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Trips to School by Distance and Mode - NPTS 1995

Youth Aged 5–15 Years

Trips to school are divided into those one mile or less and more than one and up to and including two miles. The percent of youth ages 5 to 15 traveling to school by auto, school bus, walking, bicycling, and other modes are reported for each category of distance. For both, 50% of youth travel by auto. Fourteen percent of those traveling one mile or less take a school bus. Forty-one percent of youth traveling one to two miles takes a school bus. Of those traveling one mile or less, 31% walk, while only 5% of those traveling 1 to 2 miles to school walk. Trips made by bicycling and other modes are 1 to 3 percent for both distances.

  1. Source: Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey 1995 (NPTS).

  2. Data are weighted to the 1995 U.S. population and age-adjusted to the year 2000 population standard. Data analysis excluded trips with incomplete travel mode, distance, trip purpose, or age.

  3. Auto = automobile, van, sport utility vehicle, pickup truck, other truck, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, and other personal vehicle.

  4. Other = bus, Amtrak, commuter train, streetcar/trolley, subway/elevated rail, airplane, taxicab, and other non-personal vehicle.

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Page last reviewed: May 22, 2007
Page last updated: May 22, 2007
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion