Influence of Spatial Factors, Individual Sociodemographics, and Travel Mode on Destination Choice in China

Destination choice studies have been primarily carried out in developed countries. However in China, a typical developing country, few studies about destination choice exist. In this paper the authors propose non-linear-in-parameters multinomial logit models to investigate the influences of spatial factors on both work and intermediate stop destination choices. The authors use individual socio-demographics, travel-activity attributes and land use characteristics as exogeneous variables. Individual's work destination choice behaviors with different socio-demographics and travel modes are examined as well. The models are applied to data collected in the city of Shangyu, China. Compared with previous studies, this research further distinguishes the size variables influencing destination choices for work and intermediate stop in the type and the extent to which each type of size variables exerts influence. Besides, the preferences to work destination choice are more clearly illustrated, resulting from the typical occupation characteristics and commuting modes of China.

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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Yang, Min
  • Wang, Wei
  • Chen, Xuewu
  • Wang, Wei
  • Xu, Renting
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2009-1-11 to 2009-1-15
• Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: DVD
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 21p
• Monograph Title: TRB 88th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Activity choices; Choice models; Data collection; Developing countries; International relations; Mode choice; Origin and destination; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sociodemographics
• Geographic Terms: Shangyu (China)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01128701
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 09-0909
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 19 2009 7:48AM