Mail Survey
Section E
Personal Travel Section
This section of the questionnaire asks about different types of transportation you may
use. The first questions are about your local travel.
23. (E1) During the past month, when you traveled locally, such as for work,
shopping, going to the doctor's and other purposes, did you:
Please circle Yes or No for each question.
a) Drive a personal motor vehicle?
Such as a car, minivan, truck, or SUV |
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| b) Ride in a personal motor vehicle as a passenger? |
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| c) Ride in a carpool or vanpool? |
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d) Ride on a public bus?
Such as a transit bus or city bus |
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e) Use curb-to-curb transportation provided by a public transportation authority
for persons with disabilities?
May also be referred to as "demand response service" or "paratransit service". |
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| f) Ride on specialized transportation services provided by human service
agencies? |
1 |
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| g) Ride on a private or chartered bus? |
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| h) Ride on a school bus? |
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| i) Ride on a subway, "light rail," or commuter train? |
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| j)Take a taxicab? |
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| k) Use an electric wheelchair, scooter, golf cart
or other motorized personal transportation?
Does not include use of a golf cart while playing golf |
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| l) Ride a bicycle or other pedal cycle? |
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m) Walk on sidewalks, at crosswalks, or in
intersections?
Include "walking" while using a nonmotorized wheelchair or scooter |
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| n) Use any other type of transportation? |
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24. (E2) Which type of transportation did you use most frequently for
local travel?
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If more than one type is used just as often, please enter the type of transportation
you use for the longest distance.
25. (E3) How satisfied are you that the type of transportation you use most
frequently for local travel is:
Please circle one answer for each part of the question:
| a) Close to where you live? |
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| b) Convenient to get to from the home? |
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| c) Easy to get into and get out of? |
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| d) In good mechanical repair? |
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| e) Reliable? |
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| f) Comfortable? |
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| g) Able to get to your destination on a direct route and without too
many stops? |
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| h) Affordable? |
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| i) Safe from accidents? |
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| j) Safe from crime? |
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26. (E4) How confident are you, that when using the type of transportation you use
most frequently for local travel, you could get out safely in the event of
an emergency?
Please circle only one answer.
- Not at all confident - 1
- Not very confident - 2
- Somewhat confident, or - 3
- Very confident? - 4
27. (E5) The next few questions are about working for pay or volunteering.
Do you:
Please circle only one answer.
- Work fulltime for pay only? - 1
- Work part time for pay only? - 2
- Both work for pay and volunteer? - 3
- Volunteer only? or - 4
- Neither work for pay nor volunteer? - 5
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If you neither work for pay nor volunteer, please skip now to question 31
on page 14. Otherwise, continue with the next question.
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28. (E6) What type of transportation do you use most often to commute to work
(or to volunteer)?
__________________________________________________
See question 23 on page 11 for a complete list of types of transportation.
If more than one type is used just as often, enter the type of transportation used for
the longest distance.
29. (E8) When you go home from work (or from volunteering), do you most often use
the same type of transportation that you use to go to work (or to volunteer)?
Please circle Yes or No
- Yes - 1 Please skip now to question 31 on page 14
- No - 2 Continue with the next question
30. (E9) What type of transportation do you use most often to commute from work
(or from volunteering)?
______________________________________________________
See question 23 on page 11 for a complete list of types of transportation.
If more than one type is used just as often, please pick the type of transportation
used for the longest distance.
31. (E10) Are you now enrolled in school (even if you do not attend right now because
of summer break)?
"School" includes pre-school, Head Start, and participation in early intervention
special education programs.
Please circle Yes or No.
- Yes - 1 Continue with next question.
- No - 2 Please skip now to question 35 on this page.
32. (E11) What type of transportation do you use most often to commute
to school?
______________________________________________________
See question 23 on page 11 for a complete list of types of transportation.
If more than one type is used just as often, please pick the type of transportation
used for the longest distance.
33. (E13) When you go home from school, do you use the same type of transportation
that you use to go to school?
Please circle Yes or No.
- Yes - 1 Please skip now to question 35 on this page.
- No - 2 Continue with next question.
34. (E14) What type of transportation do you use most often to commute
from school?
______________________________________________________
See question 23 on page 11 for a complete list of types of transportation.
If more than one type is used just as often, please pick the type of transportation
used for the longest distance.
35. (E14a) What type of transportation do you use most often to go to the doctor and
for other medical visits?
______________________________________________________
See question 23 on page 11 for a complete list of types of transportation.
If more than one type is used just as often, please pick the type of transportation
used for the longest distance.
36. (E14b) Other than for work, school, and doctor or medical visits, what type of
transportation do use most often for your local travel, such as shopping and
recreation?
______________________________________________________
See question 23 on page 11 for a complete list of types of transportation.
If more than one type is used just as often, please pick the type of transportation
used for the longest distance.
These next questions are about your long-distance travel.
37. (E40) During the past year, did you make any long-distance trips of 100 miles or
more one way?
Please circle Yes or No.
- Yes - 1 Continue with the next question.
- No - 2 Please skip now to question 41 on page 17.
38. (E41) During the past year, what are all the types of transportation you used
for long distance travel?
Please circle all that apply.
Personal vehicles
Personal motor vehicle as a driver - 1
Personal motor vehicle as a passenger - 2
Motorized personal transportation (such as an electric wheelchair, scooter or
golf cart) - 3
Carpool or vanpool / group car or van - 4
Air travel
Commercial airplane - 5
Private or charter airplane - 6
Bus travel
Intercity bus such as Greyhound - 7
Private or chartered bus - 8
Public bus (includes transit or city bus) - 9
School bus - 10
Special travel
Paratransit van or bus sponsored by the public transit authority 11
Specialized transportation services provided by human services agencies - 12
Train
Amtrak / Intercity train - 13
Subway, "light rail," or commuter train - 14
Other
Bicycle / pedal cycles - 15
Taxicab - 16
Work at home / home-schooled - 17
Telecommute - 18
Walking (includes nonmotorized wheelchair, scooter, or assistance device such as a
cane) 19
Other transportation - 20
39. (E42) What type of transportation did you use most frequently for long-distance
travel?
______________________________________________________
If more than one type is used just as often, please pick the type of transportation
used for the longest distance.
40. (E43) How satisfied are you that the type of transportation you use most
frequently for long-distance travel is:
Please circle one answer for each part of the question.
| a) Close to where you live? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| b) Convenient to get to from the home? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| c) Easy to get into and get out of? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| d) In good mechanical repair? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| e) Reliable? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| f) Comfortable? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| g) Able to get to your destination on a direct route and
without too many stops? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| h) Affordable? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| i) Safe from accidents? |
1 |
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4 |
5 |
| j) Safe from crime? |
1 |
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| k) Adequately protected from hostile intentions because
of the passenger screening
process? |
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The next questions refer to specific types of transportation.
41. (E15) Is there a sidewalk, path, or bike lane in usable condition close to your
home?
Please circle Yes or No.
42. (E16) During the past month, what problems have you experienced as
a pedestrian, with or without wheeled assistance, on sidewalks, at crosswalks
or in intersections?
______________________________________________________________________
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43. (E17) Which was the greatest problem you experienced as a pedestrian, with
or without wheeled assistance, on sidewalks, at crosswalks or in intersections?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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44. (E22) Is local bus, transit bus, or city bus service available within
three-quarters (3/4) of a mile from your home?
Please circle Yes or No.
- Yes - 1 Continue with the next question.
- No - 2 Please skip now to question 46 on this page.
45. (E23) Within one-quarter (1/4) mile of your home?
Please circle Yes or No.
46. (E29) Is there subway, light rail or commuter train station within 5 miles
from your home?
Please circle Yes or No.
47. (E36) Is public paratransit service available in your area?
Paratransit is a van, mini-bus or taxi service sponsored by the public transit
authority that provides curb-to-curb transportation for persons with disabilities.
It is also sometimes referred to as "demand response service" or ADA paratransit
service.
Please circle Yes or No.
48. (E39) Is taxicab service available in your area?
Please circle Yes or No.
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