BTS | Table 15b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics for Packing Group I: Percent of Total for 2002 and 1997

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Table 15b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics for Packing Group I: Percent of Total for 2002 and 1997

[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 and 1997 Commodity Flow Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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Description	Value (percent)		Tons (percent)		Ton– miles (percent)
Description	2002	1997	2002	1997	2002	1997
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Packing Group I	26.9	28.9	26.3	28.0	24.5	24.8

KEY:
– Represents an estimate equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of highly sampling variability or poor response quality.

NOTE:
Note: Packing Groups I, II, and III reflect the level of hazard associated with the material being shipped. Packing Group I is the most rigorous.

SOURCE:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.

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