Wednesday 22 November 2000
Research shows that lowering the cost of public transport is the public's main transport priority.
- MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 2,003 adults aged 18+ nationwide throughout Great Britain.
- Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face between 22 June - 24 July 2000.
- Data were weighted to match the profile of the population.
- Where results do not sum to 100, this is due to computer rounding.
- An asterisk (*) represents a value of less than one half of one percent, but not zero.
Q1 Now for some questions on life in this neighbourhood. Which two or three of these most need improving in this neighbourhood?
| | 1999 | 2000 | Change 99-00 |
|---|
| | % | % | ±% |
|---|
| Facilities for children/young people | 30 | 33 | +3 |
| Road safety/speed of traffic | 30 | 28 | -2 |
| Jobs and employment | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Safety/low crime rate | 21 | 26 | +4 |
| Good public transport | 20 | 22 | +2 |
| Good leisure facilities | 19 | 20 | +1 |
| Uncongested roads | 19 | 17 | -2 |
| A clean environment | 15 | 14 | -1 |
| Affordable housing | 13 | 18 | +5 |
| Quality of the air | 11 | 5 | -6 |
| Traffic noise | 9 | 6 | -3 |
| Good schools | 8 | 9 | +1 |
| Good facilities for pedestrians and cyclists | 7 | 8 | +1 |
| Access to facilities for the community | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Peaceful area | 6 | 7 | +1 |
| Access to health centres and chemists | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| None of these/don't know | 4 | 6 | +2 |
Q2 How satisfied or dissatisfied would you say you are with the road system in this area?
| | % |
|---|
| Very satisfied | 5 |
| Fairly satisfied | 45 |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 15 |
| Fairly dissatisfied | 23 |
| Very dissatisfied | 11 |
| |
| Satisfied | 50 |
| Dissatisfied | 35 |
| Don't know | * |
Q3 How satisfied or dissatisfied would you say you are with road maintenance in this area?
| | 1991 | 1995 | 2000 | Change 95-00 |
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| | % | % | % | ±% |
|---|
| Very satisfied | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| Fairly satisfied | 27 | 39 | 38 | -1 |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 9 | 11 | 17 | +6 |
| Fairly dissatisfied | 29 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Very dissatisfied | 26 | 19 | 16 | -3 |
| |
| Satisfied | 29 | 43 | 41 | -2 |
| Dissatisfied | 55 | 44 | 41 | -3 |
| Net satisfied | -25 | -1 | 0 | |
| Don't know | 6 | 3 | * | -2 |
Q4 During peak times, how much of a problem would you say road congestion is in the area 5 miles around where you live? Is it …
| | 1991 | 1995 | 2000 | Change 97-00 |
|---|
| Base: Car drivers/Car in household | (1,163) | (1,167) | (1,305) | |
|---|
| | % | % | % | ±% |
|---|
| A very bad problem | 37 | 29 | 28 | -1 |
| A fairly bad problem | 33 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| A minor problem | 17 | 24 | 25 | +1 |
| No problem at all | 12 | 11 | 10 | -1 |
| |
| Very/fairly bad problem | 70 | 64 | 63 | -1 |
| Don't know | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 |
Q5 I am going to read out a number of modes of transport, for each one could you tell me whether you think that they have improved, stayed the same or got worse over the last five years?
| | Improved | Stayed the same | Got worse | Don't know |
|---|
| | % | % | % | % |
|---|
| Bus services (All) | 26 | 28 | 26 | 20 |
| Bus services (Bus users-1,311) | 33 | 31 | 26 | 9 |
| |
| Train services (All) | 15 | 30 | 18 | 37 |
| Train service (Train users-843) | 26 | 40 | 22 | 12 |
| |
| The roads system | 19 | 35 | 40 | 6 |
| The Roads system (car owners-1,534) | 20 | 33 | 42 | 5 |
Q6 If the government were to invest extra money on transport, in which two or three of the following areas would you most like to see greater investment made?
| | % |
|---|
| Reducing the cost of public transport | 56 |
| Improving the reliability and frequency of bus services | 40 |
| Improving road and pavement maintenance | 35 |
| Building new roads in congestion 'hot spots' | 35 |
| Improving road safety | 34 |
| Improving the railway network | 30 |
| Improving personal safety when using public transport | 19 |
| Other | 1 |
| None of these | 1 |
| Don't know | 2 |
Q7 And have you used either buses or trains at all in the last twelve months? If yes, which?
| Yes | % |
|---|
| Buses | 65 |
| Trains | 43 |
| No/neither | 25 |
| Don't know | * |