This table contains data on the percent of residents aged 16 years and older mode of transportation to work for California, its regions, counties, cities/towns, and census tracts. Data is from the U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census and American Community Survey. The table is part of a series of indicators in the Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project of the Office of Health Equity. Commute trips to work represent 19% of travel miles in the United States. The predominant mode – the automobile - offers extraordinary personal mobility and independence, but it is also associated with health hazards, such as air pollution, motor vehicle crashes, pedestrian injuries and fatalities, and sedentary lifestyles. Automobile commuting has been linked to stress-related health problems. Active modes of transport – bicycling and walking alone and in combination with public transit – offer opportunities for physical activity, which is associated with lowering rates of heart disease and stroke, diabetes, colon and breast cancer, dementia and depression. Risk of injury and death in collisions are higher in urban areas with more concentrated vehicle and pedestrian activity. Bus and rail passengers have a lower risk of injury in collisions than motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Minority communities bear a disproportionate share of pedestrian-car fatalities; Native American male pedestrians experience four times the death rate Whites or Asian pedestrians, and African-Americans and Latinos experience twice the rate as Whites or Asians. More information about the data table and a data dictionary can be found in the About/Attachments section.

DESCRIPTION This table contains data on the percent of residents aged 16 years and older mode of transportation to work for ...

SUMMARY This table contains data on the percent of residents aged 16 years and older mode of transportation to work for California, its regions, counties, cities/towns, and census tracts. Data is from the U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census and American Community Survey. The table is part of a series of indicators in the Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project of the Office of Health Equity. Commute trips to work represent 19% of travel miles in the United States. The predominant mode – the automobile - offers extraordinary personal mobility and independence, but it is also associated with health hazards, such as air pollution, motor vehicle crashes, pedestrian injuries and fatalities, and sedentary lifestyles. Automobile commuting has been linked to stress-related health problems. Active modes of transport – bicycling and walking alone and in combination with public transit – offer opportunities for physical activity, which is associated with lowering rates of heart disease and stroke, diabetes, colon and breast cancer, dementia and depression. Risk of injury and death in collisions are higher in urban areas with more concentrated vehicle and pedestrian activity. Bus and rail passengers have a lower risk of injury in collisions than motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Minority communities bear a disproportionate share of pedestrian-car fatalities; Native American male pedestrians experience four times the death rate Whites or Asian pedestrians, and African-Americans and Latinos experience twice the rate as Whites or Asians. More information about the data table and a data dictionary can be found in the About/Attachments section.

ind_id - Indicator ID ind_definition - Definition of indicator in plain language reportyear - Year that the indicator was reported race_eth_code - numeric code for a race/ethnicity group race_eth_name - Name of race/ethnic group geotype - Type of geographic unit geotypevalue - Value of geographic unit geoname - Name of a geographic unit county_name - Name of county that geotype is in county_fips - FIPS code of the county that geotype is in region_name - MPO-based region name; see MPO_County list tab region_code - MPO-based region code; see MPO_County list tab mode - Mode of transportation short name mode_name - Mode of transportation long name pop_total - denominator pop_mode - numerator percent - Percent of Residents Mode of Transportation to Work,
Population Aged 16 Years and Older LL_95CI_percent - The lower limit of 95% confidence interval UL_95CI_percent - The lower limit of 95% confidence interval percent_se - Standard error of the percent mode of transportation percent_rse - Relative standard error (se/value) expressed as a percent CA_decile - California decile CA_RR - Rate ratio to California rate version - Date/time stamp of a version of data