WHO NEEDS TRANSPORTATION?

This paper discusses past research and its limitations and outlines a method for identifying the mobility handicapped segments of the population. The household trip making data from the Lansing Kalamazoo O-D studies are factor analyzed in order to reduce the original "n" variables (socioeconomic characteristics) to some smaller number of factors. The newly discovered factors are interpreted, factor scores are computed for the newly discovered factors, and the factors then are used as the independent variables in a multiple regression analysis. The dependent variables in the regression analysis is household trip making. Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis are detailed and the study findings are discussed. Recommendations for the improvement of transportation research and planning are presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Georgia State University, Atlanta

  33 Gilmer Street, SE
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30303
• Authors:
  • Faria, A J
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 32-37
• Serial:
  • Atlanta Economic Review
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Factor analysis; Households; Multiple regression analysis; Persons with disabilities; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation planning; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Trip
• Old TRIS Terms: Multiple regression
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152351
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM