Improved Public Transport for Disabled People: Volume II - Annexes 1-3

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Data Tables

A3.11 The following pages contain tables of results from the survey.

Table A3.1 Frequency of different journey types by urban/rural location of respondent

Most Days

At least once a week

At least once a month

A Few times a Year

Less Often

Never

N

%

%

%

%

%

%

U

R

U

R

U

R

U

R

U

R

U

R

Day centre or similar

1

2

5

11

2

3

0

-

1

1

91

83

687

Work/training or education

9

15

5

6

1

-

1

-

1

1

84

78

687

Evening leisure

2

1

15

12

8

12

7

8

4

7

64

60

687

Daytime leisure

8

10

21

16

5

6

3

3

3

9

60

57

687

Away for weekend

-

-

1

0

4

2

26

25

18

26

50

47

687

Away for holiday

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

10

37

39

49

51

687

Other medical visits

0

-

3

2

9

8

29

26

12

17

48

47

687

Convenience store/local shop

29

26

34

43

4

7

2

2

5

4

26

19

687

Personal business

1

3

48

47

22

29

5

2

3

2

21

17

687

Hospital appointments

0

-

2

4

9

9

43

39

28

36

18

13

687

Supermarket shopping

10

5

62

60

11

20

1

2

1

4

15

9

687

Visit friend or relatives

12

9

42

35

16

22

10

21

6

5

14

9

687

Visit Doctors

0

-

5

9

44

37

38

45

8

7

6

3

687

Source: TNS Disabled Transport Survey 2005

Table A3.2 Frequency of trip to convenience shop by key demographic variable

Most Days

At least once a week

At least once a month

A Few times a year

Less Often

Never

N

%

%

%

%

%

%

Economic status

Paid Employment

41

35

5

5

2

12

83

Retired from Paid Work

24

39

5

2

4

26

345

Unable to work owing to illness or disability

34

27

5

2

5

27

191

Other

23

37

2

4

7

27

86

Household type

Single pensioner

25

36

6

2

4

28

257

Pensioner couple

28

37

3

2

5

25

128

Single adult of working age

34

38

2

2

4

20

169

Couple of working age

30

31

7

3

7

23

121

Other

24

24

14

10

-

28

30

Type of disability

Difficulty walking

28

35

5

2

4

26

438

Mental Health problems or learning difficulties

29

38

4

4

5

21

89

Chest/heart problems

31

40

5

5

2

17

58

Other

32

30

3

2

6

27

117

Source: TNS Disabled Transport Survey 2005

Table A3.3 Frequency of trips for leisure purposes in the evenings by key variables

Most Days

At least once a week

At least once a month

A Few times a Year

Less Often

Never

N

%

%

%

%

%

%

Economic status

Paid Employment

2

31

16

12

5

34

83

Retired from Paid Work

2

14

8

6

5

65

345

Unable to work owing to illness or disability

2

11

6

5

3

73

191

Other

4

8

10

6

6

67

86

Household type

Single pensioner

2

13

7

6

4

68

257

Pensioner couple

1

12

11

9

6

62

128

Single adult of working age

2

19

10

5

3

62

169

Couple of working age

3

11

12

11

5

59

121

Other

3

28

-

-

3

66

30

Type of disability

Difficulty walking

1

14

11

7

5

62

438

Mental Health problems or learning difficulties

1

16

8

6

1

67

89

Chest/heart problems

7

19

3

5

3

62

58

Other

4

13

5

7

5

66

117

Source: TNS Disabled Transport Survey 2005

Table A3.4 Level of ease or difficulty of each journey type by urban/rural location

Very easy

Fairly easy

Neither easy nor difficult

Fairly difficult

Very difficult

N

%

%

%

%

%

U

R

U

R

U

R

U

R

U

R

Hospital appointments

19

20

35

34

11

13

19

17

16

16

571

Away for holiday

20

19

31

27

12

21

22

19

16

14

349

Day centre or similar

35

28

31

67

8

6

8

-

18

-

69

Other medical visits

18

19

37

29

12

21

22

16

11

14

360

Away for weekend

22

21

35

36

14

13

19

18

11

13

346

Supermarket shopping

22

23

39

38

10

5

19

20

10

14

592

Visit friend or relatives

22

27

39

34

10

11

19

19

11

9

599

Visit Doctors

23

31

40

42

11

10

18

10

9

8

652

Evening leisure

29

26

41

50

14

14

10

7

6

2

250

Personal business

26

25

42

44

11

11

16

14

6

6

550

Convenience store/local shop

32

27

39

51

9

5

16

12

5

6

518

Work/training or education

28

39

33

44

16

4

19

9

4

4

119

Daytime leisure

28

30

46

46

9

11

14

9

3

4

277

Source: TNS Disabled Transport Survey 2005

Table A3.5 Difficulty of journey to convenience shop by key variables

Very easy

Fairly easy

Neither easy nor difficult

Fairly difficult

Very difficult

N

%

%

%

%

%

Economic status

Paid Employment

44

34

6

14

3

83

Retired from Paid Work

31

45

9

12

4

345

Unable to work owing to illness or disability

28

40

10

15

6

191

Other

23

33

8

26

10

86

Household type

Single pensioner

28

41

11

14

6

257

Pensioner couple

31

47

7

13

2

128

Single adult of working age

37

39

7

13

4

169

Couple of working age

29

35

5

25

5

121

Other

24

52

14

-

10

30

Type of disability

Difficulty seeing

50

20

-

13

13

14

Difficulty walking

23

45

10

17

5

438

Difficulty hearing

39

29

4

25

4

40

Mental Health problems or learning difficulties

29

43

9

13

6

89

Chest/heart problems

42

38

4

10

6

58

Other

57

27

4

9

4

117

All

31

41

9

15

5

705

Source: TNS Disabled Transport Survey 2005

Table A3.6 Difficulty of journey for evening leisure purposes by key variables

Very easy

Fairly easy

Neither easy nor difficult

Fairly difficult

Very difficult

N

%

%

%

%

%

Economic status

Paid Employment

38

29

15

9

9

83

Retired from Paid Work

33

47

8

10

3

345

Unable to work owing to illness or disability

14

53

18

10

6

191

Other

21

25

32

11

11

86

Household type

Single pensioner

33

46

8

9

5

257

Pensioner couple

31

52

8

4

4

128

Single adult of working age

22

43

19

10

6

169

Couple of working age

25

33

22

12

8

121

Other

50

-

20

30

-

30

Type of disability

Difficulty seeing

25

25

-

-

50

14

Difficulty walking

23

47

13

11

7

438

Difficulty hearing

25

50

-

25

-

40

Mental Health problems or learning difficulties

21

50

18

11

-

89

Chest/heart problems

50

36

14

-

-

58

Other

48

20

15

10

8

117

All

29

42

14

10

6

705

Source: TNS Disabled Transport Survey 2005

Table A3.7 Percentage selecting option as the most important aid to ease travel by how often find it difficult to travel

Always

Sometimes

Occasionally

Never

Don't travel

All

%

%

%

%

%

%

Someone to accompany on whole journey

33

12

9

5

36

16

Public transport that is easier to get on/use

12

12

15

8

21

10

Access to own adapted transport

11

7

6

6

-

7

Increased public transport routes

6

10

10

7

14

6

Affordable public transport

2

7

8

12

-

6

More frequent public transport

3

3

6

16

-

7

Transport staff who understand my needs

4

7

6

5

14

6

More flexible public transport

4

5

10

8

7

6

Safer public transport

2

5

5

7

-

4

More reliable public transport

5

7

1

7

-

5

Financial scheme to help buy or adapt a car

4

3

5

4

-

5

Help to get to public transport

4

7

3

3

-

4

Assistance with connections

2

7

5

3

7

5

Someone to accompany on part journey

4

3

3

1

-

3

Advance journey information

2

3

3

4

-

3

Information about accessible transport

3

2

3

3

-

3

Information during journey

1

0

3

1

-

1

N =

207

166

110

204

18

705

Table A3.8 Initiatives which would encourage travel 'a lot more' by how often find it difficult to travel.

Always

Sometimes

Occasionally

Never

Don't travel

All

%

%

%

%

%

%

Staff who understand my support needs

26

16

19

8

14

17

More flexible public transport

10

18

14

9

21

13

Cheaper fares/concessions

7

14

13

14

-

11

New local bus routes

7

10

10

9

14

9

More frequent public transport

4

11

6

14

-

8

Improved reliability of service

4

7

9

9

-

7

Colour schemes for chairs/floors

1

1

-

-

-

1

Nothing would help

40

24

29

37

50

33

N =

207

166

110

204

18

705

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