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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002

Variable Details

VariableSPEC4
LabelOther way walking conditions have got worse
Responses
General surroundings not as green/rural 1
More People walking/pavements have got narrower 1
Vandalism 1
because kids with scooters have become neousance and ride dangerously on the pavement. 1
car fumes 1
cars parked on pavements 2
children using bikes-skateboarding-roller blading 1
condition of roads 1
flood in heavy 1
groups f people hanging around 1
hedges and weeds blocking paths 1
inconsiderate and illegal parking 1
misappropriation of councils money 1
more pollution 1
narrowed and broadened but made worse 1
new cobbles used to replace slabs, condition of gutters 1
no footpaths and too busy 1
no traffic control systems in residential aresa 1
parking on pavement. also piece of pavement missing 1
paths in parks worse 1
people park on pavement 1
people parking on pavments diff types of pavements make it difficult to walk 1
people walk less nowadays, or use public transport 1
pollution from traffic 1
pot holes 1
potholes in roads 1
private properties have fenced off some footpaths 1
road used as cut through route 1
specifically bumps by traffic lights (the ones put there to help the blind) + tree roots 1
stray dogs 1
the traffic calming measures are causing more harm by causing extra traffic emmissions 1
too many parked cars 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD OTHER WAY GOT WORSE. Remember to code into M320_11M 1 to 10 where possible
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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