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COPY -NCOOT <br />1) More automobiles were purchased due to their availability <br />before and after WWII. <br />2) The economic activity changed from one formed mainly from <br />agriculture to one with more diverse origins. <br />.3) The standards of living increased, which allowed for a <br />larger purchase of automobiles. <br />4) A larger amount f drivers existed due to the post -war <br />"baby- boom" occu ring in the sixties. <br />Since the early 1970 <br />automobiles have had less <br />expectation that the pers <br />stabilize trip - making cha <br />and upper income categori, <br />the financial means to pu <br />satisfy their transportat <br />growth in the trip - making <br />is projected due to an ex; <br />well- being. <br />S, these reasons for purchasing more <br />influence and have led to the <br />ns per vehicle rate will begin to <br />acteristics for families in the middle <br />s due to the fact that they already have <br />chase a sufficient number of vehicles to <br />on needs. On the other hand, moderate <br />characteristics of lower income families <br />ected improvement in their financial <br />Vehicle registration in North Carolina has risen from <br />2,742,643 in 1970 to 3,89 ,544 in 1980. Table 3 shows this as <br />increase of 42 percent. <br />18 <br />an <br />