This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, June 2008

Variable Details

VariableMBO_5M01
Labelhow did you get information about the change to the national standard for bus fares
Question text Looking at this card how did you get information about the change to the national standard for bus fares for older people? Response 1
Responses
1 From letters/leaflets/posters distributed by your local auth 128
2 From letters/leaflets/posters distributed by bus companies 18
3 Personal experience of service (e.g. told by bus staff) 4
4 What you ve heard from friends/family/colleagues 59
5 What you ve read in local press/newspapers 33
6 What you ve read in national press/newspapers 19
7 What you ve heard on radio 5
8 What you have seen on TV news 20
9 What you have seen on other TV programmes 1
10 From my local MP 0
11 Internet 3
12 Other information 10
13 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 11
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 836
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, June 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;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.
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2025 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.