Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Omnibus Survey
Household Survey Results
Data Dictionary for Interview Dataset
September 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 $TEXTVAR
               
  METRO MSA Inside Outside 1 Inside an MSA Num 8 MSAINOUT
      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 FORNUM
               
  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 FORNUM
      .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 FORNUM
      .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 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G3001 G3001A Public Transit - Reason for Using 01 Have no vehicle available Num 8 USEPTWHY
      02 Cheaper/Costs less/Saves money/Parking too expensive      
      03 Faster than other means of transportation      
      04 More convenient than other means of transportation      
      05 Less impact on the environment than other means of transportation      
      06 Parking not available      
      07 Away from home on business or pleasure travel      
      97 Other      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G3001 G3001B Public Transit - Other Reason for Using Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G3051 G3051A Public Transit - Trip Purpose 1 Work/Work-related Num 8 PTPURP
      2 Shopping      
      3 College/Other school      
      4 Medical services      
      5 Social, religious worship, personal business      
      7 Other      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G3051 G3051B Public Transit - Other Trip Purpose 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 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0902B G0902B Bus - Days - Business   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0210 G0210 Use - Charter or Tour Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851O G0851O Charter or Tour Bus - Days   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .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 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0902C G0902C Train - Days - Business   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .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      
               
G0350 G0350 Use - Commercial Airline 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851F G0851F Commercial Airline - Days   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0902D G0902D Com Airline - Days - Business   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0401 G0401 Use - Other Aircraft 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851G G0851G Other Aircraft - Days   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0902E G0902E Other Aircraft - Days - Business   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0453 G0453 Use - Motorcycle 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851H G0851H Motorcycle - Days   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0501 G0501 Use - Bicycle 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0852I G0852I Bicycle - Days   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0952 G0952A Bicycle - Purpose 1 Commuting to work or school Num 8 COMUWYA
      2 Recreation      
      3 Exercise/for my health      
      4 Personal errands (to the store, post office, and so on)      
      5 Required for my job      
      7 Some other purpose      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0952 G0952B Bicycle - Other Purpose Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1002 G1002A Bicycle - Time Spent - Hours   _______ hours Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1002 G1002B Bicycle - Time Spent - Minutes   _______ minutes Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1002 G1002C Bicycle - Time Spent - Decimal Hours   Calculated Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1052 G1052A Bicycle - Type of Road 01 Paved roads (not on shoulders of paved roads) Num 8 ROADTYPA
      02 Shoulders of paved roads      
      03 Bike lanes on roads      
      05 Bike paths, walking paths or trails      
      06 Unpaved roads (for example dirt, gravel, sand)      
      04 Sidewalks      
      07 Grass      
      97 Other      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1052 G1052B Bicycle - Other Type of Road Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0551 G0551 Use - Walk 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851J G0851J Walk - Days   _______ days Num 8 FORNUM
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip