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lion others said they drove or rode in a car to their jobs. Another 4.2 reported riding buses or street cars to work, 1.8 million rode subways or elevated commuter trains, 502,000 used railroad transportation, and 296,000 rode in taxicabs.
About 2.7 million luckier ones worked at home, the report said, whige also pointing out that 75 percent of the jobs and professions of all workers were located in the county which they resided.
THE REPORT noted that even in central cities of urbanized areas where public transportation is most likely to be available, 69 percent of the commuters reported that the private automobile — either as driver or passenger — was their means of transportation.
Indicative of the number of cars with a single occupant in the rush hours is the fact that only nine million persons listed themselves as passengers.
In 1970, the report shows, 50.9 million persons, or 26 per cent of the native U.S. population, were living outside their state of birth. The figure is an indicator of the lifetime migration of individuals and respresents a continuation of the high level of mobility that has characterized the U.S.
Nearly one-half the total population five years old and over had moved at least once between 1865 and 1970. Nearly one-quarter of the total 1970 population had moved into their current residence since January 1969.
THE REPORT also shows that in 1970, 28.1 million or 43 per cent of the total civilian male population 16 and over were
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