Frequency of travel by car
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transportbehaviour_w14.trcarfq
Question label:
Frequency of travel by car
Question text:
How frequently do you travel by private car or van - whether as a driver or passenger? Please count a single trip as one journey and each return trip as two.
Question interviewer instructions:
ONLY INCLUDE TRAVEL WITHIN THE UK OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO.
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 222 | 0.63% |
| don't know | -1 | 185 | 0.52% |
| At least once a day | 1 | 12073 | 34.04% |
| 5 or more times a week, but not every day | 2 | 6679 | 18.83% |
| 3 or 4 times a week | 3 | 5005 | 14.11% |
| Once or twice a week | 4 | 4594 | 12.95% |
| Less than that but more than twice a month | 5 | 1282 | 3.61% |
| Once or twice a month | 6 | 1433 | 4.04% |
| Less than that but more than twice a year | 7 | 778 | 2.19% |
| Once or twice a year | 8 | 519 | 1.46% |
| Less than that or never | 9 | 2567 | 7.24% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 151 | 0.52% |
| don't know | -1 | 149 | 0.51% |
| At least once a day | 1 | 10486 | 35.82% |
| Less than once a day but at least 3 times a week | 2 | 6519 | 22.27% |
| Once or twice a week | 3 | 5063 | 17.3% |
| Less than that but more than twice a month | 4 | 1193 | 4.08% |
| Once or twice a month | 5 | 1475 | 5.04% |
| Less than that but more than twice a year | 6 | 744 | 2.54% |
| Once or twice a year | 7 | 562 | 1.92% |
| Less than that or never | 8 | 2731 | 9.33% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 117 | 0.34% |
| don't know | -1 | 137 | 0.4% |
| At least once a day | 1 | 16535 | 48.18% |
| Less than once a day but at least 3 times a week | 2 | 6914 | 20.15% |
| Once or twice a week | 3 | 4357 | 12.7% |
| Less than that but more than twice a month | 4 | 942 | 2.74% |
| Once or twice a month | 5 | 1319 | 3.84% |
| Less than that but more than twice a year | 6 | 683 | 1.99% |
| Once or twice a year | 7 | 500 | 1.46% |
| Less than that or never | 8 | 2011 | 5.86% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 50 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 93 | 0.24% |
| At least once a day | 1 | 19748 | 50.26% |
| Less than once a day but at least 3 times a week | 2 | 7560 | 19.24% |
| Once or twice a week | 3 | 4954 | 12.61% |
| Less than that but more than twice a month | 4 | 1199 | 3.05% |
| Once or twice a month | 5 | 1437 | 3.66% |
| Less than that but more than twice a year | 6 | 724 | 1.84% |
| Once or twice a year | 7 | 449 | 1.14% |
| Less than that or never | 8 | 1395 | 3.55% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available for IEMB | -10 | 4615 | 10.21% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| refusal | -2 | 24 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 38 | 0.08% |
| at least once a day | 1 | 20402 | 45.15% |
| less than once a day but at least 3 times a week | 2 | 7574 | 16.76% |
| once or twice a week | 3 | 5116 | 11.32% |
| less than that but more than twice a month | 4 | 1001 | 2.21% |
| once or twice a month | 5 | 1279 | 2.83% |
| less than that but more than twice a year | 6 | 611 | 1.35% |
| once or twice a year | 7 | 363 | 0.8% |
| less than that or never | 8 | 1040 | 2.3% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 36 | 0.08% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.01% |
| at least once a day | 1 | 22776 | 48.38% |
| less than once a day but at least 3 times a week | 2 | 8772 | 18.63% |
| once or twice a week | 3 | 6210 | 13.19% |
| less than that but more than twice a month | 4 | 1146 | 2.43% |
| once or twice a month | 5 | 1592 | 3.38% |
| less than that but more than twice a year | 6 | 696 | 1.48% |
| once or twice a year | 7 | 400 | 0.85% |
| less than that or never | 8 | 1502 | 3.19% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
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