HOUSEWIVES' MOBILITY AND TRAVEL PATTERNS

This report analyses the mobility and travel patterns of economically inactive housewives. Data from the 1975/76 National Travel Survey are supplemented by the results from review of available literature. The proportion of housewives holding driving licences is lower than the population average. Furthermore, many housewives living in car owning households do not have a car available to use during normal working hours. Most independent journeys by housewives are made during this period. A large proportion of journeys by housewives are short walk journeys. If housewives have no car available to use, they often prefer to walk to nearby facilities rather than use buses to reach better facilities further away. This is especially the case if a car is available to make longer journeys in the evenings or at weekends, or if the housewife has to take her young children with her. Most housewives living in towns have good access to local facilities which reduces their absolute dependence on travelling by car or bus to meet their activity requirements. Housewives' shopping and school escort journeys are appraised in the light of these trends. A comparison is made between the mobility and travel patterns of housewives and those of working women.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Pickup, L
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 35 p.
• Serial:
  • TRRL LABORATORY REPORT
  • Issue Number: 971
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Females; Mobility; Surveys; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Homemakers
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452521
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 30 1986 12:00AM