Lucas, K, Moore, J, Bates, J et al. (1 more author) (2016) Modelling the Relationship between Travel Behaviour and Social Disadvantage. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 85. pp. 157-173. ISSN 0965-8564
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to model the travel behaviour of socially disadvantaged population segments in the United Kingdom (UK) using the data from the UK National Travel Survey 2002-2010. This was achieved by introducing additional socioeconomic variables into a standard national-level trip end model (TEM) and using purpose-based analysis of the travel behaviours of certain key socially disadvantaged groups. Specifically the paper aims to explore how far the economic and social disadvantages of these individuals can be used to explain the inequalities in their travel behaviours. The models demonstrated important differences in travel behaviours according to household income, presence of children in the household, possession of a driver’s license and belonging to a vulnerable population group, such as being disabled, non-white or having single parent household status. In the case of household income, there was a non-linear relationship with trip frequency and a linear one with distance travelled. The recent economic austerity measures that have been introduced in the UK and many other European countries have led to major cutbacks in public subsidies for socially necessary transport services, making results such as these increasingly important for transport policy decision-making. The results indicate that the inclusion of additional socioeconomic variables is useful for identifying significant differences in the trip patterns and distances travelled by low-income.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Crown Copyright © 2016, Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | travel behaviours; social disadvantage; income effects; models; transport policy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ESRC RES-070-27-0071 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2016 15:48 |
Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2017 08:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2016.01.008 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.tra.2016.01.008 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:94666 |