A Life Cycle of Travel by the American Family: 1977 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study: Report 7

Details

• Alternative Title:
  1977 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study: Report 7: A Life Cycle of Travel by the American Family
• Creators:
  Zimmerman, Carol
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Highway Statistics Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Travel patterns
  • Travel behavior
  • Tables (Data)
  • Family life cycle
  • Family trips and travel
  • Stages in family life cycle
  • Life cycle approach
  • NPTS 1977
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/PL/81/014
• Series:
  Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS)
• Resource Type:
  Statistical Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This report provides information about family trips and travel from the point of view of the family life cycle, using data from the 1977 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study. Daily travel characteristics of families in stages of four life cycles are presented. The life cycles represented include the traditional family life cycle, consisting of a husband, wife and their dependent children. In addition, the report describes the travel characteristics of stages in the single-parent families, childless married couples, and single persons living alone.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5823/dot_5823_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.65 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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