Research Article

Which Factors Affect User Satisfaction with ETC? Evidence from Shanghai and Beijing

Table 3

Ordinal logistic regression analysis results of Beijing samples.

VariablesBSESignificanceExp (B)

Threshold
 Dissatisfied−31.07716,007.8730.9980.000
 Generally satisfied−24.84816,007.8730.9990.000
Gender (relative to female)
 Male−0.5570.6550.3950.573
Age (relative to over 60 years old)
 18–25 years old−18.83816,007.8730.9990.000
 26–30 years old−16.95516,007.8730.9990.000
 31–40 years old−17.19516,007.8730.9990.000
 41–50 years old−17.84316,007.8730.9990.000
 51–60 years old−19.27416,007.8730.9990.000
Education level (relative to postgraduate)
 Junior high school and below24.2570.00034,251,630,282.000
 High school−5.8662.2320.0090.003
 Junior college1.9801.3460.1417.243
 Undergraduate−1.1100.7300.1280.330
Occupation (relative to others)
 Staff of agencies/institutions−0.0551.6240.9730.946
 Production company staff−0.7881.6250.6280.455
 Commercial and service personnel−0.7311.6830.6640.481
 Production personnel in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, and water conservancy−5.4584.8460.2600.004
Monthly income after tax (relative to more than 15,000 yuan)
 2,000–5,000 yuan2.3651.5770.13410.644
 5,001–8,000 yuan−1.4521.0270.1570.234
 8,001–15,000 yuan−0.8820.9020.3280.414
Number of trips on expressways per year (relative to more than 30 times)
 0 times−11.4394.8150.0180.000
 1–4 times−3.2861.6970.0530.037
 5–10 times−3.0761.5410.0460.046
 11–30 times−2.6701.5470.0840.069
Duration of using ETC (relative to more than 5 years)
 Less than 1 year1.9441.3770.1586.987
 1 to 3 years1.7031.2010.1565.490
 3 to 5 years0.0561.2050.9631.058
Congestion in ETC lanes (relative to yes)
 No1.2040.6500.0643.333
Inability to synchronize ETC deduction messages in real time (relative to yes)
 No1.2320.6520.0593.428
Disorderly fee deduction (relative to yes)
 No0.2140.7560.7771.239
Difficulties invoicing reimbursements (relative to yes)
 No1.5670.6820.0224.792
Damage to ETC equipment due to quality problems (relative to yes)
 No0.4720.6590.4731.603
Embezzlement of ETC cards (relative to yes)
 No−1.2711.0270.2160.281
Inconvenience of finding ETC card recharge points (relative to yes)
 No0.1400.9650.8851.150
Lane congestion (relative to strongly agree)
 Strongly disagree−21.3215,472.2590.9970.000
 Disagree−2.892.0750.1640.056
 Neither agree nor disagree−2.3311.2190.0560.097
 Agree−0.3680.6650.5800.692
Toll level (relative to strongly agree)
 Strongly disagree−16.3799,628.0210.9990.000
 Disagree3.9642.4570.10752.668
 Neither agree nor disagree0.4150.8760.6351.514
Agree0.4830.8860.5851.621
Usage safety (theft and embezzlement) (relative to strongly agree)
 Disagree19.6995,472.2600.997359,059,977.200
 Neither agree nor disagree−1.0761.0030.2830.341
 Agree1.6350.7750.0355.129
Usage correctness (wrong brushing and missing brushing) (relative to strongly agree)
 Disagree−0.9502.6120.7160.387
 Neither agree nor disagree−0.7740.9880.4330.461
 Agree0.1860.7310.7991.204
Need for invoicing reimbursement (relative to strongly agree)
 Strongly disagree4.7682.5680.063117.684
 Disagree−0.4181.4110.7670.658
 Neither agree nor disagree−0.8911.0050.3750.410
 Agree−0.1501.0460.8860.861
Driving information acquisition (relative to strongly agree)
 Strongly disagree12.7639,628.020.999349,060.312
 Disagree−0.9721.6520.5560.378
 Neither agree nor disagree0.1790.9510.8511.196
 Agree0.7750.8960.3872.171
ETC lane use experience (relative to strongly agree)
 Strongly disagree18.4909,628.0200.998107,177,832.600
 Disagree0.2301.8830.9031.259
 Neither agree nor disagree−1.7571.1050.1120.173
 Agree−0.0100.6770.9880.990
Cumbersome formalities (relative to yes)
 No0.6800.6630.3051.974
Hidden dangers of fund security (relative to yes)
 No−0.8340.6140.1740.434
Rarely driving on expressways (relative to yes)
 No−2.8231.0300.0060.059
Don’t know about ETC or how to complete the formalities (relative to yes)
 No−0.3941.0800.7150.674
Device effects on driving vision (relative to yes)
 No0.6930.7790.3742.000
Unsightly appearance (relative to yes)
 No−0.1120.7970.8880.894
Relieve the congestion of expressway toll stations (relative to yes)
 No−0.3680.7160.6070.692
High-tech sense (relative to yes)
 No−1.4160.6600.0320.243
Convenient access (relative to yes)
 No−0.4170.7560.5810.659
No need to take cards (relative to yes)
 No0.3820.6270.5421.465
Toll reduction (relative to yes)
 No−2.7380.8400.0010.065