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Quantitative Assessment of the Transport Disadvantage Level

Although transport disadvantage is very widespread phenomenon which could influence various social groups, transport disadvantaged individuals are not affected by the same level of transport disadvantage. The aim of this paper is to determine numerical value, i.e. grade which will present the level of transport disadvantage. The research was conducted on secondary school students of the City of Zagreb. Young people are often considered as transport disadvantaged group. The level of transport disadvantage was estimated within the three segments of their everyday life (school activities, extracurricular activities and evening outings). Data were obtained through questionnaire of 826 secondary school students of the City of Zagreb. The level of transport disadvantage was determined based on the transport mode and travel time to certain activity. Based on the obtained numerical value (grade) students were differentiated as below-average and above-average transport disadvantaged students. In the segment of school activities, below-average transport disadvantaged students were mostly distributed in the city centre and around the city centre, while above-average transport disadvantaged students were mostly distributed in the peripheral part of the city. This kind of spatial distribution obtained for evening outings was somewhat less pronounced. Considering extracurricular activities spatial distribution of below-average and above-average transport disadvantaged students was not pronounced.

transport disadvantage ; level ; grade ; quantitative assessment ; students ; City of Zagreb

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