Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, February 2007

Variable Details

VariableSpec29M
LabelInterviewer, please record other way short distance bus services could be improved.
Responses
Bus service generally ok 1
Child access 1
Conductor on board; camera upstairs; shorter routes 1
Content with bus service 1
DRIVERS TO SPEAK ENGLISH 1
Drivers who can speak english 1
Happy with service as it is 1
MORE IN EVENING AFTER 1800 1
More bus availability for early shift workers 1
More careful driving 1
More onboard TVs 1
Problems with local school children which upset other passagers include myself. 1
Quite happy with the system. 1
Real time service at bus stops 1
Seatsand shelter at bus stops 1
Should be free 1
Stop childrens free travel 1
Stop smoking upstairs 1
Sunday service should be introduced -- isnt one at the moment 1
ban groups of kids/ bigger buses with more seats. 1
banning of mobiles and radios 1
better disabled access 1
better lighting 1
better maintenance of buses 1
better pricing structure to reflect different journeys 1
better seats 1
bins on the buses/drinks/loos 1
bring back bus conductors 1
bus conductor on buses; seatbelts. 1
buses in the evenings 1
buses that lower the step for people to get on 1
by having a conductor 1
clean up the litter 1
conductors on lareger buse 1
could learn to drive better,be more politew and helpful 1
doesnt like constant changing of bus stop locations 1
dont take buses off for school runs 1
environmental 1
get rid of free newspapers 1
get rid of old buses and run more at night 1
greater travelling information of options 1
lowering of platforms 1
more buggy space 1
more bus shelters, good solid ones that protect you from wind & rain 1
more buses at night 1
more buses at weekends 1
more competiton for bus services 1
more frequent in the evenings 1
more space for shopping 1
more space in them for tall person 1
more wheelchair & pushchair friendly 1
newer buses 1
newer buses with pushchair access 1
pass finish out of area then you pay 1
providing seatbelts 1
quite contnet with service 1
ramp to get pushcahirs on 1
saftey belts 1
should have a more frequent, later bus service from the university to halls 1
stop smoking 1
they have improved so much recently I cant offer any suggestions 1
tidy up bus stops 1
time running at bus stops 1
to replace service just cancelled so I can get to the doctors without having to travel for 1 hour to end up less than 1 mile from home 1
very good 1
very happy with bus service 1
warmer in the bus in cold weather. 1
wider doors, drivers to help people on and off 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, February 2007
Interviewer InstructionsPlease record other way short distance bus services could be improved.
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 (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.