Abagibele amabhayisikili balinganiselwa ku-0.6% wabo bonke abagibeli base-US, uma kuqhathaniswa no-2.9% eNgilandi naseWales, kusho umbiko ka-2013.

Lokhu kukhula kuza njengoba inani elikhulayo lezifundazwe kanye nemiphakathi yasendaweni yakha ingqalasizinda efana nemizila yamabhayisikili ukukhuthaza ukuhamba ngebhayisikili.

“Eminyakeni yamuva nje, imiphakathi eminingi ithathe izinyathelo zokusekela izinketho eziningi zokuhamba, njengokuhamba ngamabhayisikili nokuhamba ngezinyawo,” kubhala isazi sezenhlalo se-Census Bureau uBrian McKenzie esitatimendeni esihambisana nombiko.

I-US West yayinezinga eliphezulu kakhulu labagibeli bamabhayisikili ngo-1.1%, kanti iNingizimu yayiphansi kakhulu ngo-0.3%.

Idolobha lasePortland, e-Oregon, libhalise izinga eliphezulu kakhulu lokuhamba ngamabhayisikili ngo-6.1%,, lisuka ku-1.8% ngo-2000.

Kwatholakala ukuthi amadoda anethuba elikhulu lokuhamba ngebhayisikili uma eya emsebenzini kunabesifazane, kanti isikhathi esimaphakathi sokuhamba ngamabhayisikili satholakala ukuthi siyimizuzu engu-19.3.

Okwamanje, ucwaningo luthole ukuthi u-2.8% wabagibeli bahamba ngezinyawo beya emsebenzini, kwehle kusuka ku-5.6% ngo-1980.

INyakatho-mpumalanga inezinga eliphezulu kakhulu labagibeli abahamba ngezinyawo beya emsebenzini, elingu-4.7%.

IBoston, eMassachusetts, yayiyidolobha elihamba phambili ngokufika emsebenzini ngo-15.1%, kanti iNingizimu ye-US yayinezinga eliphansi kakhulu lesifunda ngo-1.8%.