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Highway Statistics 2006 - Realtive Changes in Travel Characteristics, 1969 - 2001 - Table NT-2
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NT-2. Relative Changes in Travel Characteristics, 1969 - 2001

Relative Changes in Travel Characteristics, 1969 - 2001
 
Relative Changes in Travel Characteristics, 1969 - 2001
 
 MenWomen
Percent Change in Population 16+52.7%49.7%
Percent Change in Drivers63.0%112.9%
Percent Change in Workers61.3%145.1%
 
 1969197719831990 (adj)19952001
Households62,50475,41285,37193,34798,900107,369
Persons197,213213,141229,453239,416259,994277,208
Household Vehicle Trips 87,284108,826126,874193,916229,745234,994
Person Trips145,146211,778224,385304,471378,930410,969
Household VMT775,940 907,6031,002,1391,695,2902,068,3682,281,863
Person Miles of Travel 1,404,137 1,879,2151,946,6622,829,9363,411,1224,026,158
CO88,034    50,386
N0x7,390    7,765
VOC12,972    5,325
 
 
Percent Change since 1969 
Persons41%
Households72%
Person Trips181%
Person Miles183%
Vehicle Trips167%
Vehicle Miles193%
Road Miles6%
Annual Fatalities-20%
N0x5%
CO-43%
VOC-59%
 

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