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What characteristics explain variation in travel frequency?

• Employment status, age, household size and car availability.

How does travel frequency vary between different travel purposes?

• There are significant differences in the average travel frequency rate for different travel purposes. Furthermore the relative importance of the variables that explain variation in travel frequency for a given travel purpose vary between travel purposes.

Employer's business travel was underreported in the household interview data

• As a result, adjustments were made to the commute and employer's business travel frequency rates so that the balance of the two purposes is consistent with the National Trip End Model

This report documents the methodology and estimation results of the frequency model components of the South East Wales Transport Model (SEWTM). Frequency models have been estimated for seven home-based tour purposes. Models were also developed for work and non-work related non-home-based tours and detours. Travel frequency is predicted by applying two linked sub-models to predict the number of tours an individual makes on an average weekday in school term time. The first sub-model predicts whether an individual makes at least one tour in a day, and the second predicts the number of tours for a given purpose, given that the individual has made at least one tour.

The socio-economic parameters that are found to be significant in explaining frequency of travel depend on the tour purpose and type but include employment status, age, household size and car availability.

• Chapter One

  Introduction

• Chapter Two

  Frequency model specification

• Chapter Three

  Home-based frequency models

• Chapter Four

  Non-home-based frequency models

• Chapter Five

  Adjustments to work-related travel frequency

• Chapter Six

  Summary