Exploring New Directions for the National Household Travel Survey. Phase One Report of Activities

This circular summarizes input on the design of the next National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) from the database’s user community. In Phase One of its charter, the Task Force on Understanding New Directions for the NHTS focused on the needs and experiences of technical users of the NHTS. This includes those who use the data for research, policy, and travel demand modeling, among others. The task force’s main outreach activities have included committee presentations at the 91st and 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, user forums at related events, and a user survey to identify user needs for the future NHTS. The task force also established a listserv to communicate NHTS updates to the user community and listserv members were invited to participate in a survey about their use of the NHTS. The task force identified six key areas to focus on user input. These included usage of the NHTS and how well the data meets the user’s needs, additional data desired for the next NHTS, sampling needs (including underrepresented groups), and the frequency of data collection. Observations for each key area are summarized in this circular.

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  http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/169627.aspx
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• Authors:
  • Saphores, Jean Daniel
  • Chesebro, Sarah
  • Black, Thera
  • Bricka, Stacey
• Publication Date: 2013-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 30p
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: E-C178
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Households; Methodology; Statistical sampling; Travel behavior; Travel surveys
• Identifier Terms: National Household Travel Survey
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01497994
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 15 2013 3:26PM