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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableWAYTRAVL
LabelMain transport to work or study? B2.24
Question text What is the main form of transport you normally use for your journey to your workplace or place of study? (By 'main form' of transport, we mean the form you use for the longest distance.)
Responses
-3 Skp,not wrk/study outside 395
1 in car on my own 220
2 In car with other(s) 61
3 Motorbike/moped/scooter 4
4 Public transport 58
5 Bicycle 11
6 Walk 36
97 Other means 3
99 Not answered 25
-2 Skp,A+C versions 1637
-1 No self-completn 693
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box only.
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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