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motorcycles and other powered two wheel transport is the fastest growing transportation segment in the country, yet is not represented at all in census data. a significant portion of the population use PTW for both commuting and recreational activities and yet data is not collected to help national, state and local governments factor this into their infrastructure and traffic plans

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Assessment Criteria 1

1. This topic is of current national importance.

National Importance
motorcycles and other powered two wheel transport is the fastest growing transportation segment in the country, yet is not represented at all in census data. a significant portion of the population use PTW for both commuting and recreational activities and yet data is not collected to help national, state and local governments factor this into their infrastructure and traffic plans

Assessment Criteria 2

2. There is a need for data from a Census of the whole population.

For whole population
motorcycles and other powered two wheel transport is the fastest growing transportation segment in the country, yet is not represented at all in census data. a significant portion of the population use PTW for both commuting and recreational activities and yet data is not collected to help national, state and local governments factor this into their infrastructure and traffic plans

Assessment Criteria 3

3. The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.

Easy to answer
motorcycles and other powered two wheel transport is the fastest growing transportation segment in the country, yet is not represented at all in census data. a significant portion of the population use PTW for both commuting and recreational activities and yet data is not collected to help national, state and local governments factor this into their infrastructure and traffic plans

please consider adding motorcycles as an option to choose from both for the question on travel to work, and also in the number of vehicles per household

Assessment Criteria 4

4. The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.

Acceptable
motorcycles and other powered two wheel transport is the fastest growing transportation segment in the country, yet is not represented at all in census data. a significant portion of the population use PTW for both commuting and recreational activities and yet data is not collected to help national, state and local governments factor this into their infrastructure and traffic plans

please consider adding motorcycles as an option to choose from both for the question on travel to work, and also in the number of vehicles per household

Assessment Criteria 5

5. The topic can be collected efficiently.

Collected efficiently
motorcycles and other powered two wheel transport is the fastest growing transportation segment in the country, yet is not represented at all in census data. a significant portion of the population use PTW for both commuting and recreational activities and yet data is not collected to help national, state and local governments factor this into their infrastructure and traffic plans

please consider adding motorcycles as an option to choose from both for the question on travel to work, and also in the number of vehicles per household

Assessment Criteria 6

6. There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.

Continuing need
motorcycles and other powered two wheel transport is the fastest growing transportation segment in the country, yet is not represented at all in census data. a significant portion of the population use PTW for both commuting and recreational activities and yet data is not collected to help national, state and local governments factor this into their infrastructure and traffic plans

please consider adding motorcycles as an option to choose from both for the question on travel to work, and also in the number of vehicles per household

Assessment Criteria 7

7. There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.

No alternatives
motorcycles and other powered two wheel transport is the fastest growing transportation segment in the country, yet is not represented at all in census data. a significant portion of the population use PTW for both commuting and recreational activities and yet data is not collected to help national, state and local governments factor this into their infrastructure and traffic plans

please consider adding motorcycles as an option to choose from both for the question on travel to work, and also in the number of vehicles per household