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LS variable metadata
| MTWP11 |
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| Table | ME11 2011 Census |
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| Short description | Mode of transport to work. 2011. |
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| Source | 2011 Census. Question 41 (How do you usually travel to work?). Tick one box only. |
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| Code notes | Question asked of those aged 16 and over.
1-11, -6, -9 |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Work mainly at or from home |
| 2 | Underground, metro, light rail, tram |
| 3 | Train |
| 4 | Bus, minibus or coach |
| 5 | Taxi |
| 6 | Motorcycle, scooter or moped |
| 7 | Driving a car or van |
| 8 | Passenger in a car or van |
| 9 | Bicycle |
| 10 | On foot |
| 11 | Other method of travel to work |
| -6 | Missing |
| -9 | No code required (People not in employment, People who do not travel to work, Students not at their term-time address) |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 4364 |
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| fullname | (ME11)MTWP11 |
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| description | Calculated to be consistent with 2001 and 2011 output tables. |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 2011 Census. Question 41 (How do you usually travel to work?). Tick one box only. |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | Using the Census Standard Variable TRANSPORT (Method of travel to work) alone to provide counts of mode of transport to work can be misleading as often someone ticks working from home in Question 40 (In your main job, what is the address of your workplace |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| classification | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | ME11 |
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