Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2007

Variable Details

VariableSpec9M
LabelPlease record other reason(s)
Responses
Driving is becoming more difficult (because of his age) 1
I DON'T DRIVE 1
INCONVWENIENCE OF PARKING 1
Mobility Scooter 1
Parking problems 1
Retired life - less demand for travel 1
Sharing car journey's. 1
Started taking driving lessons 1
Started work 1
To visit her sister in hospital 50 miles away 1
To visit ill relative 1
Travel to school by bus 1
Walk more as part of lifestyle change/fitness 1
Withdrew staff transport 1
after school activities 1
ban lifted 1
banned 1
been travelling for a year 1
boyfriend lived long distance away 1
boyfriend mmoving in 1
can now use public transport more as moved into the city from the country 1
car sharing 3
car sharing didnt work for my journeys to college 1
change in working areas 1
change of job 1
change of life style due to increased age 1
change what I'm doing 1
changes in work patterns in my job, now works closer to home 1
changes work practice 1
children - dpoin more locally 1
children changed education establishments 1
children off to university 1
cycling to keep fit 1
daughter has moved farther away from home, we go to visit 1
do not visit relatives as much 1
does not have car at present 1
does not need to drive children as much 1
don't enjoy driving any more 1
drive more socially 1
drive to visit family in another city 1
economical 1
family reasons 1
ferry 1
free trave in gtr manchester 1
freedom pass 1
gained liscence 1
gave car to son and surrendered licence 1
girlfriend moved to another town 1
got a new byke 1
have less time to go out 1
horse 1
husband banned from driving for 2 years 1
husband deceased 1
husband died 1
husband is in a nursing home so don't like to drive on my own 1
husband uses car 1
husbands ill health 1
i have passed my test for driving so car is used less often 1
job promotion 1
just passed 1
just started work 1
make life easy 1
moved within area for contract 1
need to drive has decreased 1
need to drive to assist daughter with new baby 1
no car available 1
no public transport 1
office moved closer to home so can now walk 1
personal circumstances- no car now 1
personal decision bus service good 1
prefer to walk 1
public transport not readily available 1
sON HAS MOVED TO OTHER AREA 1
sold caravan 1
split with partner so now do all journeys myself 1
to visit daughter who has mov ed away 1
too busy 1
took up employment 1
travel to boyfriend by car 1
travelling further to work 1
use motorbike more often 1
used a car to go to work and tak children to school 1
visit relatives who moved south 1
visiting family in scotland moved to nearer home 1
visiting family members in hospital 1
visiting grandchildren 1
visiting people further afield 1
walk to work 1
weather 1
went bacvk to work 1
wife died, she was an invalid, now he can get out more 1
wife in care so Hh visits every day now 1
work load increased 1
work location changed 1
work relocation 1
work requires less driving than previously 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2007
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.