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NCHRP Report 571: Standardized Procedures for Personal Travel Surveys (2008)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

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Pisarski, Alan E, Alsnih, Rahaf, Zmud, Johanna P, Wilmot, Chester G, Brog, Werner, Freedman, Mark, Stopher, Peter R, Pratt, Joanne, Mix, Wende, Lee-Gosselin, Martin, Stecher, Cheryl, Axhausen, Kay W, Transportation Research Board. "Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications." NCHRP Report 571: Standardized Procedures for Personal Travel Surveys. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Summary (1-4)
1.1 Background (5-5)
1.2 Study Objectives (6-6)
1.4 Research Approach (7-8)
1.5 Report Organization (9-9)
Chapter 2 - Summary of Recommended Standardized Procedures and Guidelines (10-10)
2.1.1 I-1: Minimum Question Specification (11-11)
2.1.2 I-2: Categories for Minimum and Other Questions (12-12)
2.2.1 D-1: Number and Type of Contacts (13-16)
2.2.2 D-3: Proxy Reporting (17-17)
2.2.3 D-4: Complete Household Definition (18-18)
2.2.4 D-6: Sample Replacement (19-19)
2.2.6 D-8: Unit Non-Response (20-20)
2.2.7 D-10: Initial Contacts (21-21)
2.2.9 D-14: Respondent Burden (22-22)
2.3.1 P-2: Requirements for Pretests or Pilot Surveys (23-23)
2.4.1 E-2: Ethics (24-25)
2.4.3 E-4: Respondent Questions (26-26)
2.4.5 E-9: Answering Machines and Repeated Call-Back Requests (27-27)
2.4.8 E-12: Time of Day to Begin and End Reporting (28-28)
2.5.1 C-1: Geocoding Standards (29-29)
2.5.3 C-4: Missing Values, Use of Zero, Etc. (30-30)
2.5.4 C-5: Coding Complex Variables (31-34)
2.6.1 A-1: Assessing Sample Bias (35-35)
2.6.3 A-3: Missing Data Imputation (36-36)
2.6.5 A-6: Documentation (37-38)
2.7.1 Q-1: Computing Response Rates (39-39)
2.7.2 Q-2: Transportation Measures of Quality (40-40)
2.7.3 Q-3: Coverage Error (41-41)
2.7.5 Q-6: Validation Statistics (42-42)
2.7.7 Q-8: Number of Missing Values (43-43)
2.7.8 Q-9: Adherence to Quality Standards and Guidelines (44-44)
3.3 National Highway Institute Course (45-45)
3.6 Potential Funding for the Promulgation and Maintenance of the Standardized Procedures and Guidelines (46-47)
4.1.1 D-11: GPS Surveys (48-48)
4.1.3 I-8: SP Data (49-49)
4.2.1 D-2: Who Should Be Surveyed? (50-50)
4.2.2 D-9: Times of Day for Contacts (51-51)
4.2.4 E-7: Cross-Checks in Data Collection and Data Review (52-52)
4.2.5 E-8: Days and Periods to Avoid Data Collection (53-53)
4.2.7 I-4: Ordering of Questions (54-54)
4.2.8 I-6: Instrument Design (55-55)
4.2.9 I-7: Multitasking of Activities (56-56)
4.2.10 S-1: Sample Sizes (57-57)
4.2.12 S-3: Collecting Augment Samples (58-58)
4.2.13 S-4: Stratification Options for Samples (59-59)
4.2.15 S-6: Development of Default Variances (60-60)
4.2.16 P-1: Focus Groups (61-61)
4.2.18 Q-4: Sampling Error (62-62)
4.3.1 Cell Phones (63-63)
4.3.3 Personalized Interview Techniques (64-64)
4.3.5 Impacts of the National Do Not Call Registry (65-65)
4.3.7 Refusal and Non-Contact Conversions (66-66)
4.3.10 Data Archiving in Transportation (67-67)
5.2.1 Scope of Work (68-90)
5.2.2 Schedule of Work (91-92)
Glossary (93-100)
References (101-103)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (104-104)

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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI­NA Airports Council International­North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA Air Transport Association ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S.DOT United States Department of Transportation