| Year |
Title |
Link |
| 2001 |
Entire User's Guide zipped up into one file |
ZIP 6.4MB |
| Cover and Table of Contents |
PDF |
| Chapter 1 - Introduction |
PDF |
| Chapter 2 - Survey Content and Interviews |
PDF |
| Chapter 3 - Survey Procedures and Methodology |
PDF |
| Chapter 4 - Survey Response Rates |
PDF |
| Chapter 5 - Weight Calculations |
PDF |
| Chapter 6 - Description of Data Files |
PDF |
| Chapter 7 - Using the Data |
PDF |
| Appendix A - 2001 NHTS Data Dictionary |
PDF |
| Appendix B - 2001 NHTS Codebook |
PDF |
| Appendix C - File Contents (SAS) |
PDF |
| Appendix D - Derived Variables |
PDF |
| Appendix E - Abbreviations, Travel Concepts and Glossary of Terms |
PDF |
| Appendix F - Control Totals and Adjustment Factors |
PDF |
| Appendix G - Standard Tables and Logic |
PDF |
| Appendix H - Defining Non-Response Adjustment Cells |
PDF |
| Appendix I -Unweighted Survey Response Rates |
PDF |
| Appendix J - Methods to Estimate Annual Miles Driver Per Vehicle |
PDF |
| Appendix K - Estimation Methodologies for Fuel Economy and Fuel Cost |
PDF |
| Appendix L - Make and Model Codes for the 2001 NHTS Vehicle File |
PDF |
| Appendix M- 2001 NHTS Questionnaire |
PDF |
| Appendix N - NHTS Field Documents |
PDF |
| Appendix O - Comparability With Earlier NPTS Surveys |
PDF |
| Appendix P - Data Editing |
PDF |
| Appendix Q - Tract and Block Group Variables |
PDF |
| 1995 |
1995 Users Guide |
PDF |
| 1990 |
1990 Users Guide |
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| 1983 |
1983 NPTS home page |
HTML |
| 1977 |
1977 NPTS home page |
HTML |
| 1969 |
1969 NPTS ome page |
HTML |
These briefs are designed to provoke users to use NHTS data creatively, and to start a discussion on travel topics that could be addressed using NHTS.
Please provide your suggestions/comments on these briefs to Heather Contrino, 202-366-5060, or Heather.contrino@dot.gov.
| Year |
Title |
Link |
| 2001 |
The Mobility Needs of Older Americans: Implications for Transportation Reauthorization |
HTML |
| 2001 |
A presentation to the U.S. Special Committee on Aging using 2001 NHTS data augmented by EIA. The title of the hearing, which took place on 6/15/2005, is "Keeping the Power On: Examining the Impact of Soaring Energy Costs on the Elderly." |
PDF |
| 2001 |
The Case For More Moderate Growth in VMT: A Critical Juncture in U.S. Travel Behavior Trends |
PDF |
| 2001 |
Why Care About Walking? |
PPT |
| 1995 |
Daily Travel by Persons with Low Income |
PDF |
| 1995 |
Examining Trip-Chaining Behavior: A Comparison of Travel by Men and Women |
PDF |
| 1995 |
Societal Trends: The Aging Baby Boom and Women Increased Independence |
PDF |
| 1995 |
Land Use Transportation Interaction: An Examination of the 1995 NPTS Data |
PDF |
| 1995 |
Trends in Personal Motor Vehicle Ownership and Use: Evidence from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey |
PDF |
| 1995 |
Societal Trends: The Aging Baby Boom and Women Increased Independence |
PDF |
| 1995 |
Land Use Transportation Interaction: An Examination of the 1995 NPTS Data |
PDF |
| Year |
Title |
Link |
| 1990 |
Travel Behavior Issues in the 90's |
PDF |
| 1990 |
1990 NPTS: Urban Travel Patterns |
PDF |
| 1990 |
1990 NPTS: Demographic Special Reports |
PDF |
| 1990 |
1990 NPTS: Travel Mode Special Reports |
PDF |
| 1990 |
1990 NPTS: Special Reports on Trip and Vehicle Attributes |
PDF |
| 1983 |
Personal Travel in the United States 1983-1984 VOLUME I: Chapters 1-5: Contains Preface, highlights and introduction, data considerations, drivers and vehicles, and vehicle trips and travel |
PDF |
| 1983 |
Personal Travel in the United States 1983-1984 VOLUME I: Chapters 6-8: Contains person trips and travel, workers and journey to work information, and
vehicle occupancy |
PDF |
| 1983 |
Personal Travel in the United States 1983-1984 VOLUME I: Chapters 9-Appendices: Contains travel period trips and travel, use of safety devices, and
the appendices |
PDF |
| 1983 |
PERSONAL TRAVEL IN THE U.S. 1983-1984 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey Volume II, Part 1: Contains:
Preface Table of Contents Weighting Procedures and Estimates of Variance |
PDF |
| 1983 |
PERSONAL TRAVEL IN THE U.S. 1983-1984 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey Volume II, Part 2: Contains: Detailed Tabulations from the 1983 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey |
PDF |
| 1983 |
PERSONAL TRAVEL IN THE U.S. 1983-1984 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey Volume II, Part 3: Contains: Detailed Tabulations from the 1983 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (Continued) |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Characteristics of 1977 Licensed Drivers and Their Travel |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Household Vehicle Ownership |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Purposes of Vehicle Trips and Travel |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Home-to-Work Trips and Travel |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Household Vehicle Utilization |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Vehicle Occupancy |
PDF |
| 1977 |
A Life Cycle of Travel by the American Family |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Urban/Rural Split of Travel |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Household Travel |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Estimates of Variances |
PDF |
| 1977 |
Person Trip Characteristics |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Automobile Occupancy |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Seasonal Variations of Automobile Trips and Travel |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Availability of Public Transit and Shopping Characteristcs of SMSA Households |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Household Travel in the United States |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Mode of Transportation and Personal Characteristics of Tripmakers |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Annual Miles of Automobile Travel |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Transportation Characteristics of School Children |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Characteristics of Licensed Drivers |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Home-to-work Trips and Travel |
PDF |
| 1969 |
Purposes of Automobile Trips and Travel |
PDF |
