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79. What is your *general* term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on?
     a. highway (57.00%)
     b. freeway (11.98%)
     c. parkway (0.37%)
     d. turnpike (0.54%)
     e. expressway (4.85%)
     f. throughway/thru-way (0.42%)
     g. a freeway is bigger than a highway (5.13%)
     h. a freeway is free (i.e., doesn't charge tolls); a highway isn't (0.42%)
     i. a freeway has limited access (no stop lights, no intersections), whereas a highway can have stop lights and intersections (14.75%)
     j. other (4.53%)
     (10684 respondents)

All Results

Choice a: highway

Choice b: freeway

Choice c: parkway

Choice d: turnpike

Choice e: expressway

Choice f: throughway/thru-way

Choice g: a freeway is bigger than a highway

Choice h: a freeway is free (i.e., doesn't charge tolls); a highway isn't

Choice i: a freeway has limited access (no stop lights, no intersections), whereas a highway can have stop lights and intersections

Choice j: other