3 or More Vehicles Available - C08203025 - Number of Workers in Household by Vehicles Available - American Community Survey 2013 (3-Year Estimates) (ACS2013_3yr) - Survey ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey 2013 (3-Year Estimates) (ACS2013_3yr)

Table:

C08203. Number of Workers in Household by Vehicles Available [25]

Universe: Universe: Households

Variable Details

C08203.	Number of Workers in Household by Vehicles Available
	Universe: Universe: Households
	C08203001Universe: Households C08203021 3 or More Workers C08203025 3 or More Vehicles Available Percent base: Households (ACS2013_3yr:C08203001) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2013 3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2013-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Household Type and Relationship -> Household

Household

A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit. (People not living in households are classified as living in group quarters.) A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live separately from any other people in the building and which have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living arrangements.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2013 3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2013-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Vehicles Available

Vehicles Available

The data on vehicles available were obtained from Housing Question 12 in the 2013 American Community Survey. The question was asked at occupied housing units. These data show the number of passenger cars, vans, and pickup or panel trucks of one-ton capacity or less kept at home and available for the use of household members. Vehicles rented or leased for one month or more, company vehicles, and police and government vehicles are included if kept at home and used for non-business purposes. Dismantled or immobile vehicles are excluded. Vehicles kept at home but used only for business purposes also are excluded.

The availability of vehicles provides information for numerous transportation programs. When the data is used in conjunction with place-of-work and journey-to-work data, the information can provide insight into vehicle travel and aid in forecasting future travel and its effect on transportation systems. The data also serve to aid in the development of emergency and evacuation planning, special transportation services, and forecasting future energy consumption and needs.

Question/Concept History

The 1996-1998 American Community Survey question provided a space for the respondent to enter the number of vehicles. Since 1999, the American Community Survey question provided seven pre-coded response categories ranging from "None" to "6 or more."

Comparability

Data on vehicle availability in the 2013 American Community Survey can be compared to previous ACS and Census 2000 vehicle availability data.