A Longitudinal Analysis of Cars, Transit, and Employment Outcomes
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2015-09-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:01579276
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Edition:Final Report
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Abstract:Access to cars and transit can influence individuals’ ability to reach opportunities such as jobs, health care, and other important activities. While access to cars and public transit varies considerably across time, space, and across populations, most research portrays car access as a snapshot in time; some people have a car and others do not. The authors examine levels of automobile access in groups that have variable access: poor families, immigrants, and people of color. The research found that for most families, being “carless” is a temporary condition. While 13% of families in the US are carless in any given year, only 5% of families are carless for all seven waves of data examined in the analysis. The research also found that improving automobile access is associated with a decreased probability of future unemployment and is associated with greater income gains. However, the analysis suggests that the costs of owning and maintaining a car may be greater than the income gains associated with increased car ownership. The relationship between public transit and improved economic outcomes is less clear.
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