Table 2.
Description of driver characteristics in Kolkata
| Category | Count | Percentage | Category | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic variables | |||||
| Age | Education | ||||
| 21–24 | 18 | 5.96 | graduate or higher | 31 | 10.26 |
| 25–34 | 152 | 50.33 | Higher secondary | 47 | 15.56 |
| 35–44 | 95 | 31.46 | Secondary | 105 | 34.77 |
| 45–54 | 28 | 9.27 | Middle | 72 | 23.84 |
| 55–64 | 9 | 2.98 | Primary | 26 | 8.61 |
| 65 or older | 0 | 0.00 | Literate but below primary | 21 | 6.95 |
| Personal income (monthly) | Household income (monthly) | ||||
| Less than or equal to 10,000 INR | 17 | 5.63 | Less than or equal to 10,000 INR | 12 | 3.97 |
| 10,001–20,000 INR | 166 | 54.97 | 10,001–20,000 INR | 151 | 50.00 |
| 20,001–30,000 INR | 77 | 25.50 | 20,001–30,000 INR | 84 | 27.81 |
| 30,001–40,000 INR | 20 | 6.62 | 30,001–40,000 INR | 25 | 8.28 |
| 40,001–50,000 INR | 10 | 3.31 | 40,001–50,000 INR | 14 | 4.64 |
| 50,001–60,000 INR | 5 | 1.66 | 50,001–60,000 INR | 6 | 1.99 |
| More than 60,000 INR | 1 | 0.33 | More than 60,000 INR | 4 | 1.32 |
| Prefer not to answer | 6 | 1.99 | Prefer not to answer | 6 | 1.99 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time worker (more than 30 h/week) | 273 | 90.39 | |||
| Part-time worker (8–30 h/week) | 29 | 9.61 | |||
| Operational variables | |||||
| Owns the vehicle | Drove taxi | ||||
| Yes | 149 | 49.34 | Yes | 146 | 48.34 |
| No | 153 | 50.66 | No | 156 | 51.66 |
| Duration of driving with TNCs | Hours of driving per day | ||||
| < 1 year | 52 | 17.22 | < 8 h | 6 | 1.99 |
| 1 year to 2 years | 46 | 15.23 | 8 to 12 h | 31 | 10.26 |
| 2 years to 3 years | 67 | 22.19 | 12 to 14 h | 63 | 20.86 |
| 3 years or beyond | 137 | 45.36 | > 14 h | 202 | 66.89 |
| Frequency of driving | |||||
| < 3 days | 6 | 1.99 | |||
| 3 to 5 days | 86 | 28.48 | |||
| Daily | 210 | 69.54 | |||