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Table 4 Values of attributes for six SOA considered for sampling

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

Attribute

Value of criteria

Mina %

Maxa %

A

B

C

D

E

F

Retired

Low

2

36.2

17.1

12.1

15.2

9.1

15.6

15.8

Unemployed

Low

0.7

15.7

2.8

4

3.3

3.2

2.4

3.4

Sick/disabled

Low

1.3

23.6

5.8

5.9

7

5.6

6

8.9

Working at home

Low

3

15

8

8

7

5

6

6

Working part-time

High

1.8

16.9

14.2

12.8

13.5

13.2

15

11.5

Working full-time

High

7.8

62

40.5

47.9

43.9

51.7

42.3

45.5

Student

High

1

62.8

3.8

2.7

3

3.4

4.3

2.9

0 car in HH

Low

4

84

29

28

34

28

31

34

Travel to work—metro

High

0

25

5

3

2

3

1

0

Travel to work—bus

High

1

38

17

17

18

16

19

16

Travel to work—driving

High

21

74

52

52

51

54

52

52

Travel to work—passenger in a car

High

2

16

10

10

11

11

10

10

  1. amin and max value of percentage for the attribute in census 2001 data
  2. Source: Census 2001