National Household Travel Survey - 1983

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration

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1983_Glossary_Abbreviations_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 153.9 KB 07/29/2025 09:53:AM
1983_Introduction_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 149 KB 04/22/2025 09:34:AM
1983_Users_Guide_Part_1_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 2.2 MB 04/22/2025 09:34:AM
1983_Users_Guide_Part_2_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 1.2 MB 04/22/2025 09:32:AM
1983_Users_Guide_Part_3_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 2.2 MB 04/22/2025 09:32:AM
1983_Vol1_Data_Book_Part_1_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 2.8 MB 04/22/2025 09:33:AM
1983_Vol1_Data_Book_Part_2_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 2.6 MB 04/22/2025 09:35:AM
1983_Vol1_Data_Book_Part_3_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 2 MB 04/22/2025 09:46:AM
1983_Vol2_Supplemental_Tables_Part_1_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 2.4 MB 04/22/2025 09:47:AM
1983_Vol2_Supplemental_Tables_Part_2_NPTS.pdf application/pdf 2.8 MB 04/22/2025 09:47:AM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. National Household Travel Survey - 1983. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-07-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/E236971V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title National Household Travel Survey - 1983
Summary:  View help for Summary The 1983 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study was the third in the NPTS series. This survey compiled national data on the nature and characteristics of travel in 1983-1984 timeframe. It addressed a broad range of travel in the United States, providing data on all personal trips by all purposes and all modes of transportation. The 1983 NPTS essentially followed the data collection design used in the 1969 and 1977 surveys. Information from a sample was collected about all trips taken during a designated 24-hour period (Travel Day). Additional detail was collected about trips of 75 miles or further (one-way) that were taken during the preceding 14-day period (Travel Period) including the 24-hour travel day. The information consists of trips and travel by purpose, mode, trip length, day-of-week, time-of-day, vehicle used, and vehicle occupancy. Data about long trips include the date on which the trip started and ended. 

The 1983 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study is an earlier iteration of the currently ongoing National Household Travel Survey. The name is different but it is still connected.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/1983/1983page.htm

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms transportation; vehicles; commuting (travel); holiday travel
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data; event/transaction data; survey data


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