Table 13 Daily Travel by Gender: 2001
Table 13 Daily Travel by Gender: 2001
(Trips from one point to another on a single day; most daily trips are local)
| Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | All travelers | |
| Mode | |||
| Car | 45 | 56 | 51 |
| Van | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Sport utility vehicle | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Pickup truck | 18 | 5 | 11 |
| Other | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Trip purpose | |||
| Family/personal business | 23 | 28 | 23 |
| Social/recreational | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Shopping | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| Work (commute) | 17 | 13 | 15 |
| School/place of worship | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Visit friend/relative | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Work-related | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Average driving time and distance | |||
| Minutes per day | 44 | 67 | 55 |
| Miles per day | 21 | 38 | 29 |
Notes: Data were collected between March 2001-May 2002. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. Other includes air, intercity or charter bus, intercity rail, public bus, commuter bus and train, subway/elevated train, streetcar/trolley, ship, taxi, limousine, shuttle, or bicycle. Family/personal business includes, e.g., medical visits, picking people up or dropping them off, banking. Social/recreational includes visiting friends and relatives, going to the movies or other entertainment, vacation trips, or participating in sports activities. Work (commute) trips are those to and from a person's place of work. Work-related trips are those made for one's job other than to or from the place of work, but do not include such occupational trips as driving a taxi, bus, or delivery truck.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Household Travel Survey (Washington, DC: 2002).