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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablerd8nmain
Labelrd8an - And what is your main reason?
Question text AND WHAT IS YOUR MAIN REASON?
Responses
1 Takes too long 128
2 Inconvenient 55
3 No direct route 71
4 Use my own car 49
5 Need a car for/at work 45
6 Cost 23
7 Work unsocial/unusual hours 24
8 Public transport unreliable 3
9 Lack of service 17
10 Too infrequent 15
11 Health reasons 4
12 Difficult access/ on-off steps 0
13 Too much to carry/ awkward 9
14 Uncomfortable 0
15 Prefer to walk 3
16 Dislike waiting 4
17 Long walk to bus stop 7
18 Live centrally/ within walking distance 0
19 (+rd8no+) 0
21 Nothing 0
22 Use other things - train/taxi/tube 0
23 Use as often as I need to/do use 0
24 Smoking policy 0
25 Dirty/filthy 0
26 Given lifts 0
27 Too crowded 1
28 Not safe 1
29 Laziness 0
30 Collect/drop off children on way 4
Sysmiss 10179
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsONLY LIST ITEMS MARKED AT RD8
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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