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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, March 2009

Variable Details

VariableMAK_28
LabelFreq long dist journeys last 12 mths
Question text In the last 12 months how often have you made long distance journeys of any type, not just by train?
Responses
1 Every day 12
2 2-5 days a week 17
3 About once a week 37
4 About once a month 175
5 Less than once a month 393
6 Never 451
8 Refusal 1
9 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, March 2009
Interviewer InstructionsA long distance journey is a journey of more than 50 miles. If the respondent works on a train (e.g. train driver, conductor, catering staff) ask them to only consider journeys they make in their own time and not as part of their job.
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.
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