Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52715#.VKH_0cCAM4 Author(s) Cira Souza Pitombo , Monique Martins Gomes Affiliation(s) Department of Transportation Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil . ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to analyze work travel-related behavior through a set of variables relative to socio-economic class, urban environment and travel characteristics. The Principal Component Analysis was applied in a sample consisting of workers of the S ã o Paulo Metropolitan Area, based on the origin-destination home interview survey, carried out in 1997, in order to: 1) examine the interdependence between travel ...
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