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TABLE 5-6 Long-Distance Trips by Purpose: 2001

Monday, September 10, 2012

TABLE 5-6 Long-Distance Trips by Purpose: 2001

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Trip purpose Percent Number (millions) SE (millions)
Commute 12.7 330 25
Business 15.9 414 14
Pleasure 55.5 1,450 23
Personal business 12.6 328 11
Other 3.4 89 5
Total 100.0 2,611 U

KEY: U = data are unavailable. SE = standard error.

NOTES: Other includes spending the night, giving someone a ride, and responses not elsewhere classified. Excludes trips where purpose was not reported.

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