With increasing congestion and the level of pollution in major cities, governments are trying to reduce...

With increasing congestion and the level of pollution in major cities, governments are trying to
reduce the regular use of cars and encourage the use of public transport to travel to work. The
following table presents data on the methods of travel used by Australian workers by age groups
collected during on the census night for CENSUS 2016. The data are stored in file Assignmen
Dataset.XLS, TRAVEL sheet available in the Written Assignment folder. Using this data and
EXCEL, answer the questions below.
Method of Travel to work by Age
(Employed persons counted at home on census night)

Method of travel	15 to 24 years	25 to 34 years	35 to 44 years	45 to 54 years	55 years or more	Total
Train	59,160	66,088	50,508	30,899	14,877	221,532
Bus	63,153	53,371	44,668	30,711	16,251	208,154
Ferry/tram	6,856	10,138	5,519	3,481	2,108	28,102
Taxi	4,203	5,257	4,759	3,705	2,139	20,063
Car as driver	561,563	1,003,159	1,102,709	729,600	324,821	3,721,852
Car as passenger	156,174	127,822	106,694	74,262	32,727	497,679
Motorbike/motor scooter	11,995	23,067	13,802	5,694	2,687	57,245
Bicycle	24,941	26,345	18,503	8,252	3,954	81,995
Walked only	78,735	80,955	78,467	59,249	38,601	336,007
Other	8,188	21,250	23,116	17,275	9,462	79,291
Total	974,968	1,417,452	1,448,745	963,128	447,627	5,251,920

(b) Analyse the share of the different age groups of the total employees travelling to work,
using appropriate graphical descriptive method(s). Comment on your findings.

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Age group 15 to 24years

In this age group of 15 to 24yrs 58% of employees travel by car self driving and 16% as passengers in cab which is highest when compared to any other age group.

This age group uses the public transport the most to travel.

Age group 25 to 34years

In tgis age group of 25 to 34yrs the people travel through car-self driving is 71% which is more than the age group of 15 to 24yrs.

The usage of public transport is nearly the same as the age group of 15 to 24yrs usage.

Age group 35 to 44years

The total people who are employed are maxinum in this group of 35 to 44 years and majority 76% of them travel by car self-driving.

Public Transport used by this group is less when compared to the age group of 15 to 24 yrs and 25 to 34 years.

Age group 45 to 54years

The toatl people employed in this age group are the 2nd least after the age group of 55yrs and more, Most of the people travel by car-self driving (76%).

The usage of publuc transport by this group of people is lesser when compared to the younger age groups.

Age group 55years & above

These age group people are least employed, Probably retired. Most of the people own a car and drive it to the office.

The usage of the public transport by this group is the minimun of all the age groups.

This age group opts to walk more than any other age group i,e.9%.

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