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Auto-Deficit Households: Determinants, Travel Behavior, and the Gender Division of Household Car Use
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2018-02-28
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Edition:Final Report 3/1/17 - 2/28/18
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Abstract:The automobile plays a central role in the mobility of most households since in almost all metropolitan areas and neighborhoods within them automobiles offer greater access to destinations within a reasonable travel time than other modes of travel. Consequently, scholars find a robust and positive connection between car ownership and a range of quality-of-life outcomes such as employment, earnings, and residential location in better quality neighborhoods. American households exhibit extremely high levels of vehicle ownership; ninety-three percent of U.S. households own at least one automobile, while over 65 percent own two or more cars. However, while only 7 percent of households do not own a car, another 15 percent have fewer vehicles than drivers. Some “car-deficit” households may choose to share vehicles, perhaps successfully combining auto travel with travel by other modes. Other car-deficit households may share vehicles because their incomes prevent them from owning as many cars as available drivers. In these households, auto deficits may limit the mobility of household members and, potentially, their opportunity access. Car-deficit households have received relatively limited attention from scholars. We aim to fill this gap by examining the following questions: 1. Are car deficits, like carlessness, largely a result of financial constraint or of other factors, such as built environment characteristics, transit supply, or household structure? 2. How do the mobility outcomes of car-deficit households compare to the restricted mobility of carless households and the largely uninhibited movement of households with at least one car per driver? 3. What role does gender play in promoting or inhibiting access to household vehicle?
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