Abstract
Activity-travel behaviors of women and men are different because they have different social and household responsibilities. However, studies concerning gender differences are mainly limited in developed countries. This paper concentrates on gender role-based differences in activity-travel behavior in a typical developing country, namely, China. Using data from 3656 cases collected through surveys conducted in Shangyu, data processing, method choice, and descriptive analysis were conducted. Binary and ordered logistic regression models segmented by gender were developed to evaluate the mechanism through which individual sociodemographics, household characteristics, and activity participations affect the number of trip chain types and activities for women and men. The results show that women aged 30 to 50 perform less subsistence activities. However, the difference between the different age groups of men is not as significant. In addition, men with bicycles and electric bicycles have more subsistence and maintenance activities, whereas women do not have these attributes. Moreover, women with children under schooling age make more maintenance trip chains but less leisure trip chains and activities, whereas men are free from this influence. Furthermore, both women and men perform more subsistence activities if the duration increases, and men have less influences than women do.
Highlights
At the turn of the 21st century, China was in a revolution [1]
This paper considers the duration of subsistence, maintenance, and leisure activities as three continuous independent variables that reflect the influence of the activity participations on the trip chains and activities
Using the travel data obtained from a survey in the city of Shangyu, data processing, descriptive analysis, and rigorous significance tests were conducted
Summary
At the turn of the 21st century, China was in a revolution [1]. Since the “Reform and Opening-up” policy to the western world in the late 1970s, this revolution has brought rapid economic boom and continuous improvement of female social status and educational level. Gender differences have become more complex, requiring special attention and additional research. Women and men have varying roles in the society because of their different social and household responsibilities. Gender differences exist in their activity-travel behavior concerning the influence of individual sociodemographics, household characteristics, and activity participations. Pas [2] found that gender is a significant factor for daily travel-activity behavior. Elias et al [4] concluded that demographic factors differently affect the tour frequency for women and men
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