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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005

Variable Details

Variablespecmab2
LabelInterviewer, please record other reason
Responses
Fear of large vehicle 1
Haven't got around to it yet. 1
I am a biker 1
International lisence expired 1
Only been in the contry for 3 months 1
Too young 1
age restriction 1
banned 1
cant afford car-sold it years ago 1
cant pass test 1
congestion 1
couldnt pass test 1
do not hold british liscencxe 1
dont trust other drivers 1
driving ban 1
driving frightened me 1
found i was speeding and thought best to getr rid of the car 1
getting round to it 1
had a car accident as passenger 1
have not had the chance to fill out the form yet 1
have recently applied for a provisional d/l 1
husband drove, did not have 2 cars in those days when i first married. 1
lack of confidence 1
lack of confidence put off driving/cost 1
local to work and amenties 1
metal health problems 1
nervous of learning 1
no vehicle 1
only 16 1
problems with obtaining alicence 1
scared of driving 1
something i never got round to though i always meant to 1
thought would be too nervous 1
too many cars on road already 1
too many idiiots on the road 1
too nervous 1
too nervous of cars 1
too nurvous 1
too young 2
too young to drive currently 1
traffic frightening 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005
Interviewer InstructionsInterviewer, please record other reason.
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), eight cycles per year thereafter.
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