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Title: The changing nature of work and time use: Implications for travel demand

Citation Type: Book, Section

Publication Year: 2020

ISBN: 9780128151679

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815167-9.00001-3

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Abstract: The travel patterns of young adults have shifted in the past two decades. One explanation for this has been changes brought on by the global financial crisis but also broader restructuring in the labor market. The purpose of this study is to examine temporal patterns of work and assess how labor market shifts might influence travel needs. Using the American Time Use Survey dataset on adults between 18 and 34 years, we examined the change in employment and economic characteristics from 2003 to 2015 to provide context of recent experience. We then identified recent work time use patterns of young adults using pooled data from 2012 to 2015 in the segmentation analysis. The results of the trend analysis concurred with previous findings that the global financial crisis (GFC) and its aftermath have sustained and negative impacts on the employment status, earnings and hours worked of young adults. The examination of work time patterns showed that many young adults start and end work outside traditional peak periods, which might be problematic for those without reliable car access because this might restrict their employment options. Our findings suggest the need for transport planners to consider how the labor market shifts may affect travel patterns and resulting infrastructure needs and infrastructure planning tools.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128151679000013

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Authors: McDonald, Noreen; Peng, Ke

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Pages: 3-15

Volume Title: Transportation, Land Use, and Environmental Planning

Publisher: Elsevier

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Data Collections: IPUMS Time Use - ATUS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Work, Family, and Time

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