Social context and daily activity-travel companionship: A case study of Hong Kong

Tao Lin, Donggen Wang

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Abstract

The growing literature on the impacts of social environment on travel has contributed to our understanding of the relationships between social network and travel. However, many gaps remain to be filled in. For example, not much attention has been paid to investigate the choice of companionship for daily activities and travel. Using the activity-travel diary data from 770 samples collected in Hong Kong in 2010, this study analyzes the characteristics of the companionship of individuals' daily activities and the influence of social context and ICT use on the choice of companionship. Companionship patterns are found to be significantly different between activity types as well as between weekday and weekend; longer duration activities tend to be accompanied by weak ties. Results from the logit model analysis suggest that social context have significant impacts on individuals' choice of companionship for daily activities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 17th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2012
Subtitle of host publicationTransportation and Logistics Management
Pages419-425
Number of pages7
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event17th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Transportation and Logistics Management, HKSTS 2012 - Kowloon, Hong Kong
Duration: 15 Dec 201217 Dec 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 17th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2012: Transportation and Logistics Management

Conference

Conference17th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Transportation and Logistics Management, HKSTS 2012
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityKowloon
Period15/12/1217/12/12

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Transportation

User-Defined Keywords

  • Activity-travel behavior
  • Companionship
  • Hong Kong
  • Social context
  • Strong/weak tie

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