Table 1.
Travel behaviors, opinions, and concerns of U.S. adult drivers aged ≥18 years by race/ethnicity, HealthStyles, 2010.
| White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Weighted % (95% CI) | Count | Weighted % (95% CI) | Count | Weighted % (95% CI) | Count | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| Total | 2694 | 365 | 390 | 334 | ||||
| How often you get out of the home | ||||||||
| At least once a day | 988 | 35.3 (32.5–38.0) | 93 | 22.1 (15.8–28.3) | 109 | 33.8 (26.4–41.3) | 96 | 36.7 (27.1–46.2) |
| 2–6 times per week | 1373 | 54.3 (51.3–57.2) | 190 | 56.5 (46.4–66.6) | 184 | 46.8 (39.8–53.8) | 179 | 49.8 (40.7–58.8) |
| Less than or equal to once a week | 257 | 10.5 (8.8–12.1) | 59 | 21.4(10.8–32.0) | 81 | 19.3 (14.1–24.6) | 46 | 13.6 (8.2–18.9) |
| Use the following mode of travel at least once per weeka | ||||||||
| Drive yourself | 2494 | 97.7 (97.1–98.3) | 327 | 93.1 (88.9–97.4) | 356 | 96.4 (94.3–98.5) | 297 | 94.3 (89.9–98.7) |
| Get a ride with family or friends | 616 | 29.2 (25.9–32.6) | 82 | 21.9 (15.3–28.6) | 77 | 20.8 (15.1–26.4) | 101 | 27.5 (20.9–34.2) |
| Walk | 833 | 30.9 (28.3–33.6) | 137 | 40.7 (30.6–50.9) | 149 | 45.1 (37.7–52.5) | 124 | 37.8 (29.1–46.5) |
| Other (e.g., bicycle, taxi, public transportation, special service, private driver) | 261 | 10.2 (8.3–12.2) | 46 | 10.5 (6.6–14.3) | 53 | 18.1 (11.1–25.1) | 48 | 15.1 (9.3–20.9) |
| Level of agreement with the statement: there are adequate alternatives to drivingfor people in my community | ||||||||
| Strongly or moderately agree | 580 | 23.4 (20.6–26.2) | 119 | 33.1 (24.8–41.3) | 123 | 34.7 (27.4–42.0) | 95 | 24.7 (18.7–30.8) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 642 | 25.1 (22.3–28.0) | 82 | 18.7 (13.5–23.8) | 121 | 31.2 (24.9–37.5) | 92 | 25.0 (18.6–31.5) |
| Strongly or moderately disagree | 1422 | 51.5 (48.4–54.5) | 155 | 48.3 (38.3–58.3) | 133 | 34.1 (27.8–40.5) | 142 | 50.3 (41.4–59.1) |
| Level ofconcern for having safe and alternative transportation options when no longer able to drive | ||||||||
| Very or extremely concerned | 965 | 37.5 (34.6–40.4) | 193 | 58.7 (49.7–67.7) | 178 | 47.3 (40.4–54.3) | 158 | 50.9 (41.8–59.9) |
| Somewhat concerned | 870 | 31.4(28.7–34.1) | 78 | 23.9 (17.1–30.7) | 101 | 29.6 (22.6–36.5) | 85 | 27.1 (19.7–34.4) |
| Not at all or not very concerned | 745 | 31.1 (28.1–34.1) | 72 | 17.4(12.2–22.6) | 90 | 23.1 (17.8–28.4) | 75 | 22.1 (14.8–29.4) |
CI = Confidence Interval.
a
Will not sum to 100%, as respondents could choose more than one.