BTS | Table 1-34: Long-Distance Travel in the United States by Selected Traveler Characteristics: 1995

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Table 1-34: Long-Distance Travel in the United States by Selected Traveler Characteristics: 1995

(Roundtrips of 100 miles or more, one way, U.S. destinations only)

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	Person trips (thousands)		Person-miles (millions)		Personal-use vehicle trips (thousands)		Personal-use vehicle-miles (millions)
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL all person trips	1,001,319	100	834,676	100	813,858	100	454,787	100
Age and sex
Under 18 years	159,779	16.0	115,869	13.9	139,360	17.1	78,517	17.3
18-24 years	92,129	9.2	67,224	8.1	79,810	9.8	43,821	9.6
25-29 years	80,060	8.0	64,009	7.7	66,510	8.2	35,809	7.9
30-39 years	189,917	19.0	167,583	20.1	146,527	18.0	78,970	17.4
40-49 years	199,991	20.0	170,379	20.4	157,063	19.3	83,046	18.3
50-59 years	137,841	13.8	118,433	14.2	110,208	13.5	61,856	13.6
60-64 years	48,683	4.9	43,574	5.2	40,647	5.0	25,258	5.6
65 years and over	92,919	9.3	87,603	10.5	73,733	9.1	47,512	10.4
Total	1,001,319	100	834,676	100	813,858	100	454,787	100
Median (years)	38				38
Female
Under 18 years	79,580	7.9	58,716	7.0	68,650	8.4	39,122	8.6
18-24 years	42,743	4.3	32,706	3.9	36,161	4.4	19,702	4.3
25-29 years	36,422	3.6	29,473	3.5	29,986	3.7	16,077	3.5
30-39 years	82,471	8.2	70,360	8.4	65,056	8.0	34,606	7.6
40-49 years	84,135	8.4	70,696	8.5	67,855	8.3	36,039	7.9
50-59 years	59,721	6.0	50,449	6.0	48,867	6.0	27,483	6.0
60-64 years	21,310	2.1	19,576	2.3	17,217	2.1	10,942	2.4
65 years and over	44,129	4.4	41,278	4.9	33,409	4.1	20,513	4.5
Total	450,512	45.0	373,254	44.7	367,203	45.1	204,485	45.0
Median (years)	37				37
Race
White	891,443	89.0	739,444	88.6	726,632	89.3	403,045	88.6
Black	59,923	6.0	44,935	5.4	49,175	6.0	28,115	6.2
Asian or Pacific Islander	22,922	2.3	28,690	3.4	15,954	2.0	10,570	2.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleutian	10,707	1.1	8,103	1.0	8,807	1.1	5,233	1.2
Other	16,324	1.6	13,504	1.6	13,290	1.6	7,825	1.7
Total	1,001,319	100	834,676	100	813,858	100	454,788	100
Ethnicity
(Hispanic origin)	52,822	5.3	38,177	4.6	44,219	5.4	23,183	5.1
(Not of Hispanic origin)	948,497	94.7	796,499	95.4	769,640	94.6	431,605	94.9
Total	1,001,319	100	834,676	100	813,858	100	454,788	100
Household income
Less than $25,000	155,555	15.5	112,236	13.4	131,901	16.2	71,556	15.7
$25,000-$39,999	200,981	20.1	148,185	17.8	175,186	21.5	98,074	21.6
$40,000-$49,999	166,699	16.6	125,296	15.0	144,160	17.7	78,294	17.2
$50,000-$59,999	143,946	14.4	118,691	14.2	117,579	14.4	66,363	14.6
$60,000-$74,999	134,348	13.4	118,169	14.2	106,083	13.0	61,169	13.5
$75,000-$99,999	104,698	10.5	102,112	12.2	79,397	9.8	45,406	10.0
$100,000 or more	95,092	9.5	109,987	13.2	59,553	7.3	33,925	7.5
Household type
Family household	840,438	83.9	693,794	83.1	692,146	85.0	388,534	85.4
Married-couple household	726,982	72.6	606,630	72.7	597,863	73.5	335,980	73.9
With children under 18 years	379,139	37.9	302,958	36.3	313,451	38.5	172,014	37.8
Female householder	76,942	7.7	60,665	7.3	62,583	7.7	35,023	7.7
With children under 18 years	43,389	4.3	31,963	3.8	35,986	4.4	19,421	4.3
Male householder	36,515	3.6	26,499	3.2	31,700	3.9	17,531	3.9
With children under 18 years	13,226	1.3	9,845	1.2	11,207	1.4	6,583	1.4
Nonfamily household	160,881	16.1	140,881	16.9	121,712	15.0	66,254	14.6
Educational attainment (Persons 16 years and over)
Less than high school graduate	68,338	7.9	48,533	6.6	59,159	8.6	33,428	8.7
High school graduate	219,549	25.5	165,361	22.6	187,762	27.2	105,957	27.6
Some college, no degree	182,146	21.2	146,379	20.0	153,399	22.3	86,304	22.5
Associate's degree	58,431	6.8	46,401	6.3	49,081	7.1	26,264	6.8
Bachelor's degree	193,651	22.5	181,233	24.8	145,438	21.1	79,779	20.8
Some grad school or grad degree	137,513	16.0	144,155	19.7	94,221	13.7	52,678	13.7
Total	859,629	100	732,062	100	689,060	100	384,409	100
Activity status (Persons 16 years and over)
Working full time	547,232	63.7	470,855	64.3	428,319	62.2	228,969	59.6
Retired	95,039	11.1	88,837	12.1	77,921	11.3	52,589	13.7
Other	217,357	25.3	172,371	23.5	182,820	26.5	102,851	26.8
Total	859,629	100	732,062	100	689,060	100	384,409	100

NOTE: This table excludes travel outside the United States. Numbers and percents may not add to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1995 American Travel Survey data.