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State of the (Uber) Union

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15%

Proportion of American adults who have used ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft; 33% say they’ve never heard of them

33

Median age of American adults who use ride-hailing apps

57%

Proportion of ride-hailing-app users who say these services should not be subject to the same rules and regulations as taxi companies, compared with 27% who say they should

64%

Proportion of frequent users who own their own vehicle; the figure rises to 78% for less frequent users and nonusers

86%

Proportion of all users who say ride-hailing services save them time and decrease stress

–S.B.

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