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This paper examines the location choice associated with discretionary activities (in-home vs. out-of-home). These substitution patterns are important in terms of travel demand as in-home activities do not necessitate travel while out-of-home activities incur travel. Mixed logit models are estimated using an activity dataset (2003 CHASE data) to analyze the factors associated with this choice at the individual activity-level. Results suggest that the attributes of an activity significantly contribute to understanding the likelihood of engaging in out-of-home activities. Activity type interaction terms reveal the varying influence that socio-demographics, activity attributes and travel have over four different activity types modeled. The results reveal that the location choice (in-home vs. out-of-home) is sensitive to travel characteristics. As the travel time and cost increases, an individual is less likely to engage in an activity out-of-home. Compared to passive and social activities, the location of active activities is more sensitive to changes in travel attributes.
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We greatly appreciate the funding support provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for the collection of data used in this study.
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Akar, G., Clifton, K.J. & Doherty, S.T. Discretionary activity location choice: in-home or out-of-home?. Transportation 38, 101–122 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-010-9293-x
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