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@article{Ouali:2020:10.1111/rssa.12558,
author = {Ouali, LAB and Graham, DJ and Barron, A and Trompet, M},
doi = {10.1111/rssa.12558},
journal = {Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society},
pages = {737--769},
title = {Gender Differences in the Perception of Safety in Public Transport},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12558},
volume = {183},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - <jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Concerns over women's safety on public transport systems are commonly reported in the media. We develop statistical models to test for gender differences in the perception of safety and satisfaction on urban metros and buses by using large-scale unique customer satisfaction data for 28 world cities over the period 2009–2018. Results indicate a significant gender gap in the perception of safety, with women being 10% more likely than men to feel unsafe in metros (6% for buses). This gender gap is larger for safety than for overall satisfaction (3% in metros and 2.5% in buses), which is consistent with safety being one dimension of overall satisfaction. Results are stable across specifications and robust to inclusion of city level and time controls. We find heterogeneous responses by sociodemographic characteristics. Data indicate that 45% of women feel secure in trains and metro stations (and 55% in buses). Thus the gender gap encompasses more differences in transport perception between men and women rather than an intrinsic network fear. Additional models test for the influence of metro characteristics on perceived safety levels and find that more acts of violence, larger carriages and emptier vehicles decrease women's feeling of safety.</jats:p>
AU - Ouali,LAB
AU - Graham,DJ
AU - Barron,A
AU - Trompet,M
DO - 10.1111/rssa.12558
EP - 769
PY - 2020///
SN - 0964-1998
SP - 737
TI - Gender Differences in the Perception of Safety in Public Transport
T2 - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12558
VL - 183
ER -
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