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Q1a On average, how often, if at all, do you personally drive a car or light van nowadays? Q1b And, on average, how often, if at all, are you a passenger in a car or light van owned or driven by someone else, for example a friend, relative or an other member of your household?
- Fieldwork dates: 24-29 June 2004
- All figures in percentages
- Base: Adults aged 15+ unless otherwise stated (2,189)
- Data have been weighted to the known population profile
- Number of sample points across Britain: 203
- Interviews conducted face-to-face in respondents' homes using the MORI Omnibus
- Numbers may not always add up to 100% due to computer rounding or multiple answers
Q1a On average, how often, if at all, do you personally drive a car or light van nowadays?Q1b And, on average, how often, if at all, are you a passenger in a car or light van owned or driven by someone else, for example a friend, relative or an other member of your household?
| Q1A | Q1B | |
| % | % | |
| Every day/most days | 46 | 11 |
| Several times a week | 7 | 15 |
| Once or twice a week | 6 | 27 |
| 2-3 times a month | 1 | 8 |
| Once a month | 0 | 7 |
| Once every two to three months | 0 | 5 |
| Once every 4-6 months | 1 | 3 |
| Less often | 1 | 6 |
| Never | 35 | 15 |
| Don't know | 2 | 2 |
Q2a Which of the following, if any, do you consider to be the main contributors to traffic congestion in your local area? Which others?Base: All giving more than one response at q2a (1,229)Q2b And, which ONE do you consider to be the MAIN contributor towards traffic congestion in your local area?
| Q2A | Q2B | |
| % | % | |
| SHOPPING | ||
| People driving to/from shops in town or city centres | 28 | 10 |
| People driving to/from out of town shopping centres | 15 | 4 |
| People driving to/from supermarkets or hypermarkets for food or groceries | 18 | 4 |
| People driving to/from retail parks or warehouse outlets for DIY/gardening equipment, furniture or electrical goods | 10 | 2 |
| OTHER | ||
| People driving to/from a place of work or station | 39 | 27 |
| People driving children to/from schools | 58 | 36 |
| People driving to leisure activities such as dining out, going to a pub, club, cinema, sports centre or visiting places of interest | 7 | 1 |
| Trucks and lorries in town centres | 23 | 9 |
| Other | 10 | 4 |
| None of these | 2 | n/a |
| There is very little/no traffic congestion in my local area. | 7 | n/a |
| Don't know | 3 | 3 |
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