Survey data on the socio-economic characteristics and electric vehicle perceptions of paratransit owners and drivers in South Africa

The survey data contain information on the socio-economic characteristics and intention of electric vehicle (EV) adoption amongst paratransit owners and drivers, to address knowledge gaps and inform policy-making in paratransit electrification. The data were collected by distributing a Microsoft Forms survey questionnaire among paratransit owners and drivers in and around Cape Town, South Africa. The questions in the survey were designed to gain information, and to provide information on the latent constructs of the behavioral framework constructed in “Electric vehicle adoption intention among paratransit owners and drivers in South Africa”. The data were used in the aforementioned paper to shed light on the attitudes, barriers, and enablers to EV adoption in the paratransit sector, providing insights for targeted interventions and promoting sustainable mobility. The data can be re-used for more in-depth studies of, as well as comparative studies assessing the socio-economic profiles and EV perceptions of paratransit owners and drivers in vs. other regions, and longitudinal studies benchmarking changes in EV perceptions in these demographics over time. Comparative studies could identify regional variations, cultural influences, and policy implications for promoting EV adoption in different contexts, and longitudinal studies can assess the effectiveness of interventions, policy changes, or technological advancements on EV adoption in the paratransit sector over time.

本数据集包含辅助公共交通（paratransit）经营者与驾驶员的社会经济特征及电动汽车（EV）采纳意愿相关信息，旨在填补辅助公共交通电动化领域的研究空白，为相关政策制定提供参考。本数据集通过向南非开普敦及其周边地区的辅助公共交通经营者与驾驶员发放Microsoft Forms调查问卷采集获得。本次问卷的设计初衷为获取相关信息，并补充"Electric vehicle adoption intention among paratransit owners and drivers in South Africa"一文所构建的行为框架的潜变量构念相关信息。本数据集已应用于前述论文，用以阐明辅助公共交通领域电动汽车采纳的态度、阻碍因素与促进因素，为针对性干预措施的制定与可持续出行推广提供决策洞见。本数据集可复用至多类研究场景：既可用于开展更深入的专项研究，也可用于开展对比研究以评估不同地区辅助公共交通经营者与驾驶员的社会经济画像及电动汽车认知差异，还可用于开展纵向研究以追踪该目标群体的电动汽车认知随时间推移的变化情况。对比研究可识别不同场景下电动汽车推广的区域差异、文化影响及政策启示；纵向研究则可评估干预措施、政策调整或技术进步对辅助公共交通领域电动汽车采纳的长期实施效果。