Public Transport in Rural Roads: Measures to Increase Its Modal Share in Iran

Table 6

Results of constructing the bus passenger estimator model in rural trips.

Variables name	Coefficient	t-test	Variables	Coefficient	t-test
1Age	3.13e−2	2.64	11Number of transportation companies	2.34e−5	2.76
2Employment rate	0.231	−2.32	12Number of buses	1.73e−2	3.45
3Family size	0.103	2.23	13Bus age	4.33e−3	−3.23
4Gender composition	2.234	−2.63	14Number of resting complexes	5.97e−5	2.43
5Per capita car ownership	4.25e−2	−3.65	15Freeway and highway length	4.61e−2	3.44
6Level of education	2.67e−5	−2.28	16The length of the arterial pathways	2.27e−4	2.23
7Economic strength of the household	2.43e−2	−3.29	17Waiting time (delay)	4.83e−2	−3.88
8Travel expenses	2.11e−3	−4.12	18Access	5.69e−3	4.45
9The purpose of the trip	6.25e−2	3.75	19Fixed model	0.37	2.23
10Number of accidents (killed)	1.78e−4	−2.89