Abstract The primary objective of this research is to provide an in-depth understanding about factors affecting university students' parking-pass purchase decisions by integrating concepts and variables developed in various disciplines. A sample of 2253 undergraduate students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) collected through a web-based survey is used for this study. Results from cross-tabulation analysis and logistic regression indicate that parking-pass purchase decisions are largely determined by students' car ownership, daily car-use habits, and faster mobility needs despite viable alternatives. Conversely purchase decisions have little relation to gender, race/ethnicity, income, and environmental concerns. Holding a parking pass fulfilled students' aspirations seeking safety, reliability, flexibility, spontaneity, and mobility. Most importantly, socio-economic status and psychological motives of car use have the greatest magnitude of predicting parking-permit purchases, while the built environment where students live has a minor influence.
Highlights Factors that increase the odds of parking-pass purchase decisions among university students are evaluated. An integrated approach is adopted using concepts/variables developed in multiple disciplines. A web-based survey data from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro is used. Car ownership, car-use habits, and mobility needs are major factors for parking-pass purchases. The built environment where students live has a minor influence.
Factors associated with students' parking-pass purchase decisions: Evidence from an American University
Transport Policy ; 44 ; 65-75
2015-07-05
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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