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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablecomtran3
LabelMain use of community transport
Question text WHICH IS THE MAIN REASON [use of community transport]?
Responses
1 Your place of work 7
2 In the course of your work 9
3 An educational establishment 6
4 Shopping 34
5 Visit to hospital, doctor or other health service 56
6 On other personal business 4
7 Visiting friends or relatives 7
8 Eating/drinking alone or at work 0
9 Eating/drinking other occasions 13
10 Entertainment/other public activities 13
11 Participating in sport 9
12 Coming/going on holiday 1
13 For a day trip/recreational journey 27
14 Other journey not mentioned above 21
21 Escort - home 1
22 Escort - work 0
23 Escort - in the course of work 1
24 Escort - Educational establishment 1
25 Escort - Shops 0
26 Escort - Personal business 0
27 Any other escort 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD AV AGAIN.
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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