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Title: Activity patterns, time use, and travel of millennials: A generation in transition?
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2016
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Abstract: Millennials constitute the largest population segment in the United States. Compared to previous generations, they travel less, own fewer cars, have lower drivers licensure rates, and use alternative modes more. But to what extent will these differences persist as millennials move through various phases of the lifecycle? To address this question, we analyze repeated crosssections of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) data. We find that, as they age, older millennials (born 1979-1985) are becoming increasingly similar to their prior generation counterparts in terms of their activity-time use patterns, although some differences particularly in time spent as a car driver persist. Trends are less clear for the younger millennials born 1988-1994. Overall, findings suggest that time-use differences between millennials and the prior generation are likely to fade with age. Millennials may exhibit a lag in adopting the patterns of predecessor generations due to delayed lifecycle milestones (e.g., completing their education, getting jobs, moving out of their parents homes, marrying, and having children); in the meantime, substantial sustainability benefits may accrue because of this lag. Transport policies and plans that leverage the behavioral differences exhibited by millennials during their younger years would help sustain such benefits over longer periods of time.
Url: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01441647.2016.1197337
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Authors: Garikapati, Venu M; Pendyala, Ram; Morris, Eric A; MacDonald, Noreen C; Mokhtarian, Patricia L
Periodical (Full): Transport Reviews
Issue: 5
Volume: 36
Pages: 558-580
Data Collections: IPUMS Time Use - ATUS
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