Psychological Influences on Bus Travel Mode Choice: A Comparative Analysis between Two Chinese Cities

Table 2

Statistical analysis of study participants.

Variables	Content	Chongqing		Chengdu		Total
		Amount	Prop. (%)	Amount	Prop. (%)	Amount	Prop. (%)
Gender	Male	231	57.61	246	54.67	477	56.05
	Female	170	42.39	204	45.33	374	43.95
Age	18 and below	21	5.24	6	1.33	27	3.17
	19∼35	247	61.60	378	84.00	625	73.44
	36∼55	83	20.70	51	11.33	134	15.75
	56 and above	50	12.47	15	3.33	65	7.64
Occupation	Enterprise employee	73	18.20	114	25.33	187	21.97
	Government employee	38	9.48	120	26.67	158	18.57
	Student	145	36.16	174	38.67	319	37.49
	Agricultural practitioner	16	3.99	6	1.33	22	2.59
	Retired employee	35	8.73	6	1.33	41	4.82
	Business/service worker	50	12.47	18	4.00	68	7.99
	Unemployed	19	4.74	3	0.67	22	2.59
	Others	25	6.23	9	2.00	34	4.00
Personal monthly income (RMB)	1000 and below	175	43.64	147	32.67	322	37.84
	1001∼2000	33	8.23	96	21.33	129	15.16
	2001∼3000	62	15.46	93	20.67	155	18.21
	3001∼4000	54	13.47	72	16.00	126	14.81
	4000 and above	77	19.20	42	9.33	119	13.98
Average daily trips	0∼1 time	117	29.18	132	29.33	249	29.26
	2∼4 times	256	63.84	279	62.00	535	62.87
	More than 5 times	28	6.98	39	8.67	67	7.87