Text Table 3.18
Persons who travelled to work by motor vehicle, by province, 2006
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During the colder months1 | During the warmer months1 | |||
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Travelled to work by motor vehicle2 | Travelled to work alone by motor vehicle3 | Travelled to work by motor vehicle2 | Travelled to work alone by motor vehicle3 | |
percent | ||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 88 | 64 | 79 | 57 |
Prince Edward Island | 92 | 71 | 84 | 64 |
Nova Scotia | 85 | 63 | 80 | 59 |
New Brunswick | 91 | 71 | 83 | 62 |
Quebec | 79 | 63 | 72 | 57 |
Ontario | 79 | 63 | 72 | 57 |
Manitoba | 83 | 66 | 73 | 58 |
Saskatchewan | 87 | 70 | 74 | 58 |
Alberta | 83 | 66 | 75 | 59 |
British Columbia | 79 | 63 | 71 | 56 |
Canada | 81 | 64 | 73 | 57 |
Notes: | ||||
These data refer only to persons who were working outside the home. | ||||
The definition of a motor vehicle includes cars, trucks, vans or SUVs (sport utility vehicles) and street-legal motorcycles. | ||||
1. The definition of the colder and the warmer months was left to the respondents in order to best capture seasonal changes in mode of travel. | ||||
2. Includes persons who travelled to work by motor vehicle as a driver, either alone or with others in the vehicle, or as a passenger. | ||||
3. Of all persons working outside the home, percent who travelled to work alone by motor vehicle | ||||
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006. |
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