Abstract
Most transit operators occasionally conduct an on-board survey of riders. Based on experiences in Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor) Michigan, Dade County (Miami) Florida, and Honolulu, Hawaii, this paper examines three aspects of such surveys. First, a survey instrument is described that permits considerably more information to be collected than is possible from the traditional postcard type of on-board survey. Descriptions of the types of data needed to be collected on the participatory self-administered survey of riders for both systemwide surveillance and individual route monitoring are provided. Second, procedures are described for reducing nonresponse bias for collecting at least some information from a subgroup of riders who would otherwise be nonrespondents. Third, sampling strategies (including the necessary sample sizes) are described both for systemwide surveillance and individual route monitoring.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9-15 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Transportation Research Record |
| State | Published - 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING OF A BUS SYSTEM. / Sheskin, Ira M; Stopher, Peter R.
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AB - Most transit operators occasionally conduct an on-board survey of riders. Based on experiences in Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor) Michigan, Dade County (Miami) Florida, and Honolulu, Hawaii, this paper examines three aspects of such surveys. First, a survey instrument is described that permits considerably more information to be collected than is possible from the traditional postcard type of on-board survey. Descriptions of the types of data needed to be collected on the participatory self-administered survey of riders for both systemwide surveillance and individual route monitoring are provided. Second, procedures are described for reducing nonresponse bias for collecting at least some information from a subgroup of riders who would otherwise be nonrespondents. Third, sampling strategies (including the necessary sample sizes) are described both for systemwide surveillance and individual route monitoring.
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