This article discusses one area of confusion in travel surveys; namely, how to make nights away from home indicate days spent away from home. Problems researchers encountered are given and possible solutions analyzed.
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Unpublished tabulations of the 1973 Convention Delegate Expenditure Survey, conducted by the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus.
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For additional information on the survey, consult: U.S. Travel Data Center, 1973 IACVB Convention Delegate Expenditure Survey: Analytical Report, (Washington, D.C : U.S. Travel Data Center, 1975), 50 p.
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U.S., Bureau of the Census, Census of Transportation 1972, Volume 1. National Travel Survey, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973), p. A2.
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E.g., Charles Goeldner, et al., Travel Trends in the United States and Canada, (Boulder, Colorado: University of Colorado, 1975), pp. 52, 114.
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U.S. Bureau of the Census, op. cit, pp. B1-B4.
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U.S. Travel Data Center, 1976 National Travel Survey: Full Year Report, (Washington, D.C : U.S. Travel Data Center, 1977 ), p. 18.
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Ruth H. Asin , Nationwide Personal Transportation Studv, Purposes of Automobile Trips and Travel, Report No. 10, (Washington, D C.: Federal Highway Administration, 1974), pp. 85-88
