 | 9.48 | 0.71 |
| Take a taxicab | 10.75 | 1.13 | 9.47 | 0.66 |
| Use an electric wheelchair, scooter, golf cart, or other motorized personal transportation | 5.59 | 0.57 | 2.50 | 0.38 |
| Ride a bicycle or other pedal cycle | 17.53 | 1.33 | 33.47 | 0.96 |
| Walk, including using a non-motorized wheelchair or scooter, on sidewalks, at crosswalks, or intersections | 46.55 | 1.75 | 57.90 | 1.05 |
| Use an other type of transportation | 5.74 | 0.97 | 5.33 | 0.49 |
NOTE: This table contains the weighted percent or weighted mean and the standard error. Cells with a small sample size (
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 National Transportation Availability and Use Survey
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2017