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.
Share of U.S. adults more inclined to use public transit as a daily travel preference in 2015, by generation
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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National Association of Realtors, & Portland State University. (July 23, 2015). Share of U.S. adults more inclined to use public transit as a daily travel preference in 2015, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/570819/daily-travel-preferences-public-transit/
National Association of Realtors, und Portland State University. "Share of U.S. adults more inclined to use public transit as a daily travel preference in 2015, by generation." Chart. July 23, 2015. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570819/daily-travel-preferences-public-transit/
National Association of Realtors, Portland State University. (2015). Share of U.S. adults more inclined to use public transit as a daily travel preference in 2015, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570819/daily-travel-preferences-public-transit/
National Association of Realtors, and Portland State University. "Share of U.S. Adults More Inclined to Use Public Transit as a Daily Travel Preference in 2015, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570819/daily-travel-preferences-public-transit/
National Association of Realtors & Portland State University, Share of U.S. adults more inclined to use public transit as a daily travel preference in 2015, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570819/daily-travel-preferences-public-transit/ (last visited September 26, 2020)
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