USA Banner

Official US Government Icon

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure Site Icon

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Icon United States Department of Transportation United States Department of Transportation

Table 4. Independent and Dependent Model Variables from 2017 National Household Travel Survey

Dataset Table:

Dependent Variable Independent Variables 1
Name Type 2
Person miles traveled, Household income Continuous 3
Person trips, Household vehicles available (1 available) Y/N 4
Vehicle miles traveled, or Household vehicles available (2+ available) Y/N 5
Vehicle trips Workers in household (1 worker) Y/N 6
Workers in household (2+ workers) Y/N 7
Life cycle (1+C<18) Y/N 8
Life cycle (1P hh<65) Y/N 9
Life cycle (2+P hh, 0 65+) Y/N 10
Life cycle (2+P hh, 1+65+) Y/N 11
12

Dataset Excel:

LATCH_methodology_table4_0.xlsx (8.88 KB)

Notes:

Households are the unit of observation. Household vehicles available (0 available); workers in household (0 workers); life cycle (0 C<18); and life cycle (1P hh 65+) are the omitted indicator variables.

Description:

Return to all tables and figures in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household methodology