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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002

Variable Details

VariableM320_7
LabelMain reason stopped making some of those
Question text What was the main reason you stopped making some of those journeys on foot?
Responses
1 Got a car/learnt to drive 90
2 Easier/quicker to go by car 23
3 Lack of time/too busy 54
4 Too lazy/could not be bothered 24
5 Too much traffic 0
6 Traffic is too fast 0
7 Road safety concerns 1
8 Personal security concerns 12
9 Poor condition of pavements 0
10 Difficult to cross the roads 0
11 Cycle instead 6
12 Switched to public transport 9
13 Go further afield now 24
14 Ill-health reasons 193
15 Changed jobs/stopped working 65
16 The weather 1
17 Other (please specify) 42
18 Used to walk dog 20
19 Change of address 27
20 Age 18
21 Change related to children, ie new child, change of school 22
22 Offered lift 7
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 2
Sysmiss 1259
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY. DO NOT PROMPT
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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