Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS): 1990 [datasets]

Federal Highway Administration;National Transportation Data Archivehttps://doi.org/10.21949/15241921990ZIPDatasetUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway AdministrationOak Ridge National Laboratory. Center for Transportation AnalysisUnited States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation StatisticsUnited States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics [Distributor]United StatesTravel surveysTravelersPersons and personal characteristicsTrip lengthHouseholdsVehiclesStatisticsNPTS 1990Public DomainNationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) data are collected by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). It is the only national source of information on personal travel for all modes of transportation and all trip purposes. NPTS also tracks the economic, social, demographic, and geographic characteristics of the traveler. Data are collected from a nationally representative sample of households. Information is collected on all trips taken by each household member during a designated 24-hour period, known as the travel day, and on trips 75 miles or more one-way in the two-week period ending on and including the travel day, known as the travel period. In addition to the characteristics of the trip and traveler, the NPTS collects information on, among other things, vehicles, satisfaction with the transportation system, and seat-belt use.This preservation dataset is presented as is. Some useful documentation, such as a data dictionary, was not available at the time of preservation.125