Variable Descriptiona Utilities
Business Leisure Temporary Replacement Other
Alternative-specific constant 1.094 ***
Sociodemographic characteristics
High income (more than $75,000) 0.664 ***
Full time worker × Business or management sector 0.837 ***
Female 0.954 ***
Female × High income (more than $75,000) 0.741 ***
Young adults (between 18 and 44 years) × Single 0.781 ** 1.028 ***
Seniors (65 years and above) 1.100 **
Highly educated (with at least bachelor’s degree) 0.637 *** 0.405 **
Owns a vehicle 0.752 **
Considers loyalty program and discounts when renting 0.827 *** 0.827 ***
Rental vehicle plan
Low rental cost (i.e., $20 to $40 per day) 0.691 *** 1.022 ***
Small vehicle (i.e., sedan) 0.715 ** 0.715 ** 0.905 **
Large vehicle (i.e., SUV) 0.781 *** 1.449 ***
Short travel distance (i.e., less than 50km) -1.110 *** -1.110 ***
Long travel distance (i.e., more than 200km) 0.609 ***
Total number of days vehicle is rented 0.057 ** 0.057 **
Rented only for one day 1.842 ***
Rented for one to two days 0.934 ***
Acquired from nearby airport or train station 3.276 *** 3.276 *** 2.558 ***
Acquired from nearby place of residence 0.632 *** 0.847 *** 1.084 ***
Number of observations 1,002
Log-likelihood (0) -1,389.067
Log-likelihood (constant) -1,042.848
Log-likelihood (beta) -790.040
McFadden Pseudo R2 0.242