Borders Railway Baseline Study - Final Report

Appendix F Control Area Survey

Transport Scotland – along with Peter Brett Associates and Streetwise Services – is undertaking research to investigate how people travel in Dumfries / East Lothian. The information collected will be used to inform future transport investment decisions.

This survey will ask you questions on your household and your current travel patterns. It should take around 10 minutes to complete.

As a thank you for taking part in this survey, if you wish, your details will be entered into a prize draw for one of five £50 shopping vouchers of your choice.

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About your Household

Q1 What is your Postcode
[coded in squares]

Q2 How many adults and children are permanent residents in your household?

Adults (16 or over) or [drop down: numbers – defaulting to 0]
Children / Young People (<16) [drop down: numbers – defaulting to 0]

Q3 What is the main Employment Status of you and any other adult members of your household? Where an answer is not applicable please state N/A
	Full time employment	Part time employment	Full or part time further education	Full or part time higher education	Permanently sick or disabled	Not in employment/looking after home or family	Unemployed	Retired	Other	NA
You
Adult 1
Adult 2
Adult 3
Adult 4
Adult 5

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About your Household

Q4 How many cars or vans are owned or available to your household?

[drop down: numbers – defaulting to 0]

Q5 How dependent would you say your household is on the use of a car?
[Select one]

I / we do not own a car and are not dependent on car travel
I / we do not own a car but are reliant on others for the use of their car(s)
I / we own one or more cars but use it / them infrequently
A car is not essential but I / we choose to use one on a regular basis
A car is essential for my / our everyday needs
2 or more cars are essential for our everyday needs

Q6 Do you hold a National Entitlement Card (which provides you with free bus travel)? [Select one]

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About your Neighbourhood

Q7 Thinking about your neighbourhood, how would you rate it as a place to live? By neighbourhood we mean the street you live in and the streets nearby (urban) or the local area (rural).
[Select one]

Very good
Fairly good
Neither good nor poor
Fairly poor
Very poor
No opinion

Q8 How strongly do you feel you belong to your neighbourhood?
[Select one]

Very strongly
Fairly strongly
Not very strongly
Not at all strongly
Don’t know

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Your Household and Current Public Transport

Q9 In general, how satisfied are you with current public transport services with respect to your household’s travel needs?
[Select one]

Very Satisfied – [go to Q10]
Satisfied– [go to Q10]
Neither Satisfied or Dissatisfied– [go to Q11]
Dissatisfied– [go to Q10]
Very Dissatisfied– [go to Q10]
Don’t know– [go to Q11]
There are no public transport services where I live– [go to Q11]

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Your Household and Current Public Transport

Q10 What are the main factors which influence this?

[Select all that apply]

Availability of public transport services
Frequency
Fares
Length of operating day
Overall journey time
Reliability
Other (specify)

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Your Household and Current Public Transport

Q11 If public transport services in your area improved, would your household be more likely to use it?
[Select one]

Yes [go to Q12]
No – [go to Q13]

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Your Household and Current Public Transport

Q12 Which improvements would make you use it more?
[Select all that apply]

Availability of public transport services
Frequency
Fares
Length of operating day
Overall journey time
Reliability
Other (specify)

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Part 1a: Commuting to Work

We are interested in personal journeys you make commuting to and from work. Please do not record trips made in the course of work to meetings etc or where it is your job to make deliveries or where you drive a bus, taxi or other vehicle.

Q13 Do you regularly commute to work?

Yes [go to Q14]
no [go to Q15]

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Part 1a: Commuting to Work

Q14

(5) Where is your place of work? [see dropdown: Edinburgh Areas/ Control Area Towns/ Other Scottish Local Authorities (excluding Control Area)/Wider Area]

(6) What is the main mode of transport which you use to get there? [drop down: Car or van driver, car or van passenger, car (park and ride – bus), car (park and ride – train), bus, train, cycle, taxi, motorbike, walk, other (specify)]

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Part 1a: Commuting to Work

if ‘car’ are you able to park for free at your workplace? [drop down: yes / no]

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Part 1a: Commuting to Work

if ‘no’ Do you regularly pay for parking at your workplace? [drop down: yes / no]

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Part 1a: Commuting to Work

(7) How many return trips from home to work do you make per typical working week? “i.e. a typical 5 day week would be 5 return trips” [drop down: numbers, defaulting to 0]

(8) Does this return journey typically involve walking or cycling for more than 30 minutes? [drop down: yes / no]

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Part 1b: Commuting to Education

Q15 Do you regularly commute to further / higher education?

Yes [go to Q16]
No [go to Q17]

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Part 1b: Commuting to Education

Q16

(5) Where is your place of education? [see DROPDOWN: Edinburgh Areas/ Control Area Towns/ Other Scottish Local Authorities (excluding Control Area)/Wider Area]

(6) What is the main mode of transport which you use to get there? [drop down: Car or van driver, car or van passenger, car (park and ride – bus), car (park and ride – train), train, bus, cycle, taxi, motorbike, walk, other (specify)]

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Part 1b: Commuting to Education

if ‘car’ Are you able to park for free at your place of education? [drop down: yes / no]

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Part 1b: Commuting to Education

if ‘no’ Do you regularly pay for parking at your place of education? [drop down: yes / no]

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(7) How many return trips from home to education do you make per typical working week? “i.e. a typical 5 day week would be 5 return trips” [drop down: numbers, defaulting to 0]

(8) Does this return journey typically involve walking or cycling for more than 30 minutes? [drop down: yes / no]

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Part 2: Travel for all other purposes (excluding for work / education) to [Edinburgh for East Lothian] / [Dumfries, Stranrear, Glasgow for D&G]

Q17 How many return journeys do you make to [Edinburgh for East Lothian] / [Dumfries, Stranrear, Glasgow for D&G] in a typical month? Where you do not make any trips for the purpose described please select ‘0’
	0	1	2	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	>10
Shopping
Leisure (cinema/theatre/eating out/nights out) or sport (participation and spectating)
Business (not commuting)
Visiting friends and relatives

Q18) What mode of transport do you typically use for these journeys (please tick all that apply) Where you do not make any trips for the purpose described please select n/a
	Car or van all the way	Park and Ride (car Bus)	Park and Ride (car train)	Bus	Taxi	Train	Bicycle	Motorbike	Other	NA
Shopping
Leisure (cinema/theatre/eating out/nights out) or sport (participation and spectating)
Business (not commuting)
Visiting friends and relatives

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Background Information

To end the survey we would like to ask some questions about you. These will be used to understand the characteristics of people completing the survey. Please choose ‘Rather not say’ or leave your response blank if you don’t want to answer any of the questions.

BI Q1) Gender: Male / Female / Prefer not to say

BI Q2) What was your age last birthday?: 1624, 2534, 3544, 4554, 5564, 6574, 75+. Prefer not to say

BI Q3) In which of these ways do you occupy your accommodation?

Buying with mortgage/loan
Own it outright
Part rent/part mortgage
Rents (including rents paid by housing benefit)
Living here rent free
N/A

BI Q4) If you are Employed or Self Employed, in what sector are you employed for you main occupation? If respondent is uncertain which category to choose, please select ‘other’ and state occupation.

Agriculture
Fishing
Manufacturing
Construction
Wholesale & Retail
Transportation and Storage
Tourism, Accommodation and Food Service Activities
Information and Communication
Financial and Insurance Activities
Property
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities
Business Administrative and Support Service Activities
Public Administration
Education
Health
Other (please specify)

BI Q5) Do you have a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?

Yes [Go to B1 Q6]
No [Go to B1 Q7]
Don’t know [Go to B1 Q7]
Rather not say [Go to B1 Q7]

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Background Information

B1 Q6) Does your condition or illness reduce your ability to carryout daytoday activities?

Yes, a lot
Yes, a little
Not at all

B1 Q7) Do any of the following Statements apply to you? (please tick all that apply)

I am a Blue Badge holder
I hold a valid driving licence
None of the above

BI Q8) Which of the following best describes the annual income of your household (before tax)?

Less than £10,000	£40,001 £50,000
£10,001 £20,000	£50,001 £60,000
£20,001 £30,000	Over £60,000
£30,001 £40,000	Don’t know
	Prefer not to say

BI Q9) How would you describe your cultural or ethnic background?

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Thank you for completing this survey.

If you wish to be entered into the Prize Draw for one of five £50 shopping vouchers of your choice, please provide your name and contact details. Peter Brett Associates will randomly select and notify the winners after 6 September 2015, no cash alternative will be offered. These details will remain confidential and will not be linked to your survey response.

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:

Telephone number:

Please tick if you would be willing to take part in either of the following

	Yes	no
A follow up survey in a few years
Further research on behalf of Transport Scotland

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If yes please provide contact details if not already provided above

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:

Telephone number: