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November 2018
Table DL-20
| AGE | MALE DRIVERS | FEMALE DRIVERS | TOTAL DRIVERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ |
NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ |
NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ |
|
| UNDER 16 | 38,028 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 38,571 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 76,599 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| 16 | 544,308 | 0.5 | 25.2 | 555,343 | 0.5 | 26.9 | 1,099,651 | 0.5 | 26.0 |
| 17 | 999,071 | 0.9 | 45.5 | 990,706 | 0.9 | 47.2 | 1,989,777 | 0.9 | 46.3 |
| 18 | 1,342,185 | 1.2 | 61.9 | 1,286,390 | 1.1 | 62.1 | 2,628,575 | 1.2 | 62.0 |
| 19 | 1,560,161 | 1.4 | 71.6 | 1,488,576 | 1.3 | 71.6 | 3,048,737 | 1.4 | 71.6 |
| (19 AND UNDER) | 4,483,753 | 4.0 | 41.5 | 4,359,586 | 3.8 | 42.2 | 8,843,339 | 3.9 | 41.8 |
| 20 | 1,660,543 | 1.5 | 75.9 | 1,592,608 | 1.4 | 76.2 | 3,253,151 | 1.4 | 76.1 |
| 21 | 1,708,093 | 1.5 | 77.2 | 1,657,275 | 1.5 | 78.8 | 3,365,368 | 1.5 | 77.9 |
| 22 | 1,788,126 | 1.6 | 78.8 | 1,739,981 | 1.5 | 80.9 | 3,528,107 | 1.6 | 79.8 |
| 23 | 1,850,209 | 1.7 | 79.8 | 1,817,135 | 1.6 | 82.7 | 3,667,344 | 1.6 | 81.2 |
| 24 | 1,916,991 | 1.7 | 81.3 | 1,880,464 | 1.7 | 84.4 | 3,797,455 | 1.7 | 82.8 |
| (20-24) | 8,923,962 | 8.0 | 78.6 | 8,687,463 | 7.6 | 80.7 | 17,611,425 | 7.8 | 79.6 |
| 25-29 | 10,037,679 | 9.0 | 84.3 | 10,037,886 | 8.8 | 87.5 | 20,075,565 | 8.9 | 85.9 |
| 30-34 | 9,834,940 | 8.8 | 88.7 | 9,920,512 | 8.7 | 91.2 | 19,755,452 | 8.8 | 89.9 |
| 35-39 | 9,517,689 | 8.5 | 89.7 | 9,676,694 | 8.5 | 91.2 | 19,194,383 | 8.5 | 90.4 |
| 40-44 | 8,885,420 | 8.0 | 91.1 | 9,011,109 | 7.9 | 91.1 | 17,896,529 | 7.9 | 91.1 |
| 45-49 | 9,628,202 | 8.6 | 92.7 | 9,716,581 | 8.5 | 91.8 | 19,344,783 | 8.6 | 92.2 |
| 50-54 | 9,850,036 | 8.8 | 93.6 | 9,980,871 | 8.8 | 91.7 | 19,830,907 | 8.8 | 92.7 |
| 55-59 | 10,099,624 | 9.1 | 94.4 | 10,402,205 | 9.1 | 92.0 | 20,501,829 | 9.1 | 93.2 |
| 60-64 | 9,137,583 | 8.2 | 95.6 | 9,539,541 | 8.4 | 91.5 | 18,677,124 | 8.3 | 93.4 |
| 65-69 | 7,608,595 | 6.8 | 95.9 | 8,017,045 | 7.0 | 90.0 | 15,625,640 | 6.9 | 92.8 |
| 70-74 | 5,690,201 | 5.1 | 95.7 | 6,015,040 | 5.3 | 87.2 | 11,705,241 | 5.2 | 91.1 |
| 75-79 | 3,636,936 | 3.3 | 93.3 | 3,944,136 | 3.5 | 81.4 | 7,581,072 | 3.4 | 86.7 |
| 80-84 | 2,238,256 | 2.0 | 89.2 | 2,484,599 | 2.2 | 71.9 | 4,722,855 | 2.1 | 79.2 |
| 85 AND OVER | 1,828,180 | 1.6 | 80.2 | 2,151,933 | 1.9 | 51.4 | 3,980,113 | 1.8 | 61.5 |
| TOTAL | 111,401,056 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 113,945,201 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 225,346,257 | 100.0 | 85.1 |
1/ These percentages are computed using population estimates of the Bureau of the Census. Under-16 age group is compared to 14 and 15-year-old population estimates; the other age brackets coincide with those from the Bureau of the Census.
