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
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
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
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
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