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BTS Home > Programs > Omnibus Surveys > Household Survey > 2002 > January
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Omnibus Survey
Household Survey Results
Data Dictionary for Interview Dataset
January 2002

Question Code Variable Name Variable Label Response Category Response Category Description Type Length Format
  CASEID Case Identification Number Char 6 $TEXTVAR
  STATE State Char 2.0 $TEXTVAR
 
  METRO Metro Inside Outside 1 Inside an MSA Num 8 METROIN
  2 Outside an MSA
 
  CREGION Census Region 1 Northeast Num 8 CENSREG
  2 Midwest
  3 South
  4 West
 
  CENDIV Census Division 1 New England Num 8 CENSDIV
  2 Middle Atlantic
  3 East North Central
  4 West North Central
  5 South Atlantic
  6 East South Central
  7 West South Central
  8 Mountain
  9 Pacific
 
  DVERSION Database Version Year - Quarter Char 6 $TEXTVAR
 
  STARTIM Interview Start Time Char 8 $TEXTVAR
  ENDTIME Interview End Time Char 8 $TEXTVAR
  INLNGTH Interview Length Num 8 BEST
 
  TIMEZONE Time Zone C Central time Char 1 $TZONE
  E Eastern time
  M Mountain time
  P Pacific time
  A Alaska time
  H Hawaii time
 
G0103 G0103 Use - Personal Vehicle 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851A G0851A Personal Vehicle - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0150 G0150 Use - Carpool/Vanpool 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851B G0851B Carpool/Vanpool - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0302 G0302 Use - Public Transit 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851C G0851C Public Transit - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0801 G0801 Public Trans - Available 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0842 G0842 Public Trans - Available - Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0843 G0843 Public Trans - Ride Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0804 G0804 Public Trans - Available - Subway 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0804A G0804A Public Trans - Available - Subway - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0804O G0804O Public Trans - Available - Subway - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0845 G0845 Public Trans - Ride Subway 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0895 G0895 Public Trans - Subway - Usage 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0896 G0896 Public Trans - Subway - Frequency 1 More Num 8 SUBFREQ
  2 Less
  3 Remained about the same
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0897 G0897 Public Trans - Subway - Time 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0898 G0898 Public Trans - Subway - Route 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0818 G0818 Public Trans - Available - Light Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0818A G0818A Public Trans - Available - Light Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0818O G0818O Public Trans - Available - Light Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0816 G0816 Public Trans - Ride Light Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0873 G0873 Public Trans - Available - Other Rapid Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0873A G0873A Public Trans - Available - Other Rapid Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0873O G0873O Public Trans - Available - Other Rapid Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0874 G0874 Public Trans - Ride Other Rapid Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0846 G0846 Public Trans - Available - Commuter Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0846A G0846A Public Trans - Available - Commuter Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0846O G0846O Public Trans - Available - Commuter Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0847 G0847 Public Trans - Ride Commuter Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0877 G0877 Public Trans - Available - Commuter Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0877A G0877A Public Trans - Available - Commuter Bus - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0877O G0877O Public Trans - Available - Commuter Bus - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0878 G0878 Public Trans - Ride Commuter Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0810 G0810A Public Transit - Reason for Not Using 1 Prefer my own vehicle Num 8 NOPTWHY
  2 I am retired/not working/not in school
  3 Need to make multiple stops to/from work/school
  4 Don't understand/know routes and schedules
  5 Not convenient (doesn’t go where I need to)
  6 Not flexible (doesn’t go when I need to)
  7 Takes too much time
  8 Distance from home to stops is too great
  9 Uncomfortable riding with strangers
  10 Costs too much
  11 Unreliable
  12 Unsafe
  13 Health/disability/physical limitations
  14 Other
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0810 G0810B Public Transit - Other Reason for Not Using Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0201 G0201 Use - Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851D G0851D Bus - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0902B G0902B Bus - Days - Business _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0251 G0251 Use - Train 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851E G0851E Train - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0902C G0902C Train - Days - Business _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0880 G0880 AMTRAK - Available 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0882 G0882 Acela - Available 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0827 G0827 Acela - Use 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0831 G0831A Acela - Reason for Not Using 1 Cost Num 8 NOHSRWHY
  2 Does not go where I want to go
  3 Schedule not convenient
  4 Takes too long
  5 Prefer to drive
  6 Prefer to fly
  7 Do not travel
  8 Other
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip