Activity Pattern Choice of Work Commuting Trip by Workers

Models describing activity patterns of work commuting trips by workers were established based on activity-based travel demand analysis theory.Multinomial logistic method was adopted to analyze the effects of socio-demographics of individuals/households on their choices of four typical activity patterns,i.e.,HWH+,HW+WH,HWHWH and HWH,where HWH+ is defined as the trip with at least one additional stop for a nonwork activity,HW+WH means that there is at least one short leave for a nonwork activity during working time,HWHWH at least a short leave for home during working time,and HWH presents that there is not any other activity during working time.The analysis indicates that,compared to HWH,females and households with more working members are prone to choose the HWH+ pattern;the self-employed and those with higher education and with driving licenses prefer the HW+WH pattern;and blue/white collar workers and employees in service trade,as well as those over 40 years old,with high family income and dwelling in downtowns,are more likely to chose the HWHWH pattern.