The second step of the analysis was to test the overall hypothesis that the three baby boomer lifestyle segments that are most likely to travel (Socially Aware, Visible Achievement, and Something Better) are distinguishable by their different motives for travel, their perceptions of travel risk, and their travel patterns. The aim was to determine whether the three lifestyle segments would also have distinctive travel motives, worries, and patterns and could be clearly profiled in this way. Athree-group discriminant analysis was used to test this. The six travel motive factor scores, nine travel risks, frequency of travel (dichotomized into high-low), and favorite travel mode (alone vs. with others) served as discriminating variables.