Survey Questions
The data collected from this survey will help the Halifax Regional Municipality to understand residents' travel behaviour and characteristics. The information collected through this survey will help the Municipality in making informated transportation planning and investment decisions.
The Halifax Travel Activity (HaliTRAC) Survey asks questions about your household and household members' daily travel activities. We will ask questions regarding household information and about the trips made by each member of your household. This will include where you went, how you got there, and what you did there.
Here is a sample of the questions asked:
HÂþ» your household
- The number of residents, status, and income
- The number and types of vehicles
- Electric vehicle preference
HÂþ» the survey respondant
- Age
- Education and Employment information
HÂþ» travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Changes encountered due to COVID-19
- Current work situation
- Lockdown and post-COVID-19 activities, transpotation modes, and preferences
HÂþ» each place visited and trips made by each person on a weekday
- Departure and arrival time
- Location of places visited
- Reason for making the trip (e.g., work or school)
- Mode of transportation used
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A trip is a one-way journey from one location to another by any form of transportation. The travel day reported must be a weekday (i.e., Monday - Friday, excluding holidays). The survey will ask you to provide information about each place you have been, starting with your location at 3:00am on your travel day and ending with your location at 2:59am the following day.