Below are a few exploratory stacked percent charts generated from a survey on travel barriers of Syrian refugees in Durham region (Canada). Plots were built using ggplot2 and Rmarkdown sometime during the summer of 2017 - Jeff Allen

Click here for a detailed research paper regarding this project



Survey Summary




In the last few months, how often did you use the following modes of transportation?

never     0-1 days/week     2-3 days/week     4-5 days/week     6-7 days/week

Walk

Public Transit

Car as Passegner

Car as Driver

Taxi

Bike



Barriers to Mode Use


                    On a scale of 1 to 5, to what degree do each of the following prevent you from using public transportation?

             3.2 weather conditions

             3.1 cost

             3.0 transit unavailable when needed

             2.9 lack of route/schedule knowledge

             2.8 waiting time too long

             2.7 takes too long to reach destination

             2.7 poorly timed transfers

             2.6 too many transfers

             2.5 need to carry heavy loads

             2.3 no bus stop near destination

             2.2 no bus stop near home

             2.2 can’t ask for help

             2.0 understanding transit maps

                    = 1, = 2, = 3, = 4, = 5

Where (1) means, “This does not prevent me”, (3) means “This sometimes prevents me”, and (5) means, “This completely prevents me”

                    On a scale of 1 to 5, to what degree do each of the following prevent you from driving?

             4.3 cost for maintaining a car

             4.0 cost for puchasing a car

             2.9 obtaining a driver’s license

             2.3 navigation and knowing the roads

             2.1 never driven before

             2.1 weather conditions

             2.1 getting used to Canadian driving rules

             1.5 safety

                    = 1, = 2, = 3, = 4, = 5

Where (1) means, “This does not prevent me”, (3) means “This sometimes prevents me”, and (5) means, “This completely prevents me”

                    On a scale of 1 to 5, to what degree do each of the following prevent you from cycling?

             3.2 weather conditions

             3.0 destinations too far away for biking

             2.8 traffic speed too high

             2.8 cost of purchasing a bike

             2.7 too many cars on the road

             2.6 need to carry passengers or heavy loads

             2.5 knowledge of routes

             2.5 nowhere to safely store bike at destination

             2.4 safety

             2.4 knowledge of cycling rules

             2.3 few other people ride bikes here

             2.3 lack of cycling lanes

             2.2 knowing how to ride a bike

             2.2 poor health or fitness

             2.1 clothing gets in the way

             2.0 nowhere to safely store bike at home

                    = 1, = 2, = 3, = 4, = 5

Where (1) means, “This does not prevent me”, (3) means “This sometimes prevents me”, and (5) means, “This completely prevents me”

                    On a scale of 1 to 5, to what degree do each of the following prevent you from walking?

             3.7 destinations too far away

             3.5 weather conditions

             3.3 need to carry heavy loads

             1.9 knowledge of routes

             1.9 safety & crime

             1.8 physical capabilities

                    = 1, = 2, = 3, = 4, = 5

Where (1) means, “This does not prevent me”, (3) means “This sometimes prevents me”, and (5) means, “This completely prevents me”

                    On a scale of 1 to 5, to what degree do each of the following prevent you from carpooling?

             3.5 difficult to ask for help

             3.4 difficult to coordinate

             3.0 drivers dont live nearby

             3.0