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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002

Variable Details

VariableM320_20
LabelMain reason stopped making some journeys by bicycle
Question text What was the main reaosn you stopped making some of those journeys by bicycle?
Responses
1 Got a car/learnt to drive 39
2 Easier/quicker to go by car 10
3 Lack of time/too busy 39
4 Too lazy/could not be bothered 17
5 Too much traffic 13
6 Traffic is too fast 2
7 Road safety concerns 16
8 Personal security concerns 2
9 Poorly maintained road surfaces 5
10 Drivers attitudes towards cyclists 2
11 Lack of cycle routes 3
12 Nowhere safe to store the bicycle at home 5
13 Nowhere safe to leave the bicycle at destination 1
14 Bicycle was or could have been stolen 12
15 Switched to public transport 2
16 Ill-health reasons 37
17 Changed jobs/stopped working 33
18 The weather 6
19 Other (please specify) 27
20 Moved house 18
21 Age 9
22 Change related to child, ie new child 23
23 Bike broken 13
24 Dont own a bike now 12
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 1553
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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