Table 25. Percent of Disabled and Nondisabled Experiencing Problems on Buses or on Subway/Light Rail/Commuter Trains for Local Travel
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Table 25. Percent of Disabled and Nondisabled Experiencing Problems on Buses or on Subway/Light Rail/Commuter Trains for Local Travel
| Problems | On buses | On subway/light rail/commuter trains | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disabled | Nondisabled | Disabled | Nondisabled | |||||
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Audible/visual/tactile info limited | 3.04 | 2.16 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 6.31 | 4.31 | 11.88 | 4.43 |
| Board/exit time inadequate | 3.37 | 1.85 | 5.58 | 4.38 | 6.42 | 3.79 | 3.53 | 2.56 |
| Boarding/exiting equipment limited | 4.08 | 2.78 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 5.51 | 5.02 | 5.04 | 4.03 |
| Crowding/seating inadequate | 45.87 | 7.71 | 27.86 | 5.46 | 26.64 | 8.35 | 38.96 | 7.59 |
| Difficult to board/exit | 5.61 | 2.62 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 7.57 | 4.08 | 1.96 | 1.67 |
| Equipment storage inadequate | 1.12 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fare purchase difficult | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Insensitive/unaware driver | 16.42 | 4.80 | 12.51 | 5.94 | 3.36 | 3.18 | 1.10 | 1.09 |
| Insensitive/unaware passengers | 31.30 | 6.48 | 32.16 | 6.92 | 15.74 | 6.21 | 21.32 | 5.49 |
| Lighting inadequate | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.95 | 9.93 | 0.00 | |||
| Obstacles/protusions | 4.20 | 2.15 | 2.86 | 2.01 | 1.65 | 1.72 | 5.17 | 2.37 |
| Passenger travel info inadequate | 0.00 | 2.53 | 2.57 | 0.00 | 2.37 | 1.60 | ||
| Passing space/aisle width limited | 4.66 | 2.61 | 0.00 | 5.51 | 5.02 | 0.00 | ||
| Personal safety concerns | 13.30 | 4.77 | 10.76 | 6.12 | 15.22 | 6.53 | 16.28 | 4.51 |
| Restroom facilities inadequate | 0.00 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 5.51 | 5.02 | 0.77 | 0.77 | |
| Service animals not permitted | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Staff assistance/sensitivity poor | 4.69 | 2.77 | 12.15 | 5.60 | 3.36 | 3.18 | 0.00 | |
| Wheelchair space inadequate | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Other bus or train problem | 11.52 | 4.56 | 6.96 | 3.09 | 8.84 | 4.63 | 10.84 | 4.07 |
| Personal comfort | 3.89 | 2.00 | 13.33 | 4.77 | 24.55 | 11.31 | 11.38 | 4.50 |
NOTE: This table contains the weighted percent or weighted mean and the standard error. Cells with a small sample size (30) are in red to indicate that the weighted estimates based on a small sample size are not reliable. Cells in italics indicate a coefficient of variation greater than 30 percent and numbers are not reliable. Cells with bold type indicate significant differences (p .05) between disabled and nondisabled individuals.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 National Transportation Availability and Use Survey.