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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1: SCREENSHOT OF ATTRIBUTE SATISFACTION QUESTIONS IN
METRA WEB SURVEY .............................................................................................. 3
FIGURE 2: METRA IMPORTANCE RANKINGS................................................................ 4
FIGURE 3: GENDER BY YEAR ......................................................................................... 8
FIGURE 4. HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION COMPLETED BY YEAR ......................... 9
FIGURE 5. AGE BY YEAR .............................................................................................. 10
FIGURE 6. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS BY YEAR ............................................ 11
FIGURE 7. HOUSEHOLD ANNUAL INCOME BY YEAR ................................................. 12
FIGURE 8. RACE BY SURVEY YEAR............................................................................. 13
FIGURE 9: OVERALL SATISFACTION BY YEAR .......................................................... 14
FIGURE 10: LIKELIHOOD TO RECOMMEND METRA BY YEAR .................................. 15
FIGURE 11: AVAILABILITY OF CAR FOR TRIP BY YEAR ............................................ 16
FIGURE 12: SATISFACTION WITH ONBOARD PERSONNEL COURTESY BY
YEAR ....................................................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 13: SATISFACTION WITH SERVICE DELIVERY BY YEAR ............................. 19
FIGURE 14: SATISFACTION WITH SAFETY BY YEAR ................................................. 20
FIGURE 15: SATISFACTION WITH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
BY YEAR ................................................................................................................. 21
FIGURE 16: SATISFACTION WITH CLEANLINESS AND COMFORT BY YEAR ........... 23
FIGURE 17: SATISFACTION WITH REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION BY YEAR ........... 24
FIGURE 18: OVERALL SATISFACTION BY METRA LINE ............................................ 26
FIGURE 19: LIKELIHOOD TO RECOMMEND BY METRA LINE .................................... 27
FIGURE 20. SATISFACTION WITH ONBOARD PERSONNEL COURTESY BY
METRA LINE ........................................................................................................... 28
FIGURE 21: 2022 DERIVED IMPORTANCE COEFFICIENTS ......................................... 33
FIGURE 22: KEY DRIVERS OF OVERALL SATISFACTION CHART ............................. 34
FIGURE 23. TELECOMMUTE FREQUENCY WORK-RELATED RIDERS
(AMONG THOSE WHOSE EMPLOYER ALLOWS TELECOMMUTING) ................. 36
FIGURE 24: METRA TICKET TYPE ................................................................................ 37
FIGURE 25: USUAL PAYMENT METHOD FOR TICKET ................................................ 38
FIGURE 26: PURCHASE LOCATION FOR TICKET ....................................................... 39
FIGURE 27: SEAT DROP POSTCARDS DISTRIBUTED BY LINE ................................ B-1
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: METRA 2022 RETURNED SURVEYS BY RECRUITMENT SOURCE .............. 6
TABLE 2: RIDERSHIP DATA, SAMPLE COMPOSITION, AND EXPANSION
FACTOR .................................................................................................................... 6
TABLE 3: SATISFACTION WITH SAFETY BY METRA LINE ......................................... 29
TABLE 4: SATISFACTION WITH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION BY
METRA LINE ........................................................................................................... 29
TABLE 5: SATISFACTION WITH CLEANLINESS AND COMFORT BY METRA
LINE ......................................................................................................................... 30
TABLE 6: TOP FIVE MOST IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES ................................................ 31
TABLE 7: QUADRANT CHARTS EXPLANATION .......................................................... 34