Transiting to Work: The Role of Private Transportation for Low-Income Households

Helen Jensen, Steven Garasky and Cynthia Needles Fletcher

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Abstract: This study examines the role of reliable vehicles in facilitating employment, using a new dataset, the Iowa Transportation and Employment Survey. The empirical results document significantly higher levels of transportation problems and human capital barriers among low-income compared to other households, and among low-income nonworking adults compared to their employed counterparts. The multivariate analysis of low-income households shows that employment and reliable transportation are related. Respondents without access to a reliable vehicle are less likely to be employed; those employed are more likely to have access to a reliable vehicle. Residence in an area adjacent to a metropolitan area has a positive effect on working.

Date: 2006-04-01
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Published in Journal of Consumer Affairs, April 2006, vol. 40, pp. 64-89

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