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TABLE 2 Comparisons of Various Survey Estimates of Public Transportation Mode Share
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CSV
Year
Census journey-to- work, usual mode
American Community Survey, work trips, usual mode
American Housing Survey, work trips, usual mode
NHTS work trips, survey day, actual mode
NHTS work trips, usual mode
NPTS/ NHTS all trips
NHTS 2001 all trips, adjusted
1969
3.40
1970
8.90
1977
2.70
1980
6.40
1983
2.70
1990
5.30
4.60
2.20
1995
3.56
5.11
1.81
1997
4.58
1999
4.90
2000
4.70
5.07
2001
5.10
4.72
3.67
5.05
1.56
1.76
2002
5.00
