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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variablerd8nmain
Labelrd8an - And what is your main reason?
Responses
1 Takes too long 133
2 Inconvenient 51
3 No direct route 59
4 Use my own car 29
5 Need a car for/at work 30
6 Cost 16
7 Work unsocial/unusual hours 21
8 Public transport unreliable 11
9 Lack of service 8
10 Too infrequent 16
11 Health reasons 1
12 Difficult access/ on-off steps 1
13 Too much to carry/ awkward 6
14 Uncomfortable 0
15 Prefer to walk 0
16 Dislike waiting 0
17 Long walk to bus stop 10
18 Live centrally/ within walking distance 0
19 (+rd8no+) 9
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 0
28 Not safe 0
29 Laziness 0
30 Collect/drop off children on way 0
Sysmiss 10053
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2016
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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