Table 26. Percent of Disabled Experiencing Problems on Paratransit for Local Travel
Table 26. Percent of Disabled Experiencing Problems on Paratransit for Local Travel
| Problems | Disability status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disabled | Nondisabled | |||
| Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | |
| Attendant/escort service limited | 1.90 | 1.78 | 0.00 | |
| Cannot schedule repeating trips | 3.37 | 3.48 | 0.00 | |
| Cost is too high | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Difficult to board/exit | 4.15 | 2.73 | 0.00 | |
| Inadequate seating | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Insensitive/unaware driver | 13.19 | 8.62 | 0.00 | |
| Personal safety concerns | 12.91 | 8.08 | 0.00 | |
| Responsiveness problems | 5.82 | 4.00 | 11.07 | 12.35 |
| Schedule for pickup not kept/long waits | 52.56 | 9.90 | 88.93 | 12.35 |
| Schedule for drop-off not kept/long wait | 40.85 | 8.94 | 0.00 | |
| Service often not available when need it | 5.55 | 3.11 | 0.00 | |
| Staff assistance/sensitivity inadequate | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Vehicle is in poor mechanical condition | 10.13 | 7.84 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle not accessible | 3.95 | 2.82 | 0.00 | |
| Trip time is too variable/unpredictable | 17.80 | 8.52 | 0.00 | |
| Other paratransit problem | 23.08 | 10.35 | 0.00 | |
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