CAR USE: A SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STUDY

Part one provides a summary of the activity, travel and car use patterns among households of different types. Part two contains four chapters. The descriptions are provided of how cars are used for each of four main categories of activity: work, education, shopping and "free time" activities. In Part three the authors discuss three major themes of special concern for policy and forecasting. The first concerns perception of motoring costs. The second company-financing, and the third car ownership-and use decisions with special reference to the "second car". Part four provides a summary of the main findings, and conclusions. Part five contains the in-depth interviewing approach and methodology, description of pilot and main survey and a brief appraisal of approach and methods.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Gower Publishing

  Brookfield, VT  United States 
• Authors:
  • Dix, M C
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 295 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Automobile travel; Education; Households; Interviewing; Leisure time; Shopping; Socioeconomic factors; Travel patterns; Work trips
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496841
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat
• ISBN: 0566006669
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM