2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Basic Analyses on Travel Behaviors of Households with Children

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21760396
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Civil engineering project/Traffic engineering
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	KATO Hironori 東京大学, 大学院・工学系研究科, 准教授 (70272359)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	世帯 / 交通 / 子供
Research Abstract	This study aims to analyze the travel behavior of households with children. The data collected in Tokyo and Toyama are used for analyzing the impacts of children on the joint travel behavior whereas the data collected in rural areas of Sri Lanka is used for the household travel behavior to medical service. The analyses of household travels in Tokyo and Toyama show that the number of children, their gender, and age significantly affect the time and cost in joint travel behavior in the households. The analyses of household travel to medical service in Sri Lanka show the poor accessibility to the nearest hospitals.

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