Research Article

Studying the Role of Behavioral Characteristics in Individuals Travel Choice Behavior in Response to Earthquake Disaster Using Discrete Choice Models

Table 7

Result of evacuation binary logit model.

Independent variableDependent variable
Evacuation
CoefficientStandard errorWald value

GENDER−3.4710.620−5.59≤0.001
AGE115.6572.7555.68≤0.001
AGE220.1263.4645.81≤0.001
AGE38.9171.8534.81≤0.001
EDU2−13.3482.184−6.11≤0.001
EDU32.6580.8593.090.0020
MARITAL STATUS7.6331.1826.46≤0.001
JOB1−8.6061.357−6.34≤0.001
JOB61.4640.5992.440.0145
JOB713.1172.3135.67≤0.001
HOME OWNERSHIP−2.2510.5813.23≤0.001
FNUM0.9190.2473.710.0002
CARNUM4.1660.8075.16≤0.001
CARUSE21.0830.4722.290.0220
CARUSE37.2601.2765.69≤0.001
NORTH−7.0611.306−5.40≤0.001
CENTRALS−17.112.937−5.83≤0.001
TRAFFIC2−11.1022.037−5.45≤0.001
TRAFFIC3−3.9350.784−5.01≤0.001
FAMILIAR2−2.8600.594−4.81≤0.001
FAMILIAR33.8200.7944.81≤0.001
FAMILIAR43.9990.9034.43≤0.001
EXPERIENCE 33.7960.6575.77≤0.001
RELIGIOUS3−2.2960.488−4.70≤0.001
TRAINING35.9141.0175.81≤0.001
FOLLOW30.7430.897−4.800.0655
SEVERITY1−0.9140.628−1.460.0552
SEVERITY23.8370.815−4.71≤0.001
SEVERITY312.7122.4715.14≤0.001
TIME0.2170.0992.190.0283

Log likelihood function1259.462
Chi-squared510.626
Significance level≤0.001
Prob > Chi2 (χ2)≤0.001
Pseudo R20.168

, , and denote significance at 1%, 5%, and 10% level. Bold values indicate model fit indices. For example: Log likelihood function is a measure of how well a particular model fits the data and the chi‐squared statistic is a test that measures how a model compares to actual observed data.