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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Electric Vehicles Module, February 2014 and February 2015

Variable Details

VariableMEC_3
LabelHow frequently do you travel by private car or van - whether as a driver or as a passenger?
Question text How frequently do you travel by private car or van ^Text1? Please exclude minicabs and taxis. Please count each single trip as one journey and each return trip as two. Only include travel within Great Britain over the last 12 months.
Responses
1 At least once a day 463
2 Less than once a day but at least 3 times a week 201
3 Once or twice a week 124
4 Less than once a week but more than twice a month 48
5 Once or twice a month 31
6 Less than once a month but more than twice a year 33
7 Once or twice a year 24
8 Less than once a year or never 33
98 Refusal 5
99 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Electric Vehicles Module, February 2014 and February 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD EC1 If the respondent is a minicab or taxi driver, please exclude the journeys they make as a part of their work, but include private journeys (even if they use the minicab or taxi for those private journeys).
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
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. From April 2014, reverted back to eight cycles per year.
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