AN EXAMINATION OF HOME INTERVIEW SURVEY TRIP UNDER-REPORTING AS DOCUMENTED IN AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT STUDIES

Data obtained from transport study home interview surveys is receiving increasing attention, from researchers and planners alike, as a useful base from which to conduct analyses into a wide variety of transport and non-transport issues. Many of these analyses, however, proceed without due recognition of known deficiencies in home interview travel survey data, and the impact these might have on the investigation being undertaken. In this paper one particular deficiency with home interview travel data is highlighted -namely, trip under-reporting. Validation checks, as documented in Australian transport study reports, of car and public transport trips reported in home interview travel surveys are discussed, collated and presented. These checks show substantial and systematic trip under-reporting in the home interview surveys. Some implications of trip under-reporting for analyses which use this data are described. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Barnard, P O
• Publication Date: 1985-3

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 41-45
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Automobiles; Data collection; Errors; Evaluation and assessment; Households; Interviewing; Planning; Public transit; Reports; Surveys; Traffic surveys; Transportation; Transportation modes; Travel; Travel behavior; Validation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reporting; Trip
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 1243: Car; 8623: Data acquisition; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 309: Household; 9147: Interview; 698: Journey; 143: Planning; 744: Public transport; 676: Traffic survey; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452077
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM