Background information
It asks questions on how far people travel, how they travel, commuting to and from work, walking, journeys by car, train, bus and bicycle.
The survey covers the following topic areas:
Personal travel, how we travel, why we travel, vehicle mileage, bicycle ownership and access to public transport.
Received a letter?
The information leaflet explains all about the survey in detail.
Every household selected will receive a letter about the survey by post, a generic copy of the letter send to households is avaiable for information.
Our interviewers will present their official NISRA ID when they call.
You can view the letters sent to respondents and alternative language versions that are available for this survey.
The leaflet and letter sent to respondents can be viewed on the Travel Survey documents webpage.
If you have any questions please phone or email Philip McCurley, 028 9051 5416, philip.mccurley@nisra.gov.uk
Methodology
The Travel Survey for Northern Ireland is required to provide a comprehensive picture of personal travel behaviour by people living in private households in Northern Ireland. The sample is therefore designed to provide a representative sample of households in Northern Ireland.
The sample for the Travel Survey consists of a systematic random sample of 1,920 addresses selected from the NISRA Address Register (NAR). The NAR is developed within NISRA and is primarily based on the Land & Property Services (LPS) POINTER database.
A total of 160 addresses are selected for interview each month for the Travel Survey. Each member of each household is asked to provide information about journeys made in a pre-selected seven-day period, known as the Travel Week.
The information for the survey is collected in the following stages:
- A placement call where members of the household are asked a series of questions about household composition, type of vehicles, travel habits and use of public transport.
- A travel diary is left with each respondent to be completed during a selected "travel week".
- Finally a pick-up call - our interviewer will then call at the address to pick up the completed diaries.
Questionnaire
A copy of the questionnaire can be viewed on the Travel Survey documents webpage.
| Household information | Availability of public transport |
| Bicycle access | Number of household vehicles |
| Disability | Satisfaction with local public transport |
| Driving license holding | Employment, Occupation and Industry, Income |
| Place of work and travel to work | Types of public transport tickets held |
| Cycling | Make and model of Vehicle |
| Year of registration | Engine size |
| Mileage | Car usage for school, work and in course of work journeys |
| Parking |
Results / Publications
Results from the Travel Survey are published by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) on the DfI Travel Survey for Northern Ireland page.
Further Information / Helpful Links
- UK Statistics Authority’s Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics for the Travel Survey for Northern Ireland
- Transport governance and the management of car dependency in Belfast
Contacts
For more information of the Travel Survey for Northern Ireland please contact:
Philip McCurley
Telephone: 028 9051 5416
Email: philip.mccurley@nisra.gov.uk
Leia Cairns
Telephone: 028 9025 5132
Email: Leia.Cairns@nisra.gov.uk
For more information on the results from the Travel Survey for Northern Ireland please contact:
Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch
Telephone: 028 9054 0799
Email: ASRB@nisra.gov.uk