indicator
Access to Vehicles
Access to Vehicles
Description
Share of Adults Age 65 or Older and Living Alone that Do Not Have a Vehicle Kept at Home for Their Use, by State, 2022
Data Source
American Community Survey (ACS)
Calculation Methodology
- 1Filter the dataset to include only records where
HHLDRAGEPis 65 or older. - 2Derive household size categories from
NP, whereNP=1means one-person household (living alone),NP=2means two persons, andNP=3+means three or more persons. Select only households withNP=1(living alone). - 3Derive vehicle access categories from
VEH, whereVEH=0means no vehicles andVEH=1+means one or more vehicles. - 4Use the weight column
WGTPto apply weights to each record for accurate representation. - 5Aggregate the weighted data by
ST(state) to calculate the share of adults age 65 or older living alone without a vehicle kept at home for their use. - 6Calculate the percentage of weighted households with no vehicles (
VEH=0) among all weighted one-person households (NP=1) aged 65 or older within each state.
Source Variables using this Indicator (17)
Visuals Using This Indicator (1)
Share of Adults Age 65 or Older and Living Alone that Do Not Have a Vehicle Kept at Home for Their Use, by State, 2022
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