TABLE 1—
Demographic Comparison of Full Sample and People Who Walk to and From Transit: United States, 2009 National Household Travel Survey
| Transit Walkers (n = 4195) |
Total Population (n = 308 901) |
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| Variable | Unweighted No. | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted No. | Weighted % (95% CI) |
| Household income, $ | ||||
| < 15 000 | 838 | 24.2 (20.7, 28.1) | 23 787 | 11.6 (11.1, 12.2) |
| 15 000–34 999 | 827 | 26.6 (23.2, 30.4) | 53 401 | 20.1 (19.4, 20.7) |
| 35 000–69 999 | 801 | 22 (19.1, 25.2) | 91 340 | 30.6 (29.9, 31.5) |
| 70 000–99 999 | 522 | 9.7 (8.1, 11.7) | 51 855 | 16.9 (16.3, 17.6) |
| ≥ 100 000 | 934 | 17.5 (15.1, 20.0) | 67 960 | 20.8 (20.2, 21.3) |
| Age, y | ||||
| 18–29 | 641 | 25.3 (22.0, 28.9) | 20 078 | 18.7 (18.4, 19.0) |
| 30–39 | 552 | 21.9 (18.5, 25.8) | 25 954 | 18.6 (18.2, 18.9) |
| 40–49 | 837 | 19.5 (16.8, 22.5) | 43 160 | 20.1 (19.6, 20.5) |
| ≥ 50 | 2165 | 33.3 (30.4, 36.2) | 174 380 | 42.7 (42.4, 42.9) |
| Education | ||||
| < high school degree | 518 | 15.1 (12.7, 17.8) | 20 309 | 10.1 (9.7, 10.5) |
| High school degree | 925 | 26.8 (23.7, 30.2) | 72 198 | 28.8 (28.4, 29.3) |
| Some college | 974 | 24.2 (21.4, 27.2) | 73 687 | 28.7 (28.2, 29.3) |
| Undergraduatea | 867 | 18.3 (16.3, 20.5) | 54 761 | 19.2 (18.7, 19.7) |
| Graduatea | 848 | 15.6 (13.6, 17.8) | 40 060 | 13.2 (12.8, 13.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 2593 | 45.2 (42.1, 48.4) | 263 466 | 73.6 (73.2, 74.0) |
| African American | 687 | 29.9 (26.7, 33.4) | 17 500 | 12.5 (12.4, 12.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 232 | 6.3 (5.0, 7.8) | 7925 | 3.5 (3.3, 3.8) |
| Hispanic | 560 | 17.2 (14.9, 19.8) | 14 104 | 8.9 (8.6, 9.3) |
| Otherb | 69 | 1.4 (0.9, 2.1) | 3857 | 1.4 (1.3, 1.6) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1912 | 47.1 (44.1, 50.2) | 143 137 | 49.2 (49.2, 49.2) |
| Female | 2283 | 52.9 (49.8, 56.0) | 165 764 | 50.8 (50.8, 50.8) |
| Urban size | ||||
| Not in urbanized area | 506 | 4.7 (3.8, 5.9) | 120 990 | 33.7 (33.2, 34.3) |
| MSA and < 500 000 | 552 | 8 (6.0, 10.6) | 70 765 | 18.1 (17.6, 18.5) |
| 500 000–999 999 | 317 | 6.5 (4.9, 8.5) | 24 912 | 8.2 (7.9, 8.4) |
| ≥ 1 million without rail | 825 | 16.3 (13.8, 19.1) | 57 287 | 18.5 (18.1, 18.8) |
| ≥ 1 million with rail | 1995 | 64.6 (61.0, 68.0) | 34 945 | 21.6 (21.4, 21.9) |
| Household-owned car | ||||
| No car | 1439 | 42 (38.3, 45.7) | 9752 | 6 (5.8, 6.3) |
| ≥ 1 car | 2756 | 58 (54.3, 61.7) | 299 149 | 94 (93.7, 94.2) |
| Worker | ||||
| Yes | 2617 | 67.9 (64.8, 70.8) | 139 068 | 63.6 (63.2, 63.9) |
| No | 1576 | 32.1 (29.2, 35.2) | 131 489 | 36.5 (36.1, 36.8) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; MSA = metropolitan statistical area.
a
Completed courses or obtained degree in specified level of education.
b
Native Americans, Alaskan natives, and mixed race/ethnicity (White and African American, White and Asian).