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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablere12main
LabelRE12 What is your main reason?
Question text IN GENERAL, WHAT DISCOURAGES YOU FROM USING BUSES, MORE OFTEN THAN YOU DO? What is your main reason?
Responses
1 Takes too long 634
2 Inconvenient 343
3 No direct route 451
4 Use my own car 662
5 Need a car for/at work 393
6 Cost 225
7 Work unsocial/unusual hours 150
8 Public transport unreliable 135
9 Lack of service 730
10 Too infrequent 195
11 Health reasons 1027
12 Difficult access/ on-off steps 145
13 Too much to carry/ awkward 141
14 Uncomfortable 48
15 No need 1788
16 Prefer to walk 528
17 Dislike waiting 93
18 Long walk to bus stop 148
19 Live centrally/ within walking distance 287
21 {other} 75
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsRespondents who initially reply 'inconvenient or 'use my own car are asked a follow-up question to understand why. The responses to the follow-up are stored in the same variables as RD8 and the original 'inconvenient' and 'use my own car' remain.
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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