This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002

Variable Details

VariableM32029M4
LabelWhat would encourage you to walk or cycle for some journeys
Question text What, if anything, would encourage you to walk or cycle for some of those journeys {within walking or cycling distance}?
Responses
1 Better street lighting 0
2 Better maintained pavements 1
3 More road crossings 1
4 More CCTV cameras 4
5 More cycle lanes on roads 5
6 More cycle tracks away from roads 12
7 Less traffic on the roads 14
8 Lower speed limits 10
9 Having more time available 21
10 No car available 21
11 Higher costs of motoring 5
12 Higher public transport fares 2
13 More traffic congestion 6
14 More direct walking routes 10
15 Adult cycle training 1
16 More secure and convenient cycle parking 7
17 Cycle mileage allowance for journeys to work/on business 3
18 Better driver attitudes towards cyclists 11
19 More local shops and other facilities 7
20 More publicity about the benefits of walking/cycling 7
21 Other - please specify 0
22 Nothing would encourage me to walk or cycle 0
23 Better weather 0
24 Better health 0
25 Improved general safety in area 1
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 1750
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2002
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C320_29M
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.
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2025 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.