Box A: Names and Descriptions of Variables Used in Final Model
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Box A: Names and Descriptions of Variables Used in Final Model
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| OPID | Operator ID number |
| SEGID | Segment ID number |
| MACROSYS | Segment length from contractor computations |
| SEGLEN | Segment length reported by ferry operator |
| AVGTIME | Average one-way travel time reported by operator |
| MONTHS | Number of months ferry operates per year |
| PASSENGERS | Number of passengers per year |
| CONF | Operator requested passenger data be kept confidential |
| BOATS | Total number of vessels operator runs (not per segment) |
| AVGCAP | Average capacity of vessels |
| METRO | At least one of the two segment terminals is in a core based statistical area (CBSA) |
| NPS | At least one of the two segment terminals serves a national park |
| AUTO | At least one of the two segment terminals has auto access |
| PARKING | At least one of the two segment terminals has parking |
| TRANSIT | At least one of the two segment terminals has access to public transit bus |
| INTERCITY | At least one of the two segment terminals has access to intercity bus |
| LHRAIL | At least one of the two segment terminals has access to light or heavy transit rail |
| AMTRAK | At least one of the two segment terminals has access to Amtrak rail |
| NEWENGLAND | One of the two segment terminals is in New England Census Division |
| MIDATLANTIC | One of the two segment terminals is in Mid Atlantic Census Division |
| ENCENTRAL | One of the two segment terminals is in East North Central Census Division |
| WNCENTRAL | One of the two segment terminals is in West North Central Census Division |
| WSCENTRAL | One of the two segment terminals is in West South Central Census Division |
| ESCENTRAL | One of the two segment terminals is in East South Central Census Division |
| SATLANTIC | One of the two segment terminals is in South Atlantic Census Division |
| MOUNTAIN | One of the two segment terminals is in Mountain Census Division |
| PACIFIC | One of the two segment terminals is in Pacific Census Division |
SOURCE: Variables used in this model were selected from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Census of Ferry Operators, 2006, or else derived from variables in this file.