Do families vacation more in the summer when school starts after Labor Day?
Authors
Published Date
Publisher
University of Minnesota Tourism Center
Type
Abstract
Keywords
Description
Arguments against pre-Labor Day starts assert that families travel less when school starts earlier. However, to date no empirical evidence documents the actual number of trips that families take in both circumstances. This study provides information about actual travel pattern differences using data on family leisure travel available from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) – a national study sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and conducted by the US Census Bureau.This study uses a quadi-experimental method that taps ATUS data in five states that have a mandate regulating when schools start, and examines differences in family travel across each of five years from 2005 to 2010.
Related to
item.page.replaces
License
Collections
Series/Report Number
Funding Information
This study was sponsored by the University of Minnesota Tourism Center, with funds from the Carlson Chair for Travel, Tourism and Hospitality.
item.page.isbn
DOI identifier
Previously Published Citation
Mykerezi, Elton; Kostandini, Genti. (2012) Do families vacation more in the summer when school starts after Labor Day?. University of Minnesota Tourism Center. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy,
Other identifiers
Suggested Citation
Mykerezi, Elton; Kostandini, Genti. (2012). Do families vacation more in the summer when school starts after Labor Day?. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/167876.
Content distributed via the University Digital Conservancy may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor. By using these files, users agree to the Terms of Use. Materials in the UDC may contain content that is disturbing and/or harmful. For more information, please see our statement on harmful content in digital repositories.