Citation

Eash R. Transp. Res. Rec. 1987; 1134: 49-56.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

In this paper, how a microcomputer and general-purpose business software were used in a small telephone survey of household travel behavior is discussed. Principal applications covered are (a) selecting sample households; (b) mailing to sample households; (c) scheduling interviews; (d) checking the status of each interview; (e) developing the completed interview data sets; and (f) reporting survey results. Staffing requirements and expenditures to complete the survey are also presented. This form of computing is well suited to data collection projects of this size.

Record URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1987/1134/1134-006.pdf

Language: en

Keywords

TRAFFIC SURVEYS; MANAGEMENT - Information Systems; DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTERS, MICROCOMPUTER; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION - Planning