Research Article

Travel Behavior Changes after COVID-19 Outbreak in Taiwan

Table 5

Survey description.

Survey classificationItemsDescription

Part 1: Socioeconomic characteristics:Survey on personal basic socioeconomic characteristics(1) Gender
(2) Age
(3) Occupation
(4) Place of residence
(5) Number of cars owned
(6) Number of motorcycles owned
Survey on household socioeconomic characteristics(1) Monthly household income
(2) Number of family members or friends living at the place of residence
(3) Number of family members or friends under 18 living at the place of residence
Part 2:
Travel characteristics:
(1) Travel purposes and frequencies(1) Difference in frequencies and purposes of travels per week
(2) Change of means/mode of commute
(2) Impact of employer’s pandemic prevention measures on travel changes(1) Is working from home allowed by the employer?
(2) Is adjustment in pandemic prevention measures allowed by the employer, such as increasing the distance between work areas?
(3) Survey on changes in consumer behavior before and after the pandemic(1) Is there any change in the way of purchasing items, such as switching to online shopping?
(2) Will you stock on daily necessities?
(4) Survey on risk perceptions and perception attitudes regarding changes in travel behavior before and after the pandemic and related contingency measures(1) Degree of consent for impacts on changes in travel behavior
(2) Degree of acceptance of the government’s pandemic control measures
(3) Survey on risk perceptions of travel behavior and health due to pandemic
Part 3:
Mode choice:
(1) Changes in means and frequency of transport before and after the pandemic(1) Motorcycles
(2) Motorcycles (carried)
(3) Cars
(4) Cars (carried)
(5) Walking/bicycles
(6) Railway/light rails/mass rapid transit
(7) Buses and taxis/carpooling
(8) Frequencies
(2) Survey on changes in the comfort of means of transport before and after the pandemic(1) Motorcycles
(2) Motorcycles (carried)
(3) Cars
(4) Cars (carried)
(5) Walking/bicycles
(6) Railway/light rails/mass rapid transit
(7) Buses and taxis/carpooling
(3) Survey on air travel behavior(1) Survey on behavior changes in domestic and foreign travel
(2) Purpose of air travel