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Mainstage Variable

jbttwm

Main means of travel to work

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Transport

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	6519	45.21%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Brit Rail/train	1	231	1.6%
Underground/tube	2	64	0.44%
Bus or coach	3	418	2.9%
Moto cycle/moped	4	64	0.44%
Car or van	5	4593	31.85%
Car/van passenger	6	523	3.63%
Pedal cycle	7	157	1.09%
Walks all way	8	791	5.49%
Other	9	90	0.62%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6613	44.46%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Brit Rail/train	1	229	1.54%
Underground/tube	2	73	0.49%
Bus or coach	3	452	3.04%
Moto cycle/moped	4	69	0.46%
Car or van	5	4773	32.09%
Car/van passenger	6	641	4.31%
Pedal cycle	7	155	1.04%
Walks all way	8	851	5.72%
Other	9	69	0.46%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	6925	44.99%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Brit Rail/train	1	230	1.49%
Underground/tube	2	58	0.38%
Bus or coach	3	475	3.09%
Moto cycle/moped	4	68	0.44%
Car or van	5	4920	31.96%
Car/van passenger	6	641	4.16%
Pedal cycle	7	153	0.99%
Walks all way	8	872	5.67%
Other	9	72	0.47%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6955	44.53%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Brit Rail/train	1	220	1.41%
Underground/tube	2	66	0.42%
Bus or coach	3	504	3.23%
Moto cycle/moped	4	72	0.46%
Car or van	5	5020	32.14%
Car/van passenger	6	642	4.11%
Pedal cycle	7	168	1.08%
Walks all way	8	907	5.81%
Other	9	81	0.52%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	6901	43.7%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Brit Rail/train	1	229	1.45%
Underground/tube	2	84	0.53%
Bus or coach	3	568	3.6%
Moto cycle/moped	4	73	0.46%
Car or van	5	5023	31.81%
Car/van passenger	6	701	4.44%
Pedal cycle	7	170	1.08%
Walks all way	8	923	5.85%
Other	9	104	0.66%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	7283	44.85%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Brit Rail/train	1	232	1.43%
Underground/tube	2	79	0.49%
Bus or coach	3	588	3.62%
Moto cycle/moped	4	78	0.48%
Car or van	5	5149	31.71%
Car/van passenger	6	685	4.22%
Pedal cycle	7	184	1.13%
Walks all way	8	970	5.97%
Other	9	95	0.59%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7443	44.85%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Brit Rail/train	1	230	1.39%
Underground/tube	2	95	0.57%
Bus or coach	3	594	3.58%
Moto cycle/moped	4	92	0.55%
Car or van	5	5255	31.66%
Car/van passenger	6	710	4.28%
Pedal cycle	7	191	1.15%
Walks all way	8	1002	6.04%
Other	9	95	0.57%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8757	46.41%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Brit Rail/train	1	240	1.27%
Underground/tube	2	114	0.6%
Bus or coach	3	728	3.86%
Moto cycle/moped	4	113	0.6%
Car or van	5	5736	30.4%
Car/van passenger	6	823	4.36%
Pedal cycle	7	233	1.23%
Walks all way	8	1216	6.45%
Other	9	104	0.55%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	7251	46.47%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Brit Rail/train	1	249	1.6%
Underground/tube	2	115	0.74%
Bus or coach	3	625	4.01%
Moto cycle/moped	4	91	0.58%
Car or van	5	4728	30.3%
Car/van passenger	6	660	4.23%
Pedal cycle	7	232	1.49%
Walks all way	8	1048	6.72%
Other	9	73	0.47%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	7344	47.01%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Brit Rail/train	1	230	1.47%
Underground/tube	2	107	0.68%
Bus or coach	3	673	4.31%
Moto cycle/moped	4	79	0.51%
Car or van	5	4692	30.03%
Car/van passenger	6	689	4.41%
Pedal cycle	7	222	1.42%
Walks all way	8	1069	6.84%
Other	9	68	0.44%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	4925	45.16%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Brit Rail/train	1	169	1.55%
Underground/tube	2	87	0.8%
Bus or coach	3	498	4.57%
Moto cycle/moped	4	61	0.56%
Car or van	5	3320	30.44%
Car/van passenger	6	505	4.63%
Pedal cycle	7	192	1.76%
Walks all way	8	763	7.0%
Other	9	12	0.11%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	5176	46.24%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Brit Rail/train	1	170	1.52%
Underground/tube	2	94	0.84%
Bus or coach	3	516	4.61%
Moto cycle/moped	4	71	0.63%
Car or van	5	3297	29.46%
Car/van passenger	6	489	4.37%
Pedal cycle	7	220	1.97%
Walks all way	8	761	6.8%
Other	9	16	0.14%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	4313	45.7%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Brit Rail/train	1	158	1.67%
Underground/tube	2	91	0.96%
Bus or coach	3	410	4.34%
Moto cycle/moped	4	54	0.57%
Car or van	5	2808	29.75%
Car/van passenger	6	449	4.76%
Pedal cycle	7	192	2.03%
Walks all way	8	631	6.69%
Other	9	18	0.19%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	4217	45.59%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Brit Rail/train	1	148	1.6%
Underground/tube	2	78	0.84%
Bus or coach	3	411	4.44%
Moto cycle/moped	4	48	0.52%
Car or van	5	2682	29.0%
Car/van passenger	6	424	4.58%
Pedal cycle	7	188	2.03%
Walks all way	8	604	6.53%
Other	9	11	0.12%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	4378	46.18%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Brit Rail/train	1	126	1.33%
Underground/tube	2	79	0.83%
Bus or coach	3	414	4.37%
Moto cycle/moped	4	53	0.56%
Car or van	5	2714	28.63%
Car/van passenger	6	428	4.51%
Pedal cycle	7	191	2.01%
Walks all way	8	662	6.98%
Other	9	11	0.12%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	4426	46.1%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Brit Rail/train	1	141	1.47%
Underground/tube	2	77	0.8%
Bus or coach	3	408	4.25%
Moto cycle/moped	4	57	0.59%
Car or van	5	2601	27.09%
Car/van passenger	6	411	4.28%
Pedal cycle	7	194	2.02%
Walks all way	8	669	6.97%
Other	9	17	0.18%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	4833	49.09%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Brit Rail/train	1	160	1.63%
Underground/tube	2	76	0.77%
Bus or coach	3	459	4.66%
Moto cycle/moped	4	70	0.71%
Car or van	5	2840	28.85%
Car/van passenger	6	428	4.35%
Pedal cycle	7	214	2.17%
Walks all way	8	720	7.31%
Other	9	34	0.35%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	5004	48.75%
Brit Rail/train	1	182	1.77%
Underground/tube	2	80	0.78%
Bus or coach	3	524	5.11%
Moto cycle/moped	4	88	0.86%
Car or van	5	2853	27.8%
Car/van passenger	6	474	4.62%
Pedal cycle	7	200	1.95%
Walks all way	8	785	7.65%
Other	9	55	0.54%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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