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Title:

INFLUENCE OF CONSUMER CULTURE AND RACE ON TRAVEL BEHAVIOR
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00812447

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

In this paper, data from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS), the American Travel Survey (ATS), the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES), and the U.S. Bureau of the Census are used to examine the intersection of consumer culture and travel behavior, particularly as consumerism might influence differences in travel behavior by race/ethnicity. The data indicate that buying power and purchasing behavior among African Americans and Hispanics is increasing at the same time that the trips for consumer activities are nearing 50% of all trips made. Differences by race/ethnicity in travel mode and time of travel for consumer activities will significantly impact overall travel behavior patterns in major urban centers where African Americans and Hispanics are most concentrated. Finally, the social context of consumer activities among African Americans and Hispanics indicates that their trip making for consumer purposes will not be significantly influenced by e-commerce. This paper also suggests that coverage bias hampers analyses of differences by race/ethnicity using NPTS and ATS data.

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Monograph Accession #:

00812428

Report/Paper Numbers:

E-C026

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Zmud, J P
Arce, C H

Pagination:

p. 379-389

Publication Date:

2001-3

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: E-C026
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Personal Travel: The Long and Short of It

Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: 1999-6-28 to 1999-7-1
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board Committee on Travel Survey Methods (A1D10) and Committee on National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs (A5016).

Features:

Figures (6) ; References; Tables (8)

Geographic Terms:

United States

Subject Areas:

Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jun 8 2001 12:00AM

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