1997/98 Travel Survey Highlights - Personal Income and Travel
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11/12/2008 10:42 a.m.
People completing the survey were asked to indicate which category their personal income fell into, and most (93% of people over 18) agreed to do so. This lets us describe the travel patterns of different income groups*.
- High income people spend more time travelling and travel further than low income people. Those with an annual income of over $70,000 were the only group making significant use of aircraft and taxis.
- Both high and low income people spend more time walking than middle income people. On average, high and low income people walk for one-and-a-quarter hours a week, compared to less than an hour a week for other groups.
- Low income people, including people who are not earning, drive less and do more passenger travel than other groups.
* Personal income is not necessarily a good indicator of socio-economic status, as the relationship between these is complicated. In a family situation, for example, there may be one income earner and three non-earners but everyone enjoys the same standard of living.
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