In 1999, the Statewide Transportation Tracking Study was conducted by the University of Minnesota Center for Survey Research during the months of February, March, and April. However, to determine changes due to seasonality, certain questions were repeated for the fall 1999 survey conducted during the months of September, October, and November. This study is part of the Minnesota State Survey, a statewide omnibus survey which includes questions about a variety of topics.
A total of 802 telephone interviews were completed with an overall response rate of 52%. The cooperation rate of the interviews was 61%, a five percent increase from the spring 1999 survey. The sample for this study consisted of randomly selected households from all Minnesota telephone exchanges. Every household with a telephone in the state had an equal chance to be included in the survey, as did every adult member within a household. This sampling design is identical to that used for previous Minnesota State
Surveys.
Contributors to this year's transportation questions were: the Measurement and Evaluation Section of the Management and Data Services Office and the Office of Advanced Transportation Systems. The questions have been grouped into four sections: transportation, telecommuting, technology, and comparisons between residents of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and Greater Minnesota. Customer satisfaction trends are shown, where appropriate, at the end of each section.
