National Travel Survey 2001, persons

'The "National Travel Survey 2001" (RVU 2001) is the fourth survey of this series that is conducted in Norway. The three preceding surveys were conducted in 1985, 1992 and 1998. Also, a subsequent survey was conducted in 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 data set comprises a total of four files: a person file, daily travels, long travels and travels by car. This is the person file.