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TABLE 5-5 Long-Distance Trip Person-Miles by Mode: 2001

Monday, September 10, 2012

TABLE 5-5 Long-Distance Trip Person-Miles by Mode: 2001

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Mode Percent Person-miles (millions) SE (millions)
Personal vehicle 55.9 760,325 11,695
Air 41.0 557,609 25,376
Bus 2.0 27,081 3,048
Train 0.8 10,546 1,998
Other 0.4 5,118 1,124
Total 100.0 1,360,679 28,295

KEY: SE = standard error.

NOTES: Excludes trips where mode was not reported. Other includes watercraft (e.g., ship, ferry, and motorboat); taxi, limousine, and hotel/airport shuttle; bicycle and walking; and other not elsewhere classified.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, 2001 National Household Travel Survey data, CD-ROM, February 2004.