QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Lacked Reliable Transportation for Daily Living in the Past 12 Months, by Disability Status and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2022

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In 2022, 5.7% of adults aged ≥18 years lacked reliable transportation for daily living in the past 12 months.
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Authors: Amanda Ng, PhD; Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo, PhD; and James Dahlhamer, PhD

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Bar chart showing higher percentages among adults with disabilities than among adults without disabilities across all age groups.
This grouped bar chart shows percentages for all adults and for adults with and without disabilities by age group.

In 2022, 5.7% of adults aged ≥18 years lacked reliable transportation for daily living in the past 12 months.

The percentage lacking reliable transportation for daily living among those with disability was higher (14.4%) compared with those without disability (4.9%).

The percentages among persons with disability were higher than percentages among those without disability in all age groups (18–44 years: 24.0% versus 5.7%; 45–64 years: 15.9% versus 4.4%; and ≥65 years: 8.1% versus 3.6%). Regardless of disability status, the percentage of adults who lacked reliable transportation for daily living decreased with increasing age.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7307a4.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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