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Millennials Drive for 8% Fewer of their Weekly Trips than Older Generations

posted by martyb on Saturday July 11 2020, @03:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the how-you-gonna-get-there? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Millennials drive for 8% fewer trips than older generations:

we surveyed 2,225 American adults of all ages. On average millennials drive for 8% fewer of their typical weekly trips than baby boomers or Gen Xers.

Moreover, this difference does not disappear when we control for demographic information, proving that millennial behavior is not just about being young, single and low-income. Instead, what distinguishes millennials are their attitudes.

Millennials are more pro-environment than previous generations and less likely to believe driving gives them independence. They also see driving as more dangerous and want a travel mode that offers side benefits such as exercise or the ability to read or use social media.

The generational difference has profound implications for auto manufacturers.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Saturday July 11 2020, @07:45AM (2 children)

    by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Saturday July 11 2020, @07:45AM (#1019415) Homepage
    Nope. They interviewed 40 people, and then "To find out if these attitudes were truly representative, we surveyed 2,225 American adults of all ages"

    Article, motherfucker, did you read it?
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by c0lo on Saturday July 11 2020, @07:59AM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 11 2020, @07:59AM (#1019420) Journal

    Article, motherfucker, did you read it?

    Clearly he RTFA, cause the tidbit about "interviewing 40 persons" is not in the TFS.

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    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday July 11 2020, @09:20AM

      by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Saturday July 11 2020, @09:20AM (#1019437) Homepage
      He may have RSOTFA, but clearly didn't RAOTFA.
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