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32. How did this person usually get to work last week?

Mark (X) one box for the method of transportation used for most of the distance.

[] Car, truck, or van
[] Bus
[] Subway or elevated rail
[] Long-distance train or commuter rail
[] Carro público
[] Ferryboat
[] Taxicab
[] Motorcycle
[] Bicycle
[] Walked
[] Worked at home -- Skip to question 40a
[] Other method
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Person questions 25-32

P32. Mark only one box to indicate the method of transportation used to travel the longest distance to work last week.

  • Mark the "car, truck, or van" box if the person drove a company car, light truck of 1-ton capacity or less, or truck cab.
  • Mark the ''bus'' box if the person rode a local bus, intercity bus, regional bus service, or bus rapid transit.
  • Mark the "subway or elevated rail" box if the person took an underground or elevated local rail network. This does not include rail systems that predominately offer intercity rail service.
  • Mark the "long-distance train or commuter rail" box if the person took long-distance rail service such as Amtrak, or a commuter train (also called metropolitan rail, regional rail, or suburban rail) that operates between a central city and surrounding suburbs or other central cities.
  • Mark the "light rail, streetcar, or trolley" box if the person rode light rail, streetcar, trolley, cable car, tramway, monorail or other vehicle that operates on tracks or rails. Such vehicles are often driven electrically via overhead wires.
  • Mark the "taxicab" box if the person took a cab or on-demand ride-hailing service (individual or shared, including app-based).
  • Mark the "motorcycle" box if the person rode a motorbike, moped, seated motor scooter, or similar vehicle that is motor driven.
  • Mark the "bicycle" box if the person rode a bicycle or other seated vehicle that is pedaled, an electric assist bicycle, or a bicycle sharing service or system.
  • Mark the "walked" box only if the person walked all the way to work and used no other means of transportation.
  • Mark the "worked from home" box if the person worked on a farm where he/she lives, or in an office or shop in the person's own home.
  • Mark the "other method" box if the person took an airplane, helicopter, horse, horse and buggy, boat (other than ferry), motor home, dog sled, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), snow machine/snowmobile, self-balancing electric vehicle, skateboard, inline skates, or motorized chair.