A data set containing information about students commuting to McMaster University. Data were collected by means of a travel survey in the fall of 2010. Respondents were asked about their mode of travel to McMaster University, in Hamilton, Canada. They were also asked about the modes available to them. The characteristics of the trips were self-reported or imputed. The data set also contains relevant attributes about the respondents. The format of the table is long, with each row representing a choice situation.
Usage
data(mc_commute_long)Format
An indexed data frame of class dfidx with 5500 rows and 62 variables:
- id
Unique identifier for respondents
- choice
Mode of transportation chosen: Cycle, Walk, HSR (local transit), Car
- parking
Indicator variable for holding a university parking permit: Yes/No
- vehind
Indicator variable for having individual access to a private car (i.e., car not shared with other household members): Yes/No
- gender
Woman/Man
- age
Age in years
- shared
Indicator variable for Indicator variable for a student living in a rental property with other students, i.e., living in shared accommodations
- family
Indicator variable for living in family home
- child
Indicator variable for presence of dependent minors in household: Yes/No
- street_density
Street density in the dissemination area of the place of residence in $km/km^2$
- sidewalk_density
Sidewalk density in the dissemination area of the place of residence in $km/km^2$
- LAT
Latitude of the place or residence, geocoded at the nearest major intersection or centroid of 6-digit postal area
- LONG
Longitude of the place or residence, geocoded at the nearest major intersection or centroid of 6-digit postal area
- PersonalVehComf_SD
Response to statement "The personal vehicles I usually travel in are comfortable": 1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- PersonalVehComf_D
Response to statement "The personal vehicles I usually travel in are comfortable": 1 if Disagree, 0 otherwise
- PersonalVehComf_A
Response to statement "The personal vehicles I usually travel in are comfortable": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- PersonalVehComf_SA
Response to statement "The personal vehicles I usually travel in are comfortable": 1 if Strongly Agree, 0 otherwise
- Fun_SD
Response to statement "Getting there is half the fun": 1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- Fun_D
Response to statement "Getting there is half the fun": 1 if Disagree, 0 otherwise
- Fun_A
Response to statement "Getting there is half the fun": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- Fun_SA
Response to statement "Getting there is half the fun": 1 if Strongly Agree, 0 otherwise
- ActiveNeigh_SD
Response to statement "I like to live in a neighborhood where there's a lot going on": 1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- ActiveNeigh_D
Response to statement "I like to live in a neighborhood where there's a lot going on": 1 if Disagree, 0 otherwise
- ActiveNeigh_A
Response to statement "I like to live in a neighborhood where there's a lot going on": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- ActiveNeigh_SA
Response to statement "I like to live in a neighborhood where there's a lot going on": 1 if Strongly Agree, 0 otherwise
- UsefulTrans_SD
Response to statement "My commute trip is a useful transition between home and school": 1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- UsefulTrans_D
Response to statement "My commute trip is a useful transition between home and school": 1 if Disagree, 0 otherwise
- UsefulTrans_A
Response to statement "My commute trip is a useful transition between home and school": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- UsefulTrans_SA
Response to statement "My commute trip is a useful transition between home and school": 1 if Strongly Agree, 0 otherwise
- BusComf_SD
Response to statement "The buses I usually travel in are comfortable": 1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- BusComf_D
Response to statement "The buses I usually travel in are comfortable": 1 if Disagree, 0 otherwise
- BusComf_A
Response to statement "The buses I usually travel in are comfortable": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- BusComf_SA
Response to statement "The buses I usually travel in are comfortable": 1 if Strongly Agree, 0 otherwise
- TravelAlone_SD
Response to statement "I like traveling alone": 1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- TravelAlone_D
Response to statement "I like traveling alone": 1 if Disagree, 0 otherwise
- TravelAlone_A
Response to statement "I like traveling alone": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- TravelAlone_SA
Response to statement "I like traveling alone": 1 if Strongly Agree, 0 otherwise
- Shelters_SD
Response to statement "Shelters and other public transportation facilities that I commonly use are of good quality": 1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- Shelters_D
Response to statement "Shelters and other public transportation facilities that I commonly use are of good quality": 1 if Disagree, 0 otherwise
- Shelters_A
Response to statement "Shelters and other public transportation facilities that I commonly use are of good quality": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- Shelters_SA
Response to statement "Shelters and other public transportation facilities that I commonly use are of good quality": 1 if Strongly Agree, 0 otherwise
- Community_SD
Response to statement "There is a sense of community in my neighborhood": 1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- Community_D
Response to statement "There is a sense of community in my neighborhood": 1 if Disagree, 0 otherwise
- Community_A
Response to statement "There is a sense of community in my neighborhood": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- Community_SA
Response to statement "There is a sense of community in my neighborhood": 1 if Agree, 0 otherwise
- personal_veh_comfortable
Response to statement "The personal vehicles I usually travel in are comfortable" as factor: SD-Strongly Disagree, D-Disagree, N-Neutral, A-Agree, SA-Strongly Agree
- getting_there_fun
Response to statement "Getting there is half the fun" as factor: SD-Strongly Disagree, D-Disagree, N-Neutral, A-Agree, SA-Strongly Agree
- like_active_neighborhood
Response to statement "I like to live in a neighborhood where there's a lot going on" as factor: SD-Strongly Disagree, D-Disagree, N-Neutral, A-Agree, SA-Strongly Agree
- commute_useful_transition
Response to statement "My commute trip is a useful transition between home and school" as factor: SD-Strongly Disagree, D-Disagree, N-Neutral, A-Agree, SA-Strongly Agree
- buses_comfortable
Response to statement "The buses I usually travel in are comfortable" as factor: SD-Strongly Disagree, D-Disagree, N-Neutral, A-Agree, SA-Strongly Agree
- prefer_travel_alone
Response to statement "I like traveling alone" as factor: SD-Strongly Disagree, D-Disagree, N-Neutral, A-Agree, SA-Strongly Agree
- shelter_good_quality
Response to statement "Shelters and other public transportation facilities that I commonly use are of good quality" as factor: SD-Strongly Disagree, D-Disagree, N-Neutral, A-Agree, SA-Strongly Agree
- sense_community
Response to statement "There is a sense of community in my neighborhood" as factor: SD-Strongly Disagree, D-Disagree, N-Neutral, A-Agree, SA-Strongly Agree1 if Strongly Disagree, 0 otherwise
- numna
Total number of available alternatives, e.g., if bus and walk = 2, if all four = 4
- alt
A factor with the alternatives in the choice set
- available
An indicator variable for availability of the alternative
- time.Cycle
Travel time by alternative
- access
Access time to transit in minutes (i.e., reaching a transit stop)
- wait
Waiting time transit (i.e., at a transit stop)
- transfer
Number of transit transfers
- idx
Index for the table: includes chid (identifier for the choice) and alt (the alternative)
Source
Whalen, K. E., P\'aez, A., & Carrasco, J. A. (2013). Mode choice of university students commuting to school and the role of active travel. Journal of Transport Geography, 31, 132-142. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.06.008)
Examples
data(mc_commute_long)
library(dfidx)
#>
#> Attaching package: ‘dfidx’
#> The following object is masked from ‘package:stats’:
#>
#> filter
print(mc_commute_long, n = 12)
#> # A tibble: 5,500 × 62
#> id choice parking vehind gender age shared family child stree…¹ sidew…²
#> * <dbl> <lgl> <fct> <fct> <chr> <dbl> <fct> <fct> <fct> <dbl> <dbl>
#> 1 5.67e8 FALSE No No Man 21 Livin… No No 14.4 22.6
#> 2 5.67e8 FALSE No No Man 21 Livin… No No 14.4 22.6
#> 3 5.67e8 TRUE No No Man 21 Livin… No No 14.4 22.6
#> 4 5.67e8 FALSE No No Man 21 Livin… No No 14.4 22.6
#> 5 5.67e8 FALSE No Yes Man 23 No No No 19.5 39.6
#> 6 5.67e8 FALSE No Yes Man 23 No No No 19.5 39.6
#> 7 5.67e8 TRUE No Yes Man 23 No No No 19.5 39.6
#> 8 5.67e8 FALSE No Yes Man 23 No No No 19.5 39.6
#> 9 5.67e8 FALSE No No Man 20 No Livin… No 13.6 8.23
#> 10 5.67e8 FALSE No No Man 20 No Livin… No 13.6 8.23
#> 11 5.67e8 TRUE No No Man 20 No Livin… No 13.6 8.23
#> 12 5.67e8 FALSE No No Man 20 No Livin… No 13.6 8.23
#> # … with 5,488 more rows, 51 more variables: LAT <dbl>, LONG <dbl>,
#> # PersonalVehComf_SD <dbl>, PersonalVehComf_D <dbl>, PersonalVehComf_A <dbl>,
#> # PersonalVehComf_SA <dbl>, Fun_SD <dbl>, Fun_D <dbl>, Fun_A <dbl>,
#> # Fun_SA <dbl>, ActiveNeigh_SD <dbl>, ActiveNeigh_D <dbl>,
#> # ActiveNeigh_A <dbl>, ActiveNeigh_SA <dbl>, UsefulTrans_SD <dbl>,
#> # UsefulTrans_D <dbl>, UsefulTrans_A <dbl>, UsefulTrans_SA <dbl>,
#> # BusComf_SD <dbl>, BusComf_D <dbl>, BusComf_A <dbl>, BusComf_SA <dbl>, …
#>
#> ~~~ indexes ~~~~
#> chid alt
#> 1 1 Car
#> 2 1 Cycle
#> 3 1 HSR
#> 4 1 Walk
#> 5 2 Car
#> 6 2 Cycle
#> 7 2 HSR
#> 8 2 Walk
#> 9 3 Car
#> 10 3 Cycle
#> 11 3 HSR
#> 12 3 Walk
#> indexes: 1, 2