Table 2-2: Average Daily Person Miles of Travel by Person, Age, and Gender - 1983, 1990,(a) and 1995 National Passenger Travel Survey; 2001 and 2009 National Household Travel Survey
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| Age | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1990 | 1995 | 2001 | 2009 | |
| Total | 25.1 | 34.9 | 38.7 | 40.2 | 36.1 |
| Under 16 | 16.2 | 20.1 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 25.3 |
| 16 to 20 | 22.2 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 38.1 | 29.5 |
| 21 to 35 | 31.1 | 44.3 | 46.0 | 45.6 | 37.7 |
| 36 to 65 | 29.2 | 40.1 | 45.1 | 48.8 | 44.0 |
| Over 65 | 12.0 | 18.4 | 24.4 | 27.5 | 24.0 |
| Age | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1990 | 1995 | 2001 | 2009 | |
| Total | 27.7 | 38.0 | 43.9 | 45.0 | 40.9 |
| Under 16 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 23.7 | 24.6 | 27.2 |
| 16 to 20 | 23.0 | 36.9 | 37.6 | 34.1 | 28.2 |
| 21 to 35 | 32.8 | 48.2 | 51.3 | 49.8 | 40.5 |
| 36 to 65 | 33.6 | 43.4 | 53.2 | 57.7 | 50.9 |
| Over 65 | 14.8 | 22.5 | 31.7 | 32.9 | 30.5 |
| Age | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1990 | 1995 | 2001 | 2009 | |
| Total | 22.6 | 32.1 | 33.8 | 35.7 | 31.5 |
| Under 16 | 15.4 | 19.9 | 26.2 | 24.4 | 23.3 |
| 16 to 20 | 21.5 | 32.2 | 35.0 | 42.5 | 31.0 |
| 21 to 35 | 29.5 | 40.7 | 40.8 | 41.5 | 35.0 |
| 36 to 65 | 25.2 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 40.4 | 37.0 |
| Over 65 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 19.2 | 23.5 | 19.3 |
*The 1990 data have been adjusted to make them more comparable with later data in the series; 1983 data have not been modified.
Notes: All tables reporting totals could include some unreported characteristics. 2001 data excludes persons aged 0 to 4 since such persons were not included in the 1983, 1990, 1995 and 2009 surveys.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Summary of Travel Trends, 2009 National Household Travel Survey, Table 14, p. 28, available at http://nhts.ornl.gov/2009/pub/stt.pdf