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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables
Tabulation: Mode of Transportation (20), Commuting Type (5), Commuting Duration (6), Commuting Distance (12), Time Leaving for Work (7), Age Groups (5) and Sex (3) for the Employed Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over Having a Usual Place of Work, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey
About this variable: Mode of transportation (20)
Definition
Mode of transportation
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the main mode of transportation a respondent uses to travel between his or her home and his or her place of work.
Values
- Total - Mode of transportation Footnote 1
- Total - Car, truck or van
- Car, truck or van as a driver
- Drove alone
- 2 people
- 3 or more people
- Car, truck or van as a passenger
- 2 people
- 3 or more people
- Total - Sustainable transportation
- Public transit
- Bus
- Subway or elevated rail
- Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
- Passenger ferry
- Active transportation
- Walked
- Bicycle
- Motorcycle, scooter or moped
- Other methods
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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The National Household Survey assumes that the commute to work originates from the usual place of residence, but this may not always be the case. In some cases, respondents may be on a business trip and may have reported their place of work or mode of transportation based on where they were working during the trip. Some persons maintain a residence close to work and commute to their home on weekends. Students often work after school at a location near their school. As a result, the data may show unusual commutes and an unusual mode of transportation.
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