TCRP Synthesis 63:

On-Board and Intercept Transit Survey Techniques

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Bruce Schaller; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 63: On-Board and Intercept Transit Survey Techniques examines transit agencies' experiences with planning and implementing on-board and intercept surveys. On-board and intercept surveys include self-administered surveys distributed on board buses and railcars, and ...
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Front Matter	i-ix
Summary	1-2	(skim)
Methodology	3-3	(skim)
Organization of Report	4-4	(skim)
Frequency of Use of On-Board/Intercept and Other Survey Methodologies	5-5	(skim)
Using On-Board/Intercept Instead of a Different Survey Method	6-7	(skim)
Time Requirements	8-8	(skim)
Project Goals	9-9	(skim)
Where and How to Conduct Surveys	10-12	(skim)
Identifying Study Population and Drawing the Sample	13-15	(skim)
Minimizing Sampling and Nonresponse Error in Survey	16-17	(skim)
Topics and Question Wording	18-31	(skim)
Questionnaire Design and Layout	32-38	(skim)
Pretesting Questionnaire	39-39	(skim)
Identification and Recruitment of Survey Staff	40-40	(skim)
Supervision	41-41	(skim)
Data Cleaning and Data Processing	42-43	(skim)
Response Rates Reported by Transit Agencies	44-51	(skim)
Factors Affecting Response Rates	52-54	(skim)
Chapter Seven - Costs	55-59	(skim)
Chapter Eight - Conclusions and Further Research	60-61	(skim)
References	62-62	(skim)
Glossary	63-63	(skim)
Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire	64-72	(skim)
Appendix B - Survey Respondents	73-74	(skim)
Appendix C - Sample Origin and Destination Survey Questionnaires	75-87	(skim)
Appendix D - Sample of Other Types of Questionnaires	88-91	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	92-92	(skim)

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 63: On-Board and Intercept Transit Survey Techniques examines transit agencies' experiences with planning and implementing on-board and intercept surveys. On-board and intercept surveys include self-administered surveys distributed on board buses and railcars, and in stations, as well as interviews conducted in these environments. The report provides an overview of industry practices and covers a broad range of issues addressed in planning a given survey.

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On-Board and Intercept Transit Survey Techniques

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