It is always interesting when I find out something I think is abnormal about me is actually just a symptom of the socio-economic-generational cohort I belong to…
The Detroit Free Press focused on UMTRI’s findings regarding young adults who don’t have driver’s licenses. A survey of 600 Americans ages 18 to 39 who don’t drive inquired after the reasons that they don’t have driver’s licenses, and the most popular response (checked by 37%) was that they’re just too busy. Another 32% cited the cost of car ownership as a reason, and 31% said they haven’t bothered to get a driver’s license due to what might be called the “mooch factor”: When necessary, it’s easy for them to catch a ride with someone else. What’s more, 21% of those surveyed said they would never get a driver’s license.
The Great Debate: Do Millennials Really Want Cars, Or Not? | TIME.com
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