Summary information
Study title
Countryside Commission Footpath User Survey, 1984
Creator
Countryside Commission
Research Bureau Limited
Study number / PID
2094 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-2094-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The aim of this survey was to obtain information on the use of, and attitudes towards, the public footpath network in England and Wales.
Main Topics:
Variables
Types of users on Long Distance Routes, Recreational Footpaths and other public footpaths; purpose for which the path was used; whether paths satisfy people's expectations and requirements.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
20/08/1984 - 04/11/1984
Country
England and Wales
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sample (i). Sample (ii) was a part of a repeated cross-sectional survey, included within the Omnibus cycle.
Analysis unit
Individuals
National
Amenity users
Countryside visitors
Walkers
Universe
Men and women aged 12 to 75 who were using, or had used in the last 4 weeks, Recreational Footpaths or Long Distance Routes (LDRs) in England and Wales
Sampling procedure
Two different methods were used:
Sample (i)
On-site interviews were conducted to collect information on Long Distance Routes (LDRS) and on Recreational Footpaths. Selection of interviewing points on the footpaths was carefully made to yield an appropriate cross-section.
Sample (ii)
Information on the ordinary public network footpaths was collected via a series of questionnaires added to the RBL Speed Search Omnibus which established, over five Omnibus cycles, whether the respondent qualified as a walker, or whether any member of the household aged between 12 and 75 had walked over the last four weeks.
Sample (i)
On-site interviews were conducted to collect information on Long Distance Routes (LDRS) and on Recreational Footpaths. Selection of interviewing points on the footpaths was carefully made to yield an appropriate cross-section.
Sample (ii)
Information on the ordinary public network footpaths was collected via a series of questionnaires added to the RBL Speed Search Omnibus which established, over five Omnibus cycles, whether the respondent qualified as a walker, or whether any member of the household aged between 12 and 75 had walked over the last four weeks.
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1986
Terms of data access
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Related publications
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