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Values Related To Family Travel Time

Grace E. Tasker

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Frances Cogle Lawrence

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Virginia S. Purtle

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Deborah K. Babcock

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

The amount of time families spend in travel for specified activities, and factors affecting travel time, were studied. Travel time data were collected from a strat ified sample of 2,100 two-parent, two-child families from selected communities in 11 states. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance and analysis of variance models. The results were presented in a framework of exchange theory and values theory using Robin Williams' value schema. Families spent the most time for social and recreational travel, followed by travel for paid work, shopping, school, and chauffeuring. Of all family members, husbands spent the most time in travel, the majority of which was for paid work. Wives spent the largest amount of time traveling for shopping and social and recreational activities. Season of the year, rural/urban residence, employment and age of the wife, education of the husband, number of vehicles, and state of residence significantly affected the time spent in some of the travel activities and for certain family members. Education of the wife, age of the husband, and the income of the family were not significant sources of variation in the time spent for travel.

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2, 207-216 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X8301200211
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