Long-term mobility decisions in the life course

摘要: Long-term spatial mobility of people involves on the one hand decisions residence locations and corresponding moving behaviour. In this context distance direction, frequency moves durations stays as well reasons for play an important role. On other choices concerning ownership tools, such cars different tickets public transport, also constitute a decision with long-lasting impact. order to study relationships between these two aspects long-term longitudinal survey focusing canton Zurich was carried out at beginning year 2005. The conducted by means written self-completion questionnaire which consisted parts, namely household form person form. Each received whole forms that were be filled in persons aged 18 years older. asked current address, short description all living income. socio-demographic socio-economic characteristics respondents collected. essential part multidimensional life course calendar from 1985 2004. For period retrospective information about personal familial history, size data places according descriptions collected hand. indicate their changing transport tickets. Furthermore education employment, main mode commuting trip income last twenty years. questionnaire, together self-addressed envelope sent per post 3600 households. Overall 779 households participated survey, equals response rate 23.1%. This seems quite low, but it is related relative complexity questionnaire. Besides descriptive investigations statistical analyses include estimation choice models application event history modelling. After paper concentrates analysis longterm during course. focus lies dynamics tool over years, same time looking residential employment within period.