Summary information

Study title

County Surveyors Society Trip Rate Data Bank, 1974-1979, 1981

Creator

Mallett, T. J., Durham County Council
Ward, D., Tyne and Wear County Council
Ramsey, J. B. H., Tyne and Wear County Council

Study number / PID

1744 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1744-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To compile a trip rate data bank as a base for counties to use in research and analysis. Using the data, better forecasts of travel needs can be made and hence planning of all aspects of private and public transport can be undertaken with a greater certainty.
Main Topics:
Variables
Number of trips, number of stages, start time, finish time, origin, destination, land use of destination, method of travel, purpose of journey.
Number of household members present/absent, aged above/below five years.
Number of cars/motor cycles/scooters normally available to household. Total household income. Age, sex, household status, occupation, employment status, driving licence.

Methodology

Data collection period

01/03/1974 - 01/06/1974

Country

England

Time dimension

Repeated cross-sectional study
six annual surveys, 1974-1979, and 1981

Analysis unit

Subnational
Families/households
Journeys
Households

Universe

Households in Durham, Tyne and Wear, Norfolk, Northumberland, Cumbria, Cheshire, Cornwall, Hereford and Worcester, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Northamptonshire

Sampling procedure

One-stage cluster sample
each county chose six clusters each of between 600 and 1000 households. 200 interviews were undertaken in two clusters each year

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview
Diaries
Travel diaries

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

Not available