Omnibus Survey Shows 1 in 5 U.S. Commuters Experience Significant Travel Delays in Getting to Work

BTS Survey on Commuting Delays Omnibus Household Survey Information

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Sunday, June 29, 2003 -- American Commuting Delays is a section of BTS' bimonthly Omnibus Household Survey that seeks to discover travel delay information by mode. The question asks if the respondent experienced significant delays while traveling in the month prior to the survey by mode. In the survey, "significant delays" was designed to be the respondent's perception, given the differences in commutes across the country. Responses are listed below:

Did you experience any significant delays while traveling?

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SOURCE: Data are from the Omnibus Household Survey for the months of December 2001, April and August 2002 and February 2003, comprising 4,218 households.

In the following months we will have Omnibus Survey information on the following topics:

• Congestion Awareness
• American Flying Habits
• Neighborhood Freight Habits
• Airport Security
• Commuting Time

Data are from the Omnibus Household Survey conducted by BTS. Results are based on a completed sample of 1000+ households randomly selected using a list-assisted random digit dialing (RDD) methodology.

To access the Omnibus Survey for additional questions about general travel experiences, satisfaction with the system, and demographic data, please visit the following link: http://www.bts.gov/omnibus/