Private long-distance travel mode selection 1979-1980
https://doi.org/10.5878/q0bn-b737
The research project 'Vehicle choice for long-distance personal travel' was carried out on behalf of Transportforskningsdelegationen (TFD) and the aim was to clarify which factors influence the choice of means of transport for long-distance private personal travel. The survey was conducted as a sample survey in two stages. Stage 1 consisted of a postal questionnaire, the purpose of which was to identify individuals who had undertaken a longer private trip during a certain period of time and were thus assumed to have made a choice of means of transport. Stage 2 consisted of a personal interview with a selection of these individuals. Long-distance travel refers here to trips of at least 100 kilometres one-way. Private travel means all trips, except business, work commuting, educational and military service trips. Longer private trips that connect to charter trips abroad are also included. The survey only studies trips within the Nordic countries. The interview contained questions about the purpose of the trip, number of nights spent away, type of means of transport and which company you travelled with. The respondent was also asked to indicate whether they had considered other means of transport and what importance cost, and travel time had on the choice of means of transport.
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Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Mats-G. Engström – Nordic Institute for Studies in Urban and Regional Planning
- Bengt Sahlberg – Nordic Institute for Studies in Urban and Regional Planning
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Data contains personal data:
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 16-75 years residing in Solna, Norrköping, Växjö, Halmstad, Östersund or Skellefteå
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Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
In the first stage six intermediate sized municipalities, geographically distributed over Sweden, and with a good standard of the public transport system - Solna, Norrköping, Växjö, Halmstad, Östersund or Skellefteå - were chosen. From these six municipalities 5124 persons aged 16-75 years were randomly selected from the register of the total population held at each County Administrative Board. These persons had to answer a short mail questionnaire including a question if they had undertaken any long journey during the last three month period. Half of the respondents replied that they had undertaken at least one long journey. Among these 100 persons in each municipality, mainly people who had responded that they at least to some extent had influenced their travel mode selection, were chosen for an interview.
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Description of the response rate/participation rate:
The questionnaire part consists of 13 variables and has 1765 respondents. The interview part consists of 97 variables and has 600 respondents.
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: E-mail
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: E-mail
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire: E-mail
Time period(s) for data collection:
1979-07 - 1980-06
Data collector:
- Institutet för marknadsundersökning (IMU)
Sample size:
5124
Number of responses:
1765
Non response size:
3359
Source of the data:
- Population group
Instrument
Instrument
Name:
Questionnaire
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Data collection - Telephone interview
Data collection - Telephone interview
Mode of collection:
Telephone interview
Time period(s) for data collection:
1979-07 - 1980-06
Data collector:
- Institutet för marknadsundersökning (IMU)
Number of responses:
600
Source of the data:
- Population group
Instrument
Instrument
Name:
Questionnaire
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
Solna, Norrköping, Växjö, Halmstad, Östersund and Skellefteå.
Administrative information
Administrative information
Commissioning organisation:
- Transportforskningsdelegationen (TFD)
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Transportforskningsdelegationen (TFD)
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
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Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Transportforskningsdelegationen (1982) Den resandes ensak? : Hur man väljer färdmedel vid långväga privata resor : teknisk rapport. 1982:1. Stockholm: TFD. (With an English summary). ISBN: 91-85562-49-1.
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Version:
2
Data merged:
Data from: Private long-distance travel mode selection 1979- 1980 - Questionnaire (version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/001203); Private long-distance travel mode selection 1979-1980 - Interview (version 1.1, https://doi.org/10.5878/001205).
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Metadata
Metadata
Versions
Versions
Version:
2
Data merged:
Data from: Private long-distance travel mode selection 1979- 1980 - Questionnaire (version 1.0, https://doi.org/10.5878/001203); Private long-distance travel mode selection 1979-1980 - Interview (version 1.1, https://doi.org/10.5878/001205).
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Nordic Institute for Studies in Urban and Regional Planning