1990 CATS Household Travel Survey

Team, TSDC

doi:10.15483/1924721

Title: 1990 CATS Household Travel Survey

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The Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) 1990 Household Travel Survey was a self-administered mail-out mail-back survey. The purpose of the study was to update existing data on travel patterns and characteristics of Chicago residents. CATS surveyed the region on a county-by-county basis with the Chicago Central Business District in collaboration with the Urban Transportation Center of the University of Illinois. The study gathered demographic and travel behavior data from residents of northeastern Illinois who were 14 years old or older. 19,314 households participated in the survey. The study focused on non-work travel by motorized vehicle and by foot, and residents recorded their trips on a single travel day. Transportation-related variables include trip origin and destination, trip purpose, travel time, mode of travel used, vehicle occupancy, and walking distance (if that transit mode was involved).

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Team, TSDC

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 23 19:00:00 EST 2026

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Idaho National Laboratory

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Subject:: 1Hz data; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; attitudes and preferences; drive cycles; light-duty vehicles; micromobility; public transit; regional household survey; smartphone; transit survey; travel behavior; travel modes; vehicle GPS; wearable GPS

OSTI Identifier:: 1924721

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15483/1924721

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  abstractNote = {The Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) 1990 Household Travel Survey was a self-administered mail-out mail-back survey. The purpose of the study was to update existing data on travel patterns and characteristics of Chicago residents. CATS surveyed the region on a county-by-county basis with the Chicago Central Business District in collaboration with the Urban Transportation Center of the University of Illinois. The study gathered demographic and travel behavior data from residents of northeastern Illinois who were 14 years old or older. 19,314 households participated in the survey. The study focused on non-work travel by motorized vehicle and by foot, and residents recorded their trips on a single travel day. Transportation-related variables include trip origin and destination, trip purpose, travel time, mode of travel used, vehicle occupancy, and walking distance (if that transit mode was involved).},

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