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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, February 2006

Variable Details

Variablespec26m
LabelOther improvements for train services
Responses
Better facilities at stations - warmer waiting rooms 1
Car parking 1
Improved info on price changes when made 1
Smaller more regular services 1
Space for pushchairs, wheelchairs, etc 1
The barrier system breaks down and is inconvenient to use/ more no mobile coaches/easier ways to buy tickets - not available at unmanned stations 1
a guard on the train to protect us 1
better conditions at stations - have to wait out in cold 1
better maintained stations 1
better use of discount card, less limited times 1
cheaper parking at stations 1
cleaner trains 2
general maintenance of carriage: often broken seats which can't be used: also putting on more carriages 1
have trains running later in the evening, to bring people home again 1
increase number of carriages 1
increase the numbers of train 1
later 1
later trains 1
more carriages 1
more carriages, more seats and more modern trains 1
more coaches and more staff less quese 1
more staff on smaller stations 1
more staff to cut out shortages and cancellations. 1
parking at station and being able to buy a ticket quickly 1
provide entertainment 1
punctuality 1
refurbishment of stations 1
see note -easier access to from station 1
services running later in the evenings so I could go for a night out without leaving as my friends are arriving 1
stations need to be cleaned 1
ticket machine to work, more ticket collectors 1
to be kept clenaer 1
trains couold also run later aqnd longer. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, February 2006
Interviewer InstructionsPlease record other main purpose of most frequent journey.
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.
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