National Travel Survey 1997-98, person file

The "National Travel Survey 1997-98" is the third survey of this series that were conducted in Norway. The two preceding surveys were conducted in 1985, 1992, whilst the succeeding surveys were conducted in 2001 and 2005. The travel survey deals with all types of personal travels: Both daily, shorter travels and longer travels that happen more rarely. Also, use of all sorts of transportation, including walking, are touched upon. The objective is to examine the populations travel activity and travelling pattern. The survey shall, amongst other things, give information about people's travels, how and why they travel and variations in travel activity between different population groups. Data on the population's travel activity are vital for national and local transport planning. The results are used as a basis for development of transport models, prognosis work, calculations of exposure in traffic safety work and research. The travel surveys are also important as background for evaluating results from surveys on specific means of transportation or particular geographical areas. The survey is comprised of 3 files: person file, short travels, longer travels and a diary file. This is the person file.

“1997-1998年全国出行调查（National Travel Survey 1997-98）是挪威该系列调研的第三次调查。该系列此前的两次调研分别于1985年、1992年开展，后续的两次调研则于2001年与2005年完成。
本次出行调查涵盖所有类型的个人出行活动，既包含日常短途出行，也包含频次较低的长途出行；同时涉及步行在内的各类交通方式的使用情况。
本次调查的目标是探究居民的出行活动与出行模式，具体可为民众的出行行为、出行方式与动因，以及不同人口群体间出行活动的差异等提供相关信息。居民出行活动数据对国家及地方交通规划至关重要，其研究成果可作为交通模型开发、预测工作、交通安全暴露量计算及相关研究的基础。此外，该调查数据也可为针对特定交通方式或特定地理区域的调研结果评估提供背景支撑。
本次调查共包含3类文件：个人档案文件、短途出行记录、长途出行记录与出行日志文件。本次提供的即为个人档案文件。