A Survey Tool for Measuring Travel Problems: Application to COVID-19

39 Pages Posted: 2 Mar 2023

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Matan E. Singer

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Karel Martens

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Abstract

To date, few studies have reported on COVID’s impact on people’s travel problems, defined as any difficulty a person may experience in reaching destinations due to a poorly functioning transport system. Hence, this study has two objectives. First, it presents a survey tool to obtain a general understanding of the incidence and severity of travel problems across a population. Second, it provides an assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis based on two survey rounds, the first deployed prior to and the second during the pandemic. The paper introduces the survey tool, develops indices based on specific travel problem types, and tests their validity and consistency. Bi-variate and multivariate regressions show that the pandemic is associated with respondents experiencing less frequent travel problems. However, only a subset of the population enjoys improvements. Notably, people without vehicle access experienced more frequent travel problems during the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID, mobility status, travel problems, travel insecurity, foregoing trips, reliance on others

Suggested Citation

Singer, Matan E. and Martens, Karel, A Survey Tool for Measuring Travel Problems: Application to COVID-19. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4368005 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4368005

Matan E. Singer

Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( email )

Mount Scopus
Jerusalem, 91905
Israel

Karel Martens (Contact Author)

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology ( email )

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