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PERSONAL TRAVEL IN THE U.S. VOLUME 1 AND VOLUME 2. 1983-1984 NATIONWIDE PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY

D Klinger, J R Kuzmyak

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Volume 1 of a 2-part report which presents findings from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS). The report examines drivers and their travel, vehicle trips and travel, workers and their journey-to-work, vehicle occupancy, characteristics of travel period trips and travel and the use of safety devices. The various subject matters are explored relative to household location, income household composition, vehicle ownership, and other sociodemographic attributes of the household. Where feasible, comparisons are made with data from the 1969 and 1977 NPTS to evaluate trends over time.

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Volume 1 of a 2-part report which presents findings from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS). The report examines drivers and their travel, vehicle trips and travel, workers and their journey-to-work, vehicle occupancy, characteristics of travel period trips and travel and the use of safety devices. The various subject matters are explored relative to household location, income household composition, vehicle ownership, and other sociodemographic attributes of the household. Where feasible, comparisons are made with data from the 1969 and 1977 NPTS to evaluate trends over time.

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Volume 1 of a 2-part report which presents findings from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS). The report examines drivers and their travel, vehicle trips and travel, workers and their journey-to-work, vehicle occupancy, characteristics of travel period trips and travel and the use of safety devices. The various subject matters are explored relative to household location, income household composition, vehicle ownership, and other sociodemographic attributes of the household. Where feasible, comparisons are made with data from the 1969 and 1977 NPTS to evaluate trends over time.

Key concepts: TRIPS architecture, Personal income, Occupancy, Travel behavior, Work (physics), Transport engineering, Volume (thermodynamics), Business

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