BTS | Table 1 - Questions Used in Preparing This Report

Table 1
Questions Used in Preparing This Report

	Results	Population	Sample	Margin of Error +/-
During [last month], did you walk, run, or jog at least one time outside for ten minutes or more?
Yes	72%	143,727,049	7,497	0.96
No	28%	56,714,789	3,094	0.96
How many days did you walk, run or jog?
Average days for 2002	13 days	142,267,355	7,412	0.24
Primarily for what purpose did you walk, run or jog?
Exercise/my health	60%	85,496,989	4,496	1.27
Recreation	17%	24,813,199	1,312	0.96
Personal errands	15%	21,558,729	1,107	0.94
Commuting to work or school	5%	6,553,706	316	0.57
Required for my job	2%	2,842,224	144	0.37
Other	1%	2,056,740	103	0.31
And on a typical day that you walked, ran, or jogged, about how much time did you spend walking, running, or jogging?
Average minutes for 2002	51 min.	142,313,798	7,423	1.88
Did you walk, run, or jog mostly on:
Sidewalks	40%	57,279,890	2,917	1.25
Roadways	42%
Paved roads (not on shoulders of paved roads)	29%	40,977,536	2,171	1.15
Shoulders of paved roads	7%	10,457,659	552	0.67
Unpaved roads (for example dirt, gravel, sand)	6%	8,773,242	484	0.59
Bike lanes on roads	0.4%	571,719	33	0.15
Bike paths, walking paths, trails	10%	14,116,322	757	0.76
Grass	4%	5,131,604	256	0.48
Track	3%	4,299,779	215	0.45
Other	1%	1,365,696	74	0.25

SOURCE: US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Omnibus Household Survey, February through December of 2002.