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Table 1. ORNL Regression Coefficients for PT and VT

Friday, November 22, 2024

Return to all tables and figures in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ 2009 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household methodology

 

  Extreme Poverty Mega-Urban Suburban Urban Rural
Total Daily Person Trips per Household          
Household Size + + + + +
No. of Vehicles in Household + + + + +
Percent Who Use Transit to Work -        
Number of Workers per Household +        
Household Life Cycle (2+ A, 1+ C)* +        
MSA size (250-499,000) -        
Household Income   +      
Household Buying Power     + + +
R-SQUARED 0.4366 0.3913 0.3821 0.3923 0.3834
Total Daily Vehicle Trips per Household          
Household Size - + + + +
No. of Vehicles in Household + + + + +
Percent Who Use Transit to Work   -      
Number of Workers per Household +   + + +
Household Life Cycle (2+ A, 1+ C)* +        
Household Income   +      
Household Buying Power +   + + +
Census Divisions +        
R-SQUARED 0.4645 0.3845 0.2811 0.3016 0.2836

*Households with two or more adults and one or more children

Source: Hu et al. 2007, Table 11. Significant Independent Variables to Estimate Household Travel Variables