Parent & Family Pulse Poll – August 2015: Transportation
Results (133 responses)
How does your student plan to travel home for the Thanksgiving Break?
Answer Options
My student is a:
Answer Options
N/A - my student is still in high school
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Grad student
Response
Percent
Response
Count
0.0%
60.9%
15.0%
12.0%
9.0%
3.0%
0
81
20
16
12
4
answered question
133
Will your student be bringing a car to campus this semester?
Answer Options
Yes
No
Not sure
Response
Percent
Response
Count
64.1%
33.6%
2.3%
84
44
3
131
Where will your student be living this semester?
On campus
Off campus
At home
Other (please specify)
Response
Percent
Response
Count
72.5%
25.2%
2.3%
0.0%
95
33
3
0
answered question
Response
Count
44.3%
2.3%
7.6%
9.2%
14.5%
1.5%
15.3%
58
3
10
12
19
2
20
4.6%
6
0.8%
1
answered question
131
What region do you live in?
answered question
Answer Options
Own vehicle
We are picking our student up
Riding with a friend
Airplane
Parent & Family Relations Bus Trip
Other bus trip
Unsure
N/A - my student is not coming home for the
Thanksgiving Break
Other (please specify)
Response
Percent
Answer Options
Texas - Dallas/Fort Worth
Texas - San Antonio
Texas - Austin
Texas - Houston
Texas - Lubbock
Texas - El Paso/West Texas
Texas - area not listed
New Mexico
Out of state (other than New Mexico)
Outside of U.S.
Other (please specify)
Response
Percent
Response
Count
29.8%
9.9%
11.5%
22.9%
2.3%
0.8%
9.9%
1.5%
8.4%
0.8%
2.3%
39
13
15
30
3
1
13
2
11
1
3
answered question
131
131
Most repsondents (64%) will have a car on campus this fall, including 61% of freshman and on-campus students. Forty-four percent of respondents’ students will be driving themselves home for Thanksgiving, followed by 15%
who are unsure about Thanksgiving transportation plans, 14.5% who are taking advantage of the Parent & Family Relations bus trips (more information HERE), and taking airlines.
For travel safety information to share with your student, please visit the Texas Tech Police Department’s driving tips page. Talk with your student about avoiding Drowsy Driving.
If your student does not have a car on campus and needs to get to the airport or other places in town, Lubbock has Uber and taxi services. Many students get rides from friends.