Impact of individuals' immigrant status on household auto ownership

L Ma, S Srinivasan - Transportation research record, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
In light of projected growth in immigration of the expected differences in auto ownership
behavior between immigrants and the US-born population, and of the importance of …

Accommodating immigration status and self-selection effects in a joint model of household auto ownership and residential location choice

CR Bhat, R Paleti, RM Pendyala… - Transportation …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
As the proportion of immigrants in the US population continues to rise, it is becoming
increasingly important to understand immigrants' residential location choices and travel …

Why do immigrants drive less? Confirmations, complications, and new hypotheses from a qualitative study in New Jersey, USA

DG Chatman, NJ Klein - Transport policy, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent immigrants to the United States drive autos less than the US-born, with rapid
increases in their ownership and use of autos over time, and a persistently lower level of …

Migrating to driving: exploring the multiple dimensions of immigrants' automobile use

E Blumenberg, MJ Smart - Auto motives, 2011 - emerald.com
In nearly all settings in the United States, having access to and using a car provides
substantial benefits to users, despite the significant costs that owning, operating, and …

Automobile ownership and travel by the poor: Evidence from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey

E Blumenberg, G Pierce - Transportation Research Record, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Income, or the lack of it, influences household transportation decisions and the ways in
which individuals travel. Low-income households are less likely to own cars and more likely …

Explaining the “immigrant effect” on auto use: the influences of neighborhoods and preferences

DG Chatman - Transportation, 2014 - Springer
Since immigrants will account for most urban growth in the United States for the foreseeable
future, better understanding their travel patterns is a critical task for transportation and land …

Understanding automobile ownership behavior of low-income households: How behavioral differences may influence transportation policy

A Gardenhire, M Sermons - Transportation research circular, 2001 - safetylit.org
Modeling household automobile ownership choices is a key component of travel behavior
research and of travel-demand analysis and forecasting. Typically, automobile ownership …

Unpacking preference: How previous experience affects auto ownership in the United States

R Weinberger, F Goetzke - Urban studies, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
As environmental concerns mount alongside increasing auto dependence, research has
been devoted to understanding the number of automobiles households own. The 2000 US …

Auto-deficit households: Determinants, travel behavior, and the gender division of household car use

E Blumenberg, A Brown, A Schouten - 2018 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
The automobile plays a central role in the mobility of most households since in almost all
metropolitan areas and neighborhoods within them automobiles offer greater access to …

Immigrants and resource sharing: The case of carpooling

E Blumenberg, K Shiki - 2008 - trid.trb.org
Immigration has altered the demographic composition of California where the foreign-born
population now comprises more than one-quarter of the population. Despite this staggering …