Travel-Related Behaviors, Opinions, and Concerns of U.S. Adult Drivers by Race/Ethnicity, 2010: A Special Report from the CDC

The U.S. population is shifting to become both older and more racially and ethnically diverse. The current understanding of U.S. drivers' travel-related needs and concerns by race/ethnicity is limited. Data from the 2010 HealthStyles survey, an annual, cross-sectional, national mail-panel survey of persons ages 18 years or older living in the United States, were used to calculate weighted percentages of travel-related behaviors, opinions, and concerns by race/ethnicity. Logistic regression was used to explore associations between race/ethnicity and specific travel-related concerns, while adjusting for other demographic characteristics. Adequate transportation alternatives to driving were reported by a greater percentage of persons in certain minority groups compared to whites (Hispanic: 34.7%; white: 23.4%). Concern for the availability of alternatives to driving in the future was greater among minority groups (black: 57.7%; Hispanic: 47.3%; other: 50.9%) compared to whites (37.5%). Additionally, among persons with a household income of $25,000 +, minorities were generally more likely than whites to report concern about having alternative transportation options to driving, whereas concern was consistently high among all racial/ethnic groups for those earning less than $25,000 annually. In each racial/ethnic group, more than 10% of persons reported not knowing how they would get around if they could no longer drive. Important variations by race/ethnicity in both travel behaviors and concerns for adequate alternatives to driving were found, revealing the need for further research to better understand reasons for these differences and to identify ways to meet the transportation needs of the changing U.S. population demographics.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2013.09.001
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022437513001497
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1800052
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Bhat, Geeta
  • Naumann, Rebecca B
• Publication Date: 2013-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 93-97
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Automobile driving; Demographics; Ethnic groups; Mobility; Passenger vehicles; Public transit; Socioeconomic factors; Travel behavior
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01531721
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 25 2014 4:21PM