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Table 5.2.8 Crosstabulation of household income and transportation mode
Household income Transportation mode Total
West Rail Bus Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Below $15,000 51.9% 48.1% 100.0%
Between $15,000 - $29,999 38.9% 61.1% 100.0%
$30,000 or above 25.0% 75.0% 100.0%
0.078
Total 37.2% 62.8% 100.0%
To conclude, all the results of the proposition four are either insignificant or show
opposite relations. So the propositions that white-collar, young, highly educated and
high household income people are more willing to travel West Rail are not support.
Proposition 5: The Government “railway first” policy cause passengers shift from bus
to West Rail
The questionnaire contains three statements of Government policy and the
deterioration of bus service on a 7-point Likert scale. Two of them are related to the
Proposition 5, which is “Government “railway first” policy lead to deteriorate of bus
service” and “Deterioration of bus service increase the interest of taking WR”.
From table 5.2.9, the mean of the statement of Government “railway first”
policy and increasing the interest of taking WR is 3.38. The mean of the statement of
deterioration of bus service increase the interest of taking West Rail is 3.3. It shows
that most passengers are slightly disagreeing with the statements. So the result seems
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