Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey

Additional detail was collected about trips of 75 miles or further (one-way) that were taken during the preceding 14-day period (Travel Period) including the 24-hour travel day. The information consists of trips and travel by purpose, mode, trip length, day-of-week, time-of-day, vehicle used, and vehicle occupancy. Data about long trips include the date on which the trip started and ended.

Data is also available on the interviewed household and persons in that household. Household data includes household composition, educational levels through graduate or professional school, income categories, and other demographic information. Person data is available about drivers, including information on travel as an essential part of their jobs, the availability of public transportation, the use of vehicle safety devices, and data on traffic accidents and accident reporting for motor vehicle accidents that occurred, when the respondent was driving, within the last five years.

The series has motor vehicle information including year, make, model and other vehicle-related information such as vehicle ownership. This data comprises government records extracted from the Archival Research Catalog (ARC). See the ARC catalog entry for this series for more information on this data and how to order it.