Summary information

Study title

Banbury Activity/Travel Survey, 1976

Creator

University of Oxford, Transport Studies Unit

Study number / PID

1095 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1095-1 (DOI)

Data access

Open

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The purpose of this study was to create a database of seven day household activity diaries on which to base models of travel decision making.

Main Topics:

Variables
For each household: details of household structure.
For every household member: personal details (age, sex, employment, etc.)
A diary giving details of all activities undertaken (both in and out of home) over a seven day period. Each activity is described by its start time, its location, and a description of the activity. Travel is included as an activity characterised by start time and mode.

Methodology

Data collection period

15/09/1976 - 25/10/1976

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Travel diaries
Individuals
Families/households
Subnational
Households

Universe

All addresses on the electoral roll and located within a defined sector of Banbury; that sector defined in terms of traffic zones used in Oxfordshire County Council survey, 1975

Sampling procedure

Simple random sample

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview
Diaries

Funding information

Grant number

MR2937

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1980

Terms of data access

  The Data Collection is to be made available to any user without the requirement for registration for download/access under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Related publications

Not available