Research Article

The Sense of Travel Deprivation and Its Impact on Travel Decision: A Case Study of China’s Rapidly Urbanizing Region

Table 2

Results of measurement of the sense of travel deprivation.

VariableInterpretationSense of public travel deprivationSense of private travel deprivation
MeanStandard deviationMeanStandard deviation

Year of settling hereBefore 2006214.9172.2204.5190.1
During 2006–2008200.7150.1222.2174.4
During 2008–2011192.7148.5240.5206.1
After 2011195.0166.3208.5176.1

AgeYounger than 20 years old180.2155.7192.4181.9
20–40 years old180.3156.4215.1186.0
40–60 years old241.5186.5221.3182.6
Older than 60250.5151.3191.1181.0

GenderMale204.7177.1218.9190.6
Female195.4147.9203.2176.1

Monthly incomeLess than 2000 yuan211.3159.3152.1167.3
2000–4000 yuan206.1222.4177.6184.4
4000–8000 yuan175.4236.2146.6166.2
8000–10,000 yuan161.3236.7153.0203.6
More than 10,000 yuan232.0253.2184.6211.7

Family structureThree generations or more154.5159.6208.4185.7
Two generations243.6170.0221.1196.5
Only husband and wife210.6171.0218.0180.7
Living alone187.8144.0197.8182.0

Available transport modesScore of 1236.1156.4116.5126.5
Score of 2204.3193.9214.3197.3
Score of 3204.5163.8179.9162.8
Score of 4188.0142.6316.8184.4
Score of 5196.0161.0232.9193.3
Overall200.7165.4212.2184.8