Mode of transportation

Part A - Short definition:

Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to the main mode of transportation a respondent uses to travel between his or her home and his or her place of work.

Reported in:

2011

Reported for:

Population aged 15 years and over in private households, who worked at some time since January 1, 2010. Persons who indicated that they either had no fixed workplace address, or specified a usual workplace address, were asked to identify the mode of transportation they usually used to commute from home to work. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2010, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in February, March and April 2011. When enumeration has taken place before May 2011, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

Question number(s):

Direct variable: Question 47(a)

Responses:

• Car, truck or van - as a driver
• Car, truck or van - as a passenger
• Bus
• Subway or elevated rail
• Light rail, streetcar or commuter train
• Passenger ferry
• Walked to work
• Bicycle
• Motorcycle, scooter or moped
• Other method

Remarks:

Persons who used more than one mode of transportation were asked to identify the single mode they used for most of the travel distance. As a result, the question provides data on the primary mode of transportation to work. The question does not measure multiple modes of transportation, nor does it measure the seasonal variation in mode of transportation or trips made for purposes other than the commute from home to work.