SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSIT RIDERS: SOME RECENT EVIDENCE

Socio-economic data on transit riders representing a survey of 18,000 randomly-selected households confirms that the poor, elderly, minorities, and women are relatively dependent on mass transit and account for a significant share of the ridership. Statistics summarizing the income distribution by travel mode, travel purpose, trip length, mode and time of day, and ethnic/racial background are presented in tables. Other tables compare trip distance and mode by race, sex, and age group. The data reveal that the service provided for disadvantaged groups is often the least subsidized, raising questions of equity. If carefully targeted direct-to-user subsidies were directed at groups with the least mobility, they would be more effective than general transit subsidies.

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  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021808723?urlappend=%3Bseq=475
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Pucher, J
  • Hendrickson, C
  • McNeil, S
• Publication Date: 1981-7

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 461-483
• Serial:
  • Traffic Quarterly
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0041-0713

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Data collection; Gender; Low income groups; Minorities; Mobility; Mode choice; Persons with disabilities; Socioeconomic factors; Subsidies; Surveys; Trip length; Trip purpose
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disadvantaged persons; Socioeconomic data
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345418
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM