What Factors Contribute to Higher Travel Happiness? Evidence from Beijing, China

Table 4

Travel happiness for different travel modes.

Travel mode	CE (worst-best)	CE (poorly-well)	AE (worried-confident)	AE (stressed-calm)	AE (tired-alert)	AE (fed up-engaged)	STS average
Walking	1.71	2.40	2.23	2.06	1.81	1.88	2.01
Nonmotor vehicle	1.65	1.99	2.12	2.00	1.86	1.48	1.85
Bus	1.39	1.78	1.40	1.53	1.09	1.21	1.40
Subway	1.38	1.86	1.72	1.69	0.86	1.12	1.45
Car	1.46	1.87	1.41	1.57	1.36	1.42	1.53
Company shuttle bus	1.73	2.38	1.87	1.73	1.45	1.47	1.74

Note. CE worst-best, CE poorly-well, AE worried-confident, AE stressed-calm, AE tired-alert, and AE fed up-engaged are abbreviations of two cognitive dimensions “travel was worst-best I can think of” and “travel worked poorly-worked well” and four affective dimensions “worried I would not be in time-confident I would be in time,” “stressed-calm,” “tired-alert,” and “fed up-engaged” separately. Nonmotor vehicle includes private bike, public bike, e-bike, and e-motorcycle.