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Table A.1 Characteristics associated with type of transportation used for daily trips by people living in a census metropolitan area (CMA)1, 2005

	At least one trip (as a driver)	All trips as a driver	All trips by car
	% of population aged 18 and over making...
Sex
Women †	66	49	72
Men	81*	69*	76*
Age
18 to 24 †	57	41	57
25 to 34	74*	58*	73*
35 to 44	80*	65*	77*
45 to 54	82*	66*	80*
55 to 64	77*	62*	79*
65 to 74	70*	57*	78*
75 years or older	55	45	67
Immigration status
Born in Canada †	76	60	75
Immigrants (before 1990)	74	61	75
Recent immigrants (1990 to 2005)	55*	45*	60*
Presence of activity limitations
Yes/sometimes	69*	54*	71*
Yes/often	69*	56*	75
No †	75	60	74
Highest level of educational attainment
No secondary diploma †	64	54	73
Secondary completion	72*	58*	74
College or trade diploma	79*	62*	77*
University degree	77*	59*	71
Presence of a child under age 5
No	73	59	74
Yes †	76*	59	75
Presence of a child age 5 to 12
No	72*	58*	73*
Yes †	81	63	77
Household income
Less than $20,000 †	50	39	55
$20,000 to $39,999	68*	55*	70*
$40,000 to $59,999	75*	61*	76*
$60,000 to $99,999	83*	64*	79*
$100,000 or more	83*	65*	77*
Main activity during the last 7 days
Employed/looking for work †	80	65	77
Caring for children/keeping house	61*	43*	73*
Retired	68*	55*	75
Student	45*	31*	44*
Other activity	65*	51*	72*
Day of the week
Weekday	75*	60*	72*
Weekend †	71	55	79
Worked outside the home on the reference day
No	68*	52*	73*
Yes †	81	67	75
† Reference group.
* Statistically different from the reference category shown in bold italics (p < 0.05).
1. Metropolitan area boundaries used in the 2005 General Social Survey are those established in the 2001 Census.
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.