TRAVEL-TO-WORK CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT LABOUR FORCE GROUPS: A SURVEY IN MANCHESTER

A travel-to-work survey of 3000 people was carried out in 1978 in an inner and two outer areas of Manchester. Results of the survey suggest that there is a complex set of interactions between demographic and socioeconomic factors and travel-to-work behavior. Men worked in better paid jobs and had high levels of licence holding (63.7 per cent had a full driving licence), vehicle ownership (50.8 per cent) and car use (44.4 per cent drove to work). Men travelled longer distances (5.8 miles) than women (2.9 miles). Women worked mainly in lower SEGs, 23.7 per cent had a full driving licence, 13.2 per cent owned a vehicle, 12.2 per cent drove to work, few had access to a household vehicle and two thirds travelled by bus or walked to work. Young workers (16 to 19 year olds) had low levels of personal mobility (only 5.3 per cent drove to work). As workers progressed through the early stages of their careers, there was an increase in income, licence holding, vehicle ownership and car use. During the stages of marriage, child-bearing and household formation, women tended to drop out of the labor market and on re-entry, many took up part-time jobs. Part-timers worked in less skilled jobs; their median travel distance was 1.5 miles and 42.7 per cent walked to work.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • DASGUPTA, M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 24 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Females; Males; Mode choice; Socioeconomic factors; Travel behavior; Work trips; Young adults
• Subject Areas: Economics; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377074
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: LR 1068
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 30 1983 12:00AM