Form FHWA-NHTS-3 NHTS Travel Log

A Full Travel Day Example

National Household
Travel Survey
Travel Log for:

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Your Travel Day:

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Your Household’s PIN number:

START HERE

What did you do?

How did you get there?

Where did you go?

What time did How did you get How many
you arrive at this to this place? people went
place?
(for example, walk, with you to
car, bus, train, etc.) this place?

Place 1: Where were you at 4:00 AM
on your assigned travel day?

Home

Provide place name and address/intersection:

7

:

5

4

 AM  PM

Drove my
car

0

Place 3: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

Gustoso’s Pizza

1800 Kerry Lane, Chicago, IL 60639

1

2

5

8

2

0

2

:
 AM  PM

Walked

Place 4: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

Work — Arbor Law Firm
990 Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

:
 AM  PM

Place 5: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

Fairview Elementary

7590 North Rd. Chicago IL 60639

5

:

0

8

 AM  PM

Place 6: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

Home

5

5

4

:
 AM  PM

Place 7: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

Home

8

0

4

:
 AM  PM

Walked

1

03. Work

Drove my
car
Drove my
car

2

3

1

1

5

 Did not leave
:

4

:

5

5

 AM  PM
 Did not leave
2

13. Buy and
eat lunch

Instructions:
1. Keep this packet with you on your travel day. Use your travel log to record every place
you go throughout the day. Be sure to include short trips like stopping for gas, going to the
ATM, walking the dog, going through a drive-thru, or picking kids up from school.
2. After your travel day, use your completed travel log to help you complete the survey,
either online or by phone. Most people find that having the log helps when completing the
online or phone survey.
If you are under the age of 16, please give your completed travel log to an adult
household member.

03. Work

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Online. Go to www.NationalHouseholdTravelSurvey.com. Click “Report Travel”
and enter your PIN number.

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By phone. Call 1-855-350-NHTS (6487) to speak with a study team member.

 AM  PM
 Did not leave
5

0

4

:
 AM  PM

4

2

Use the Activity List
below.

 Did not leave

1

2

What did you do
at this place?

01. Ate
breakfast and
got ready for
work

:

 AM  PM

Provide place name and address/intersection:

Work — Arbor Law Firm
990 Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

What time did
you leave this
place?

7

Place 2: Where did you go next?

:

2

0

 AM  PM
 Did not leave
7

:

3

0

 AM  PM

06. Pick up
daughter from
school

Questions?
www.NationalHouseholdTravelSurvey.com

01. Ate dinner
and relaxed

1-855-350-NHTS (6487)

 Did not leave

Walked

0

:

 AM  PM
 Did not leave

16. Walk the
dog and
exercised

Participation is voluntary and your information will be kept confidential. The information will be used to analyze travel behaviors of US. Public. Estimated reporting burden is 3 minutes including the time to review
instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this collection is 2125-0545. Comments or suggestions regarding any aspect of burden, collection of
information may be sent to: Michael Howell, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Highway Administration, 202 366-5707, [email protected], 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590.

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Frequently Asked Questions
Should I take the travel log with me during my
travel day?
Yes. Keep your travel log with you so that you can write
down each place you go and exactly what time you arrive
and leave. Then, use the log to help finish the survey
online or by phone.

Where did you go?
START HERE

What did you do?

How did you get there?
What time did
you arrive at this
place?

How did you get
How many
to this place?
people went with
you to this
(for example, walk,
place?
car, bus, train, etc.)

Place 1: Where were you at 4:00 AM on your assigned travel day?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

I use public transit. Do I need to write down every
bus stop or train station?
No. Just tell us where you went. We don’t need to know
each station, bus stop, or transfer point along the way.
Simply list all the ways you got to that place (e.g., walk,
bus, and train).

Do I need to count all the passengers on the bus?
No. We are only interested in how many people traveled
with you. If you and a friend took a bus together, just tell us
that one person went with you.

Do I need to mail you my log after the travel day is
over?
No. We will ask you to refer to the travel log when you are
completing the follow-up survey online or by phone, but the
log itself is yours to keep.

 AM  PM
 Did not leave
Place 2: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

02. Work from home
(paid)
03. Work
04. Work-related
meeting/trip
05. Volunteer activities
(not paid)
06. Drop off/pick up
someone
07. Change type of
transportation
08. Attend school as
student
09. Attend child care
10. Attend adult care

11. Buy goods (groceries,
clothes, appliances, gas)
12. Buy services (dry cleaner,
banking, service a car, pet
care)
13. Buy meals (go out for a
meal, snack, carry-out)

Place 3: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

Place 4: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

19. Religious or other
community activities
20. Other (please specify)

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 Did not leave
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Place 5: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

 Did not leave
:

:

 AM  PM

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Place 6: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

 Did not leave
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:

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Place 7: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

 Did not leave
:

:

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Place 8: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

 Did not leave
:

:

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Place 9: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

16. Exercise (go for a jog, walk,
walk the dog, go to the gym)
17. Visit friends or relatives
18. Health care visit (medical,
dental, therapy)

 AM  PM

 AM  PM

14. Other general errands (post
office, library)
15. Recreational activities (visit
parks, movies, bars,
museums)

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:
 AM  PM

Activity List
01. Regular home
activities (chores,
sleep)

What did you do at this place?
Use the Activity List below and write
the number that best describes your
primary activity at this place.

:

I just took a walk around my neighborhood. Do I
need to include that?
Yes. Even if you end up back at the same place you
started, it still counts. If you go for a walk in your
neighborhood, record it as a trip from home to home.

What time did
you leave this
place?

 Did not leave
:

:

 AM  PM

 AM  PM
Place 10: Where did you go next?
Provide place name and address/intersection:

 Did not leave
:

:

 AM  PM

 AM  PM

If you went more than 10 places on your travel day, please record these places on a separate paper.

 Did not leave

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See the back page for a full travel day example!