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Table 10 Attitudes towards factors influencing travel to work options and mean values (scale: 1—not important, 5—very important)

From: Excess travelling—what does it mean? New definition and a case study of excess commuters in Tyne and Wear, UK

Importance of factors when choosing travel to work

Non-excess travellers (n = 60)

Excess travellers (n = 5)

p-value (2 tailed) for difference of means

Good accessibility

4.1

4.8

.029a

Good comfort

3.6

3.6

.980

Curiosity of new places

2.2

3.4

.155

Short distance

3.7

3.0

.309

High independence

4.0

3.8

.802

Low price

4.0

4.0

.956

Good safety

4.4

3.8

.474

Short time

4.4

4.2

.693

Good enjoyment

3.5

3.0

.410

  1. asignificant at the 5% level
  2. Source: this study