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Old Dec 30, 2019, 8:34 am
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andrewesque
 
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Originally Posted by AADFW
Claims about these data are rather mixed, but 22% actually seems low to me. Here's an article from 2016 on the subject: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielr...han-you-think/
My stats are in agreement with the article -- the 22% was my calculation of those Americans who take 3 or more round-trips per year:

So if we're talking about Americans who take 3 or more trips via air per year, that's less than a quarter of the population (50% of the 45% who do fly, so 50% * 45% = 22.5%)
Their first quote "Nearly half of all Americans – 45 percent - flew aboard a commercial airliner last year" matches the "over half (55%) of Americans did not take a single flight in 2016" statement I made.

To clarify:
  • 55% of Americans did not fly in 2016
  • 22.5% of Americans flew, but took 1 or 2 round trips
  • 22.5% of Americans flew, taking 3 or more round trips
The latter two add up to the 45% of Americans who flew in 2016.
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