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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, April 2012

Variable Details

VariableMAK_4
LabelHow often do you travel by train for a short distance journey?
Question text You said earlier that you had used the train in the last 12 months. How often do you travel by train for a short distance journey?
Responses
1 Every day 14
2 2-5 days a week 37
3 About once a week 38
4 About once a month 83
5 Less than once a month 287
6 Never 93
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 533
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, April 2012
Interviewer InstructionsIf the respondent finds it difficult to think in terms of distance you can say 'That is a journey of 50 miles or less'. 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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