Exploring the factors affecting travel behaviors during the second phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak significantly disrupted urban mobility across the world and affected people’s travel behaviors. This paper aims to explore the relationship between socio-demographic and health factors and changes in travel behavior during the second phase of this outbreak. We proposed two measures to assess these changes: (i) whether an individual reduced the number of trips to stores during the second phase of the pandemic and (ii) whether an individual reduced the number of trips by public transport during this period. Two binary logit models were estimated based on survey data from the United States Census Bureau. The results indicate that all variables, including age, gender, educational status, marital status, work loss, difficulty with expenses, household size, work type, income, health status, and anxiousness were significantly associated with changes in travel behavior.

Keywords

COVID-19, pandemic, travel behavior, public transportation, shopping

Discipline

Transportation | Urban Studies

Research Areas

Integrative Research Areas

Publication

Transportation Letters

Volume

13

Issue

5-6

First Page

331

Last Page

343

ISSN

1942-7867

Identifier

10.1080/19427867.2021.1904736

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Group

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/19427867.2021.1904736

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