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CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 7 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Study Motivation and Research Questions, 7 Overview of Study Methods, 7 Putting Mileage-Based User Fee Public Opinion in Context: Research Evidence on Public Support for Other Transportation Taxes and Fees, 8 Overview of Report Contents, 8 9 CHAPTER TWO SETTING THE STAGE: OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH METHODS Public Opinion Surveys, 9 Qualitative Research, 9 Content Analysis of Media Coverage, 10 Secondary Analysis of Existing Public Opinion Research, 10 11 CHAPTER THREE LEARNING FROM QUALITATIVE PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH ON MILEAGE-BASED USER FEES Methods for Finding and Analyzing Qualitative Research Studies, 11 Description of Qualitative Studies Identified for Analysis, 11 Findings by Theme, 13 Interpreting the Findings in Context: Respondents Do Not Understand Current Sources of Transportation Revenue, 17 Summary of Key Findings, 18 19 CHAPTER FOUR LEARNING FROM PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY RESEARCH ON MILEAGE-BASED USER FEES Methods for Finding and Analyzing Survey Research, 19 Description of Mileage-Based User Fee Public Opinion Polls and Questions Analyzed, 20 Analysis of General Support for a Mileage-Based User Fee, 22 Analysis of Mileage-Based User Fee Questions Focused on Replacing the Gas Tax, 24 Analysis of Mileage-Based User Fee Questions About Privacy, 26 Analysis of Mileage-Based User Fee Questions About Fairness, 26 Mileage-Based User Fee Questions on Other Topics, 27 Conclusions, 27 30 CHAPTER FIVE LEARNING FROM MEDIA COVERAGE Methods for Finding and Analyzing Media Stories, 30 Numbers of Stories, Types of Media Sources, and Mileage-Based User Fee Programs Discussed, 31 Tone of Mileage-Based User Fee Coverage, 32 Types of People Quoted in Media Stories, 33 Concerns About Mileage-Based User Fees, 34 Benefits of Mileage-Based Fees, 36 Other Issues, 38 Summary of Key Chapter Findings, 40 42 CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS: KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH Summary of Key Study Findings, 42 Future Research Needs, 43 Conclusions, 45
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46 REFERENCES 50 APPENDIX A Summary Information About the Public Opinion Surveys Analyzed 109 APPENDIX B Tables Presenting Survey Question Findings, by Theme 134 APPENDIX C Resources for Identifying Public Opinion Research and Media Stories 136 APPENDIX D Media Story Coding Scheme Note: Many of the photographs, figures, and tables in this report have been converted from color to grayscale for printing. The electronic version of the report (posted on the web at www.trb.org)
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SUMMARY PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF MILEAGE-BASED USER FEES In recent years, the real value of fuel tax revenues has declined significantly as a result of increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, failure to adjust tax rates to keep up with inflation, and fewer miles driven. This decline in the purchasing power of the revenues collected has led to ongoing funding challenges for transportation infrastructure and increased uncertainty about future funding options.
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2 collected on such general characteristics as geographic scope, survey mode, sampling frame, survey sponsor type, year the survey was conducted, and how the MBUF was framed. In addition, where possible, information was gathered about the survey respondents: gender, age, income, education, race/ethnicity, and political affiliation.
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3 Privacy was a prominent theme in both the focus group studies and media stories. The topic was discussed in virtually all the qualitative studies evaluated, and the authors of several of these studies highlighted privacy as one of the main objections to an MBUF system.
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4 maintenance costs. Further, in the media stories some people described the MBUF system as a possible "solution" to the problem of funding transportation infrastructure into the future and others described MBUFs as a "sustainable" or "innovative" revenue source.
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5 document that offers advice on how to design a survey questionnaire, sampling plan, and data analysis plan.
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7 1. What research, including surveys and focus groups, has been conducted to identify U.S.
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8 An initial list of identified surveys and research studies was distributed to the members and affiliates of TRB's Congestion Pricing Committee and Revenue and Finance Committee in January 2015, with a request that members inform the study team about any surveys or studies that were missing from the list. This request yielded a few items to add to the list.
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