I am not sure what your question is, but I will try to answer it.

The Question in the ACS reads: “How many automobiles, vans and trucks of one-ton capacity or less are kept at home for use by members of this household?”   The answer can be 0-1-2-3-4-5, or 6+

There are MANY tables in the CTPP which include this variable, but if you are interested in the AGGREGATE number of vehicles in households, you can use B111103 “Aggregate vehicles in households”.    Since it is a B Table, which uses the privacy protected ACS microdataset, there are possibly problems because the weights are adjusted for workers and not households.  So, you MIGHT prefer to use a Set A Table instead, such as A111102  which is a univariable distribution of Vehicles Available. 

Elaine Murakami

FHWA Office of Planning

206-220-4460 (in Seattle)

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Subject: [CTPP] No. of vehicles physically located in households.

Hello everyone,

I was locking through CTPP 2006-2010 tables and was wondering which would be the best table to be used to calculate the number of vehicles (autos) physically located in households. Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sulabh Aryal

Associate Planner

Richmond Regional Planning District Commission

9211 Forest Hill Avenue, Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23235

Phone: 804.323.2033 3 Fax: 804.323.2025

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