Table 3.
Recent Immigrants’ Use of and Motivation for Transportation Modes in Their Country of Origin and in the United States.
| Country of Origin | After Immigration | Country of Origin | After Immigration | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Use | No | Bicycle | 387 | 72% | 402 | 75% | Transit | 225 | 42% | 128 | 38% |
| Yes | 152 | 28% | 137 | 25% | 313 | 58% | 206 | 62% | |||
| Frequency (Yes) | Every day | 25 | 16% | 14 | 10% | 85 | 27% | 42 | 21% | ||
| Several days a week | 46 | 30% | 34 | 25% | 86 | 28% | 77 | 38% | |||
| Once a week or less | 31 | 20% | 46 | 34% | 76 | 25% | 43 | 21% | |||
| Only certain times a year | 50 | 33% | 43 | 31% | 63 | 20% | 41 | 20% | |||
| Main Reason (Yes) | Work | 40 | 27% | 17 | 21% | 138 | 44% | 107 | 54% | ||
| School | 8 | 5% | 10 | 12% | 85 | 27% | 24 | 12% | |||
| Fun or Recreation | 82 | 54% | 44 | 54% | 47 | 15% | 31 | 16% | |||
| Grocery Shopping | 10 | 7% | 2 | 3% | 5 | 2% | 18 | 9% | |||
| Driving Family Around | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 5 | 2% | 6 | 3% | |||
| Other | 10 | 7% | 7 | 9% | 31 | 10% | 14 | 7% | |||
| Use | No | Carpool | 336 | 62% | 199 | 60% | Drive | 136 | 25% | 120 | 36% |
| Yes | 203 | 38% | 135 | 40% | 400 | 75% | 213 | 64% | |||
| Frequency (Yes) | Every day | 47 | 23% | 29 | 22% | 282 | 71% | 139 | 66% | ||
| Several days a week | 82 | 40% | 61 | 45% | 61 | 15% | 33 | 16% | |||
| Once a week or less | 38 | 19% | 34 | 25% | 20 | 5% | 25 | 12% | |||
| Only certain times a year | 36 | 18% | 11 | 8% | 37 | 9% | 14 | 7% | |||
| Main Reason (Yes) | Work | 84 | 42% | 80 | 59% | 241 | 60% | 136 | 65% | ||
| School | 27 | 13% | 9 | 7% | 55 | 14% | 22 | 10% | |||
| Fun or Recreation | 44 | 22% | 15 | 11% | 48 | 12% | 14 | 7% | |||
| Grocery Shopping | 4 | 2% | 9 | 7% | 5 | 1% | 17 | 8% | |||
| Driving Family Around | 33 | 16% | 9 | 7% | 28 | 7% | 15 | 7% | |||
| Other | 10 | 5% | 13 | 10% | 22 | 6% | 7 | 3% | |||
| Use | No | Ride as passenger | 202 | 38% | 72 | 22% | Ride Share | 410 | 76% | 54 | 16% |
| Yes | 336 | 63% | 262 | 78% | 129 | 24% | 280 | 84% | |||
| Frequency (Yes) | Every day | 128 | 38% | 122 | 47% | 2 | 2% | 17 | 6% | ||
| Several days a week | 119 | 35% | 93 | 36% | 31 | 24% | 65 | 23% | |||
| Once a week or less | 61 | 18% | 29 | 11% | 46 | 36% | 103 | 37% | |||
| Only certain times a year | 28 | 8% | 18 | 7% | 50 | 39% | 95 | 34% | |||
| Main Reason (Yes) | Work | 129 | 39% | 129 | 50% | 31 | 24% | 119 | 43% | ||
| School | 71 | 21% | 27 | 11% | 6 | 5% | 9 | 3% | |||
| Fun or Recreation | 68 | 21% | 49 | 19% | 74 | 57% | 95 | 34% | |||
| Grocery Shopping | 10 | 3% | 23 | 9% | 3 | 2% | 9 | 3% | |||
| Driving Family Around | 35 | 11% | 7 | 3% | 3 | 2% | 13 | 5% | |||
| Other | 19 | 6% | 21 | 8% | 12 | 9% | 35 | 13% | |||
| Use | No | Taxi | 221 | 41% | 244 | 73% | Walk | 139 | 26% | 74 | 22% |
| Yes | 315 | 59% | 90 | 27% | 400 | 74% | 260 | 78% | |||
| Frequency (Yes) | Every day | 22 | 7% | 3 | 2% | 92 | 23% | 97 | 24% | ||
| Several days a week | 52 | 17% | 38 | 27% | 80 | 20% | 118 | 29% | |||
| Once a week or less | 107 | 34% | 53 | 38% | 89 | 22% | 110 | 27% | |||
| Only certain times a year | 132 | 42% | 46 | 33% | 137 | 34% | 79 | 20% | |||
| Main Reason (Yes) | Work | 94 | 30% | 58 | 42% | 71 | 18% | 109 | 27% | ||
| School | 51 | 16% | 6 | 4% | 52 | 13% | 47 | 12% | |||
| Fun or Recreation | 92 | 29% | 41 | 30% | 122 | 31% | 101 | 25% | |||
| Grocery Shopping | 12 | 4% | 6 | 4% | 95 | 24% | 78 | 19% | |||
| Driving Family Around | 8 | 3% | 3 | 2% | 5 | 1% | 5 | 1% | |||
| Other | 56 | 18% | 25 | 18% | 49 | 12% | 65 | 16% | |||
Bold and underlined indicate statistically difference (p < ..01). Bold alone indicates p < .05 significance.