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Reasons Expressed by Persons with Disabilities for Never Leaving Home

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Reasons Expressed by Persons with Disabilities for Never Leaving Home

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Don't have a car Public transportation availability or cost Physical problems due to disability Personal problems
45.1 31.2 28.6 26.2

* Percent of total people who said they never leave home due to problems getting transportation they need (N = 560,823). An individual may have stated more than one reason.

SOURCE: Transportation Availability and Use Study for Person's with Disabilities, 2002.