DOT Report on Work-at-Home Survey Methods Released

Contact DOT 87-97 BTS Product Line 202-366-DATA

Tuesday, June 10, 1997 -- The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation (BTS) today released a study entitled, Counting the New Mobile Workforce.

"The information age has not only changed the way people work, but also where they work," said Dr. T. R. Lakshmanan, Director of BTS. "People are telecommuting every day, and this study will help researchers and analysts generate reliable information about the growing mobile workforce," he continued.

The report examines questionnaires from 20 existing federal surveys that include questions about working at home, and makes recommendations for questions that may be added to enhance the data collection and analysis of the work-at-home population.

A copy of the report may be ordered by calling (202) 366-DATA, faxing (202) 366-3640, e-mailing orders@bts.gov, or writing the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room 3430, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. An electronic version of the report is available on the Bureau's Internet site at http://www.bts.gov.