Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMEC_10M09
LabelWhat would encourage you to buy an electric car or van? 09
Question text Thinking about the next time you buy a new car or van, whether brand new or second-hand, what, if anything, would encourage you to buy an electric car or van?
Responses
1 Cost 0
2 Battery: distance travelled on charge 0
3 Convenience of recharging 0
4 Resale/residual value 0
5 Safety features/record 0
6 Vehicle size, performance or aesthetics 0
7 If there was more choice available 0
8 Technology: reliable/proven 0
9 Environmentally friendly 4
10 Nothing 0
11 Other (please specify) 0
12 Don t know 0
13 Refusal 0
Sysmiss 958
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Electric Vehicles Module, February 2014 and February 2015
Interviewer InstructionsDo not prompt. Code all that apply.
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.