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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002

Variable Details

VariableSPEC9
LabelOther purpose of the journey made by car/public transport
Responses
Getting a lift when late or tired 1
The Club 1
To go to Rainbows 1
To see solicitor 1
Wheather related 1
as unable to walk far always uses the car 1
banking bus calls 1
cemetry 1
collecting pension 1
crematorium 1
escorting resdents 1
feeding a horse 1
for dog walking 1
get to train station 1
go to the bank 1
if its at night 1
library 1
local library 1
local meetings 1
my family pick me up 1
my wife is disabled cannot walk far 1
none does not apply 1
none of these 1
only does this when its raining - for work 1
pay tradesmen 1
to and from railway station 1
to get on public transport 1
to reduce waiting time for trains 1
to toddler group 1
train station 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD OTHER PURPOSE Remember to code into M320_28M 1 to 6 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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