Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources

 


Data Set
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey

Alias
NPTS

Data Collection Agency
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Dept. of

Transportation

Purpose
To determine the amount and nature of household travel

throughout the year - I.e. short-term, repetitive travel.

Description
Information about trips taken during a designated 24-hour

period (travel day) or of 75+ miles (one way) in the preceding

14-day period.

Special Features
Travel purpose, mode of transportation, trip length, day of

week, time of day, vehicle used, vehicle occupancy,

demographic characteristics of each household member. In

1990, also information on most recent traffic collision within

past 5 years. Can be searched on the Web.

Subject Age Range
5+ years of age

E-Coding Included
No

Population or Sample
Sample

Number of Cases
18,000 households

Geographic Area Covered
National, regional, metropolit

Years Available
1969, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1995

Years Owned by CHDL
None

CHDL ID#
86

 

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