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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

— General Information

— Taking the Survey

— For Households Using GPS Devices

— For Households Using Engine Sensors

— General Information

Expand What is the California Household Travel Survey (CHTS)?

What is the California Household Travel Survey (CHTS)?

Expand Who is sponsoring this survey?

Who is sponsoring this survey?

Expand What can I expect?

What can I expect?

Expand How can I provide my information?

How can I provide my information?

Expand Why participate?

Why participate?

Expand Why should I bother?

Why should I bother?

Expand Who is being asked to participate in the survey?

Who is being asked to participate in the survey?

Expand I have an unlisted phone number, so how was my household selected?

I have an unlisted phone number, so how was my household selected?

Expand I am on the Do-Not-Call list, so how was my household selected?

I am on the Do-Not-Call list, so how was my household selected?

Expand What is a household?

What is a household?

Expand Why do you need to know information about the household?

Why do you need to know information about the household?

Expand Can I participate even if I did not receive a letter in the mail?

Can I participate even if I did not receive a letter in the mail?

Expand Can I participate in the survey more than one time?

Can I participate in the survey more than one time?

Expand What will be done with the data collected from the survey?

What will be done with the data collected from the survey?

Expand How will my information be used?

How will my information be used?

— Taking the Survey

Expand How long will the survey take?

How long will the survey take?

Expand What is meant by "travel" and "activities"?

What is meant by "travel" and "activities"?

Expand Why do you want to know about my activities?

Why do you want to know about my activities?

Expand Why do you need to know when and where each activity took place?

Why do you need to know when and where each activity took place?

Expand Why do you need to know my occupation or job?

Why do you need to know my occupation or job?

Expand Why do you need to know when and where our children go to school?

Why do you need to know when and where our children go to school?

Expand Why is the travel and activity diary so important?

Why is the travel and activity diary so important?

Expand What do you mean by a "trip"?

What do you mean by a "trip"?

Expand How much detail is needed on each place I visit?

How much detail is needed on each place I visit?

Expand What is the "Long-Distance Travel Log"?

What is the "Long-Distance Travel Log"?

Expand Can I review my answers using the website even if my diary was collected over the phone?

Can I review my answers using the website even if my diary was collected over the phone?

Expand Will the information collected be useful for environmental purposes?

Will the information collected be useful for environmental purposes?

Expand Will information from the survey be available to the public?

Will information from the survey be available to the public?

Expand What if I don't feel comfortable answering some of the questions?

What if I don't feel comfortable answering some of the questions?

Expand What if out-of-the-ordinary events happen on my assigned travel day that change my travel?

What if out-of-the-ordinary events happen on my assigned travel day that change my travel?

Expand What if I travel out of the state on my assigned travel day?

What if I travel out of the state on my assigned travel day?

Expand What if I don't drive a car?

What if I don't drive a car?

Expand What if I don't travel very much?

What if I don't travel very much?

Expand What if I have additional questions?

What if I have additional questions?

— Information for Households using GPS Devices

Expand What do you do with the GPS data captured?

What do you do with the GPS data captured?

Expand Is information about where I live and where I go linked to my name?

Is information about where I live and where I go linked to my name?

Expand Can you tell where I am all the time?

Can you tell where I am all the time?

Expand What do I have to do to get the GPS devices so that I can participate?

What do I have to do to get the GPS devices so that I can participate?

Expand Why are some households getting vehicle GPS devices and others receiving wearable GPS devices?

Why are some households getting vehicle GPS devices and others receiving wearable GPS devices?

Expand How do I use the vehicle GPS device?

How do I use the vehicle GPS device?

Expand How heavy / bulky is the wearable GPS device?

How heavy / bulky is the wearable GPS device?

Expand How should I carry the wearable GPS device?

How should I carry the wearable GPS device?

Expand How do I return the GPS device?

How do I return the GPS device?

— Information for Households using Engine Sensors

Expand How do I install the OBD Engine Sensor in my car?

How do I install the OBD Engine Sensor in my car?

Expand How do I use the engine sensor device?

How do I use the engine sensor device?

Expand Why do you ask some households to use both a GPS device and an engine sensor device?

Why do you ask some households to use both a GPS device and an engine sensor device?

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