Travel Mode Choice#

Description#

The data, collected as part of a 1987 intercity mode choice study, are a sub-sample of 210 non-business trips between Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne in which the traveler chooses a mode from four alternatives (plane, car, bus and train). The sample, 840 observations, is choice based with over-sampling of the less popular modes (plane, train and bus) and under-sampling of the more popular mode, car. The level of service data was derived from highway and transport networks in Sydney, Melbourne, non-metropolitan N.S.W. and Victoria, including the Australian Capital Territory.

Notes#

Number of observations: 840 Observations On 4 Modes for 210 Individuals.
Number of variables: 8
Variable name definitions::

    individual = 1 to 210
    mode =
        1 - air
        2 - train
        3 - bus
        4 - car
    choice =
        0 - no
        1 - yes
    ttme = terminal waiting time for plane, train and bus (minutes); 0
           for car.
    invc = in vehicle cost for all stages (dollars).
    invt = travel time (in-vehicle time) for all stages (minutes).
    gc = generalized cost measure:invc+(invt*value of travel time savings)
        (dollars).
    hinc = household income ($1000s).
    psize = traveling group size in mode chosen (number).

Source#

Greene, W.H. and D. Hensher (1997) Multinomial logit and discrete choice models in Greene, W. H. (1997) LIMDEP version 7.0 user’s manual revised, Plainview, New York econometric software, Inc. Download from on-line complements to Greene, W.H. (2011) Econometric Analysis, Prentice Hall, 7th Edition (data table F18-2) http://people.stern.nyu.edu/wgreene/Text/Edition7/TableF18-2.csv