1977 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study: Report 1: Characteristics of 1977 Licensed Drivers and Their Travel

Federal Highway Administration1980PDFStatistical ReportAsin, Ruth H.United States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway PlanningUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Highway Statistics DivisionUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited StatesStatisticsTravel patternsTravel behaviorDriver licensesHuman characteristicsNPTS 1977NPTS 1977 Report No. 1The report is part of a series that provides findings from the 1977 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS). The report provides information on characteristics of licensed drivers. The distribution of licensed drivers by place of residence, age and sex, is presented. Travel patterns of drivers are examined in terms of average annual miles driven by age and sex, place of residence, number of household drivers, number of household vehicles, and household incomes. Comparison of licensed drivers and average annual miles driven are made to data from the 1969 NPTS and trends over time are analyzed.125