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1.1 Background Personal travel surveys have been conducted for over 40 years, but during that time no attempt has been made to standardize the process or to institute consistent practices of acceptable quality or reliability. Two TRB conferences -- "Household Travel Surveys: New Concepts and Research Needs," in 1995 and "Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st Century" in 1997 (TRB, 1996 and 1997)
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An additional 20 were identified for possible standardization but were either considered to be less important than those selected or beyond the scope of the project. Included in the report is a sample Request for Proposals (RFPs)
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Of the research targeted at U.S. practice, the investigation involved review of more than 50 past surveys, analysis of travel survey data from 12 surveys conducted between 1990 and 2000, execution of a non-response survey, and execution of a survey to measure the impact on response rate and respondent satisfaction of a household having the same interviewer throughout the interview process.
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The results were used to suggest strategies that could be used to increase response rates by changing aspects of the design and conduct of the survey. 8 Standardized Procedures for Personal Travel Surveys Selection of Survey Method Sample Design Pilot Test(s)
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It was distributed at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and through the normal channels by NCHRP thereafter. The digest includes a list of candidate procedures and measures considered in Phase 2 of the project.
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