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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 2005

Variable Details

Variablem347_6
LabelPurpose of this journey?
Question text What is the purpose of this journey?
Responses
1 Travelling to work 630
2 Going shopping 323
3 Taking children to school 45
4 For personal business (e.g. going to the bank, the doctors, 59
5 Leisure (going to play sport, to a club, to see friends etc) 88
6 Other (Please Specify) 38
7 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 0
8 No regular journey (Spontaneous only) 15
98 Refusal 0
Sysmiss 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 2005
Interviewer InstructionsIf 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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