CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH PEOPLE REDUCE CAR OWNERSHIP. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THREE PANEL DATA SETS

Three panel data sets were used to investigate the incidence of, and factors affecting reductions in car ownership levels. The data used were derived from four surveys carried out in Greater Manchester between 1986 and 1987, seven surveys carried out in the Netherlands between 1984 and 1987, and three household surveys in South Yorkshire between 1987 and 1986. The main conclusions of the work included: (1) a substantial proportion of households with high levels of car ownership are likely to reduce their levels of car ownership at some point during the household cycle; (2) car reducers are likely first to have built up a higher than average public transport use; (3) the incidence of car reductions is influenced by household size, income, age and employment status.

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  International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

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• Authors:
  • GOODWIN, P
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 60-65
• Serial:
  • IATSS Research
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
  • ISSN: 0386-1112

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Automobiles; Females; Households; Human beings; Income; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Sociology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Use
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 9001: Behaviour; 1243: Car; 9003: Cause; 9009: Decrease; 309: Household; 256: Income; 9147: Interview; 1787: Man; 9102: Method; 8078: Netherlands; 2253: Sociology; 9101: Surveillance; 8119: United Kingdom; 9084: Use; 315: Vehicle ownership; 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Finance; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00498512
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM