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2001 Census - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 2001
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GBR_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Transport to work, UK (including to study in Scotland) (UK2001A_WKTRAN)

Data file: GBR2001_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 196
End: 197
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="UK01A406 UK01A411 UK01A423 UK01A429 UK01A431 UK01A432 UK01A405 UK01A418 UK01A419 UK01A420 UK01A427 UK01A439 UK01A440 UK01A442 UK01A444 UK01A449 UK01A450 UK01A030 UK01A034 UK01A035 UK01A041 UK01A422">[Questions 16 - 35 were asked of people age 16 to 74.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="UK01A450 UK01A405 UK01A444 UK01A418 UK01A419">[Questions 32 - 35 were asked of persons who were working last week.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="UK01A444">34. How do you usually travel to work?<br /><div class="i1">[Check] one box only.<br />[Check] the box for the longest part, by distance, of your usual journey to work.<br /><br />[] Work mainly at or from home<br />[] Underground, metro, light rail, tram<br />[] Train<br />[] Bus, minibus or coach<br />[] Motor cycle, scooter or moped<br />[] Driving a car or van<br />[] Passenger in a car or van<br />[] Taxi<br />[] Bicycle<br />[] On foot<br />[] Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Work mainly at or from home
02 Underground metro light rail(England Wales and Scotland) or tram(England and Wales) or tube(Scotland)
03 Train
04 Bus minibus or coach
05 Motor cycle scooter or moped
06 Driving a car or van
07 Passenger in a car or van
08 Taxi or minicab
09 Bicycle
10 On foot
11 Other
12 Car or van pool for North Ireland only
98 Unknown
99 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's mode of transportation to work, including to study in Scotland.
Universe
United Kingdom 2001: Persons age 16 to 74 who were employed last week [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

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