Table 2 Dependence on automobiles differs considerably between CMAs, but one of the most important reasons is housing density
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% of population aged 18 and over making all trips by car (as a driver or passenger) on the reference day, by census metropolitan area (CMA) | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | Montréal | Vancouver | Ottawa-Gatineau | Calgary | Edmonton | Québec | Winnipeg | Medium CMAs | Smaller CMAs | |
Total |
66
|
65
|
69
|
71
|
75
|
77
|
74
|
72
|
75
|
81
|
Housing density | ||||||||||
High † |
52
|
50
|
51
|
51
|
46E
|
58
|
53
|
60
|
58
|
66
|
Medium |
63*
|
69*
|
74*
|
68*
|
76*
|
77*
|
78*
|
63
|
70*
|
77*
|
Low |
73*
|
80*
|
77*
|
83*
|
77*
|
80*
|
82*
|
77*
|
80*
|
87*
|
Distance from city centre | ||||||||||
Less than 5 km † |
43
|
29
|
56
|
48
|
66
|
64
|
51
|
65
|
67
|
75
|
5 to 9 km |
51
|
54*
|
57
|
69*
|
72
|
78*
|
75*
|
73
|
78*
|
83*
|
10 to 15 km |
61*
|
66*
|
64
|
76*
|
79
|
80*
|
76*
|
78*
|
81*
|
91*
|
15 km or more |
74*
|
78*
|
83*
|
82*
|
79
|
82*
|
89*
|
91*
|
81*
|
92*
|
Administrative boundaries | ||||||||||
Suburban municipalities |
76*
|
73*
|
75*
|
78*
|
89*
|
82*
|
78*
|
91*
|
..
|
..
|
Central municipality † |
55
|
43
|
55
|
68
|
73
|
74
|
57
|
71
|
..
|
..
|
† Reference category. | ||||||||||
* Statistically significant difference from reference category at p<0.05. | ||||||||||
E Data should be used with caution. | ||||||||||
Notes: Metropolitan area boundaries used in the 2005 General Social Survey are those established in the 2001 Census. See "What you should know about this study" for a list of the CMAs comprising the medium and smaller CMA categories. | ||||||||||
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005. | ||||||||||
Table Source: Turcotte, M. (2008). Dependence on cars in urban neighbourhoods. Canadian Social Trends, 85, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-008-XWE. |
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