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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2004

Variable Details

Variablem347_171
LabelChanges to travel if road charging
Question text If a direct charge for road use were introduced that affected the regular journeys you make by car, which of the following changes to your travel patterns would you consider? Response 1
Responses
1 Change time of car journeys 184
2 Change route of car journeys 260
3 Share cost by taking passengers 79
4 Share cost by travelling in someone else s car 51
5 Use public transport for some of my car trips 154
6 Walk for some of my car trips 111
7 Cycle for some of my car trips 49
8 Make fewer journeys overall 71
9 I wouldn t change 551
10 I have to make my regular trips by car 40
98 Refused 5
99 Don't know 22
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2004
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C347_17M. CODE ALL THAT APPLY. INTERVIEWER: IF RESPONDENT SAYS 'IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THE CHARGE IS', ASK THEM TO CONSIDER THE CASE WHERE IT IS HIGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM THINK ABOUT TRYING NOT TO USE THE CAR. IF RESPONDENT DRIVES AS PART OF JOB (E.G LORRY OR TAXI DRIVER, OR DELIVERY WORKER, DO NOT INCLUDE THESE JOURNEYS. ASK RESPONDENT TO INCLUDE ONLY PERSONAL JOURNEYS AND TRAVEL TO/FROM WORK.
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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