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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableCycProb
LabelQain reason bad area for cycling: Q263
Question text And what is the main reason you feel this is a bad area for cycling?
Responses
-4 Skip, NA at cycling 0
-3 Skip, DK at cycling 67
-2 Skip, gaelic sample 0
-1 Skip,not bad area for cycling 1167
1 Traffic problems e.g. amount of traffic, speed 122
2 Lack of direct routes 6
3 Availability of adequate cycle paths or cycle lanes 53
4 Uneven or dangerous roads 32
5 Too hilly 22
6 Worries about crime or anti-social behaviour 10
7 Not enough safe places to lock your bike 0
8 Worries about pollution from traffic 0
9 Weather not good enough for cycling 1
97 Some other reason (WRITE IN) 2
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B6. CODE ONE ONLY.
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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