DOI: 10.21949/1529971
title: 2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior [Supporting Datasets]

description: National Transportation Library (NTL) Curation Note: This dataset was submitted from an USDOT modal research office, in accordance with U.S. DOT’s Public Access Plan (https://doi.org/10.21949/1503647) Section 7.4.2 Data. While this dataset was created prior to the implementation of the DOT Public Access Plan in 2016, the publishing office is committed to sharing its research data with the public. NTL staff has performed Level C Curation, or Enhanced Curation, on this dataset. This means that NTL staff has: converted data into to new preservation-friendly, open file formats; enhanced documentation and metadata to make the dataset more FAIR; and, checked for the presence of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or other sensitive data, in order to protect privacy. NTL staff has NOT made any changes to individual data values. NTL staff last accessed this dataset on 2024-01-20. Please email NTLDataCurator@dot.gov if you have questions or issues opening files. NTL staff will provide what assistance they can.
description: This dataset supports the conclusions of the report "2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior." The 2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior is the second survey on this topic conducted for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data collection was conducted by Abt SRBI, Inc, a national research organization. The survey utilized an overlapping dual frame (landline and cell) sample design and included an oversample of 16- to 39-year-olds. A total of 7,509 interviews were conducted with persons 16 years of age or older living in the United States. Interviewing began on July 12, 2012, and ended on November 18, 2012. The samples were combined and weighted to produce national estimates of the target population. The survey assessed the extent to which respondents engaged in bicycling and walking outdoors; demographic and typological descriptions of bicyclists and pedestrians; the extent and frequency of using electronic devices while biking or walking; attitudes and perceptions about bicycling and pedestrian activity; the availability and use of bike paths and lanes in the community; knowledge of various laws pertaining to bicyclists and pedestrians; and changes in bicycling and pedestrian behavior and attitudes since 2002. This report presents detailed findings from the survey and compares results to the 2002 administration.

The data supports the outputs: 2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior: Volume 1: Summary Report https://doi.org/10.21949/1525756; 2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior: Volume 2: Findings Report https://doi.org/10.21949/1525757; 2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior: Volume 3: Methodology Report https://doi.org/10.21949/1525758; 2012 National Survey on Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior [Traffic Tech]: Technology Transfer Series https://doi.org/10.21949/1525788.

NTL staff has reviewed the data and feels that re-identification risk of study participants from this dataset is extremely low.

The .ZIP folder of datasets and supporting documentation is 15MB in size. The ZIP contains files in the following formats: .CSV files which can be opened with any text editor; .TXT files which can be opened with any text editor; .PDF files that can be opened with any PDF reader; .DOCX files that can be opened in Microsoft Word and some web-based programs; .SAV files which can be opened with IBM SPSS statistical software; and, .JSON files which can be opened with text editors or metadata editing programs.