Gender Differences in the Determinants of Work-Related Overnight Travel among Employed Americans

This research documents the prevalence and extent of work-related overnight travel among employed men and women in the United States, revealing substantial differences by gender. Multivariate analyses show gender differences in the determinants of travel behavior with regard to job characteristics, gender ideology, and background characteristics. Interestingly, family characteristics are not important determinants for either women or men. Gender remains a significant variable when controlling for the effects of all of these variables. The analyses are based on data from the 1987-1988 National Survey of Families and Households.