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Conducting a Longitudinal Survey of Overnight Travel: Methods and Preliminary Findings
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2015-06-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:01567469
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Abstract:This report summarizes the implementation and initial results of the Longitudinal Study of Overnight Travel (LSOT), conducted monthly between February 2013 and February 2014 using an online survey instrument developed by researchers at the University of Vermont and Auburn University and implemented by Resource Systems Group, Inc. (RSG). Respondents were residents of the United States and Canada, predominantly in Vermont, Alabama, and California. The overall goal of the study was to pilot the innovative survey method while collecting sufficient observations to analyze attributes of planned and executed overnight trips for all purposes by individuals aged 25 years and older over a 12-month period. The deliberate focus on overnight travel was intended to evaluate this definition as a potential improvement for data collection. Existing household travel surveys typically use a one-day collection window and focus on daily travel regardless of distance. Such survey methods under-represent overnight travel, which overlaps substantially with long distance travel. This report summarizes the survey process and initial modeling results with reference to existing research papers or reports that provide more detail. This report also describes data tabulation and contains initial descriptive statistics of the overnight travel data measured.
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