Households For Estimation

The households_for_estimation table contains a sample of households for the region, usually from observed data from a travel survey. It mimics the format of the households table, and is used to estimate the parameters for the Household Location Choice Model (HLCM). Ideally, if the household survey contains a question regarding how long a household has lived in their current address, this dataset will reflect recent movers (say within the past 5 years) since these reflect recent conditions.

Column Name	Data Type	Required	Description
household_id	Integer	Y	Unique household id
building_id	Integer	Y	Unique id of the building in which the household is located
persons	Integer	Y	Number of persons in the household
income	Integer	Y	Total annual income of the household
age_of_head	Integer	Y	Age of the head of the household (according to the census)
race_id	Integer	Y	Unique id of the race of the head of the household
workers	Integer	Y	Number of workers in the household
children	Integer	Y	1 if children are present, 0 otherwise
cars	Integer	Y	Number of cars owned by the household

-- PaulWaddell - 09 Dec 2009