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Summary information

Study title

Reading Diary Survey, 1973

Creator

Steadman, J. P., University of Cambridge, Department of Architecture, Centre for Land Use and Built Form Studies
Dickens, P. G., University of Cambridge, Department of Architecture, Centre for Land Use and Built Form Studies
March, L. J., University of Cambridge, Department of Architecture, Centre for Land Use and Built Form Studies

Study number / PID

1503 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1503-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


To investigate people's use of time in towns. It was expected that this study would be relevant to various planning and administrative concerns, such as peak hour traffic congestion, the timing of public transport services, the introduction of flexible working hours, extensions of shop opening hours, the reform of pub licensing laws, and patterns of leisure activity.
Main Topics:

Variables
Each of 450 sampled individuals was asked to complete a diary, covering seven days, in which he or she filled in descriptions from getting up to going to bed. The time of starting each activity was entered to the nearest minute, and the location as an address. For travel activities the mode was entered, and the destination. Each respondent also answered a questionaire giving standard background Socio-economic details.

Topics

Transport and travelTime useCommunity, urban and rural lifeLand use and planning

Keywords

READING (ACTIVITY)AGEBICYCLESCHILDRENFOOD AND NUTRITIONEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYMENTEVERYDAY LIFEGENDERHOLIDAYSHOUSEHOLDSHOUSEWORK
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/01/1973 - 31/03/1973

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Subnational
Adults

Universe

Individuals aged between 16 and 70 resident at 960 addresses in 35 selected wards in the Reading North and Reading South parliamentary constituencies

Sampling procedure

Wards sampled with probabilities related to their populations. Addresses in wards selected from electoral registers with probabilities related to numbers of electors listed. All individuals (not just electors) resident at each sampled address listed and one individual between age limits selected for survey

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview
Diaries

Funding information

Grant number

HR1676, HR2533

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1982

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Related publications

  • Steadman, J. and Shapcott, M. (1962) Rhythms of urban activity.
  • Williams, R. (1979) 'The 1971 Reading travel survey and the 1973 Reading activities diary survey:: a comparison between them and with the 1971 Census'
  • Bullock, N. (1978) 'Social trends'
  • Prendergast, L. (1978) 'Stability and variability in travel times'
  • Shapcott, M. and Steadman, J. (1978) 'Rhythms of urban activity' , London: Arnold.