Feasible Activity and Travel Time Allocations with a Discrete Model: An Exploratory Study

This paper describes an exploratory study that uses a discrete choice framework for time-use allocations. This framework is unique in that it treats time uses as discrete and independent rather than continuous and dependent. By doing this, the restriction that the consumption bundle must lie on the boundary of the budget set can be enforced. Furthermore, by using the direct translog utility function, as many details can be entered into the utility function as desired. Using responses collected from the 1996 travel survey for the San Francisco Bay Area, estimation of the model results is a good fit in terms of adjusted R-squared. The associated effects between individuals and households' sociodemographic variables and time-use behavior are all within expectations. Limitations of this model and directions for future research are discussed.

• Record URL:
  http://journals.oregondigital.org/trforum/article/viewFile/816/711
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• Summary URL:
  http://journals.oregondigital.org/trforum/article/view/816
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/10461469
• Authors:
  • Chen, Cynthia
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 5-18
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Transportation Research Forum
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Forum
  • ISSN: 1046-1469
  • Serial URL: https://trforum.org/journal-of-the-trf/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Activity choices; Choice models; Demographics; Socioeconomic factors; Travel surveys; Travel time; Utility theory
• Uncontrolled Terms: Discrete choice models; Exploratory studies; Time allocation; Time use patterns
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco Bay Area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01006294
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 25 2005 11:47AM