why US citizens wanted to travel in 2009?
The bar and pie chart illustrate information about why US citizens wanted to travel and what travel problems they experiences in the year 2009.
It is noticeable that commuting to and from work was stood at the first position in the reasons that Americans travelled in 2009. In the same year, the primary concern on travelling public of them was cost of travelling.
Looking at the bar chart in more detail, we can see that in 2009, 49% of the trips made by US residents were for the purpose of commuting, followed by other personal reasons with 19% and 16% for shopping. By contrast, the proportion of the reasons for Americans had trips were social/creation and visit friends/relatives with under 11% in the same year.
In terms of the pie chart, it is clear to see that in 2009, people in US had the key consideration for the travelling cost with 36%. Besides,safety concerns and agressive drivers stood at the second position with the percentage nearly one in five of the whole main issues, which were as half as in the first ranking. Finally, a total of 14% of those surveyed thought that access to public transportation and space for pedestrians were the most important travel issues.
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