The statistic illustrates the results of a 2015 survey among U.S. adults regarding the use of public transit as a daily preference; the results were grouped by generation. Some 15 percent of the Millennials are more inclined to use public transit, while 30 percent of them agreed they somewhat like public transit.
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Share of U.S. adults more inclined to use public transit as a daily travel preference in 2015, by generation
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The statistic illustrates the results of a 2015 survey among U.S. adults regarding the use of public transit as a daily preference; the results were grouped by generation. Some 15 percent of the Millennials are more inclined to use public transit, while 30 percent of them agreed they somewhat like public transit.
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The statistic illustrates the results of a 2015 survey among U.S. adults regarding the use of public transit as a daily preference; the results were grouped by generation. Some 15 percent of the Millennials are more inclined to use public transit, while 30 percent of them agreed they somewhat like public transit.
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- July 2015
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 13-19, 2015
- Special properties
- 2,000 respondents surveyed online
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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According to the survey, the respondents were classified by generation as follows:
Millenial (people born in1981 or later);
Baby Boomers (people born between 1945 and 1964);
Gen X (born 1965 to 1980) and
Silent/Greatest Generation (born in 1944 or before).
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 13-19, 2015
- Special properties
- 2,000 respondents surveyed online
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
According to the survey, the respondents were classified by generation as follows:
Millenial (people born in1981 or later);
Baby Boomers (people born between 1945 and 1964);
Gen X (born 1965 to 1980) and
Silent/Greatest Generation (born in 1944 or before).
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