Research Article

Modeling the Commuting Travel Activities within Historic Districts in Chinese Cities

Table 6

Direct and indirect effects between exogenous and endogenous variables of SEM for outside commuters.

VariableEffectAgeOccupationGenderPreschool childrenHousehold annual incomeAutomobileHousehold sizeNumber of trip chainsNumber of trips

Number of tripsOverall effect0.124
Direct effect0.124
Indirect effect0

Commute trip numberOverall effect0.0550.091
Direct effect0.0390.086
Indirect effect0.0160.005

Commute timeOverall effect−4.80911.691*44.507*
Direct effect−4.55411.691*44.507*
Indirect effect−0.25500

Mode choiceOverall effect0.121−0.504*−0.4290.2150.878*0.55
Direct effect0.121−0.504*−0.4290.2150.878*0.55
Indirect effect000000

Trip chainOverall effect0.0870.155
Direct effect0.0870.155
Indirect effect00

Number of trip chainsOverall effect
Direct effect
Indirect effect

Duration of the commutingOverall effect
Direct effect
Indirect effect

Notes: ; , df = 26, /df = 1.227; GFI = 0.982; AGFI = 0.927; RMSEA = 0.03.
“—” indicates no significant influence; “*” indicates ; other values indicate .