Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, February 2006

Variable Details

Variablespec21m
LabelOther reasons
Responses
Access for prams 1
Answer not supplied 1
Because we have to change trains to get anywhere 1
Buses are cheaper as I get a discount being an OAP. 1
CAR PARKING FACILITY 1
Chlostrophic on trains 1
DIFFICULT TO KNOW THE PRICE OF YOUR JOURNEY 1
Difficulty parking the car at the railway station 1
Don't have much need to travel very far. Use local bus to travel to see one daughter, and picked up by car to see other dautr. 1
Dont need to go often. Also usually crowded 1
Dont really need to - work locally. 1
EASIER BY BUS[ BUS STOP OUT-SIDE THE HOUSE] 1
Frequect User 1
Frequency. 1
GO WHEN EVER YOU WANT TO FLEXIBILITY 1
Good local bus service 1
Has arthritis & is unable to walk long distance 1
Husband is disabled, needs to travel by car 1
I can use the bus 1
I do not need to 1
I don't need to 1
I don't need to unless I'm going up to London for some reason. 1
I don't need to use the train. 1
I don't need to use trains. 1
I don,t need to. 1
I dont need to 2
I dont need to use it more freque3ntly 1
I only use trains when I am going out 1
I use long distancve buses 1
It is cheaper by bus as i have a half bus pass. Also I don't need to use the trains very often. 1
It is easier & cheaper by bus & more direct. 1
It is easier to go by bus 1
It is more convenient by car 1
Just moved to the area and not yet explored rail travel 1
Lack of information 1
More comfortable by car. Family reasons too. 1
No Need to at the moment 1
No need 3
No need to travel 2
No parking facilities at local station 1
No reason to travel 1
Not convenient when you have a pushchair 1
Poor parking 1
Prefer buses instead 1
Retired,have mobility electric'scooter'. Don't travel far except once/year to Tenerife:coach to airport. 1
The times are not convenient 1
Too old and infirm to use trains 1
Too old now,with mobility limitations. 1
Trains don't run late enough 1
Trains don't run often enough 1
Use motorcycle 1
Use trains when car is inconvenient/tiring: mainly long distance preference. 1
We have a dog. 1
am wheelchair bound so would be too difficult 1
and don't fancy walking an hour to the nearest station. 1
and i don't want to drive to a station. 1
and you have to find somewhere to park as well. If it was close, you'd just walk there. 1
based on long distance travel 1
because work shifts, the timings/frquencies arent enough 1
because of work commitments 1
because spouse is partly disabled 1
because trains go to London and London is a place I avoid at all costs. 1
bombings in lodon puts resp off 1
bon't need to 1
both disabled 1
bus 1
bus easy 1
bus reasonable for long trips 1
buses are cheaper 1
buses are easier 1
can't go far - looking after mother 1
cant get pushchaire ie buggy over bridge 1
carrying shopping 1
cleanliness of trains ie grubby seats etc 1
could not walk onto the train thru ill health 1
couldnt carry my tools on train 1
difficulty in carrying heavy items 1
disabled 1
do not need to use trains 1
do not need to use trains any more 1
does not go out much 1
doesen't need to travel more often 1
dog with me 1
don't need to 2
don't often travel short distances 1
don't want to travel much 1
don,t need to travel by train 1
dont need them - prefer going by bus 1
dont need to 2
dont need to, & dont go where I need to go 1
easier by bus 2
easier to catch a bus 1
easy to go on bus/visits husband daily 1
ecause respondent has health problems that mean that she is not fit to travel by public transport 1
eledery gentleman not very well do not need 1
expensive parking 1
free travel on buses 1
getting to station 1
go as often as iwant 1
has company car 1
has no need to travel on trains 1
have a young baby - need lots of equip. 1
haven't got the need 1
health reasons 1
i DONT NEEDTO 1
i do not need to 1
i do not need to travel by train 1
i don't like trains I have a phobia about them 1
i don't need to 1
i dont have any need to use trains 1
i dont need to use them 1
i have no need to use the train 1
i never need to use a train 1
i prefer coach andbus transport 1
i usually use the bus 1
i wak into work and have no need for short train journeys 1
inconvenience 1
inconvenience of changing trains 1
inconvenient 1
it is a time thing. 1
it is too far to walk 1
it would cost ca.£7 to get taxi to station 1
it's easier to get the bus 1
its better walking and the buses are cheaper 1
its more concvenient have to get to station by car anyway 1
just dont need it 1
lack of and expense of station car parks 1
lack of car park 1
lack of comfort(too cold) 1
likes driving 1
my wife cld not posibly get on and off tains or walk to station 1
need to carry tools for work and couldn't use a train 1
needs van for work 1
never travel short distances that require train 1
no need 4
no need - buses suitable for journeys taken 1
no need at the moment, 1
no need only go for football 1
no need to 1
no need to use trains more often 1
no reason to use short distance trains 1
no reason to use the service 1
no requirement to use them 1
no time busy 1
no where to go and I have 3 children 1
not convenient and easier to get a bus 1
not convient to go by train 1
not interested in trains prefers to go by car 1
not often needed 1
o need to use train 1
often cold unreliable and dirty 1
only ever use the train to go to central London for pleasure trip 1
only gets taken on short journeys by family 1
only go out with son dtr in car as elderly 1
only use for certain types of journey 1
only use these services to travel to limited events 1
only use train when going to see relatives 1
personal reasons dont feel safe on trains or planes 1
personal safety and convenience 1
poor service in general/not clean/not reliable 1
prefer to travel by bus 2
prefer to use park and ride and train station is too far out of town 1
prefers to walk 1
rarely have need 1
rarely leave local vicinity 1
rarely needed 1
really doesnt have a need as retired 1
resp doesnt have the need to travel otherwise will use trains 1
respodent does use short distance services 1
respondent uses bicycle 1
safety 1
safety reasons and prefers to use car 1
shiftworker trains don't run when I need them too 1
spouse partly disabled 1
station car parking too expensive 1
station has no exit and making it difficult to cross over with the buggy 1
the network is not extensive enough to reach places I need to go to: also you can get 4 people in a car: compared to 4 train fares, much cheaper 1
too many changes to get to destination 1
too much hassle using the train 1
toobusy 1
train station very difficult to acces with pushchairs,young mothers cannot manage stairs with todlers and pushchairs. 1
trains don't stop much at local station 1
trains dont run late enough [after theatres] 1
travel in groups so more convenient and cheaper by car 1
travel just on days out 1
travel to get out of house 1
unable to use trains because of medical condition 1
use the car to travel within a day's work 1
use the services as often as needed 1
use them when neccessary 1
use when needed 1
usually stay locally 1
we only use the trains for days out occasionally. 1
when I'm working, I cannot transport equipment by train. rtain. 1
where i travel to they don't have sufficient connections 1
wife disabled and her electric car fits in the car 1
wife is disabled and wouldn't be able to get on and off trains 1
will not use unmaned stations. 1
with a young child train journeys are impractical 1
work locally so don't need to use on regular basis 1
would not like to leave my car in the carpark in case of vandalism 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, February 2006
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 (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.