Research Article

Joint Analysis of the Commuting Departure Time and Travel Mode Choice: Role of the Built Environment

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of travel data.

VariablesDescription MeanSt. Dev.

Household characteristics
Household size Less than three persons0.220.416
Equal to three persons0.590.492
More than three persons0.190.392
Cars OwnershipOne or more0.640.480
Bicycles OwnershipOne or more0.740.441
Individual characteristics
GenderMale0.530.499
Age Equal to or less than 25 years old0.100.303
Between 26 and 54 years old0.860.347
Equal to or more than 55 years old0.040.189
OccupationWorks in a government agency0.070.258
Travel-related characteristics
Travel costTotal travel cost of a trip for different travel modes, in ¥
Travel timeTotal travel time of a trip for different travel modes, in min

Note: N=2918. An answer of yes is indicated by a value of 1.