Active and Sustainable Travel in Northern Ireland 2020/2021

Key points

Walking and Cycling in Northern Ireland

Of the respondents who travelled to and/or from work, 11% said that they normally walk to and/or from work, and 3% normally cycle to and/or from work.
Almost three quarters of respondents (74%) are satisfied with walking facilities in their area while 53% are satisfied with cycling facilities in their area.

Public Transport in Northern Ireland

Around 8 in 10 (79%) respondents are satisfied with Public transport facilities in their area.
A third (33%) of respondents used public transport at least once a month, and 64% used public transport at least once a year.

E-vehicles in Northern Ireland

34% of all respondents would ‘definitely’ or ‘strongly consider’ buying an electric vehicle as their next purchase.

Introduction

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is committed to encouraging people to use sustainable transport options such as walking and cycling, public transport, and driving Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs). These priority areas for the Department are designed to deliver active and sustainable travel options to build connectivity, reduce emissions and promote health and well-being for all.

DfI invests in developing better walking and cycling infrastructure and provides significant levels of funding to support and improve public transport services for passengers through a service agreement with Translink, and provides grants to fund a range of passenger transport services aimed at reducing rural and social isolation across Northern Ireland. To support the uptake of ULEVs, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) provides a range of UK-wide e-car related grants including grants towards the purchase of plug-in cars and vans and grants for home, workplace and residential charge points.

The Department for Infrastructure wants to create safer conditions that will encourage more people to complete short journeys by an active and sustainable method of travel, where possible. Encouraging more sustainable and efficient ways of travelling as preferred choices could also contribute to reduced traffic congestion particularly in the peak am/pm commuter period, improved air quality and encourage healthier, more environmentally sustainable lifestyles which would bring many other economic benefits.

Uses of the data

This publication presents information from the 2020/21 Continuous Household Survey (CHS) in relation to the extent of walking and cycling to and/or from work, attitudes to walking, cycling and public transport, and likelihood to purchase an e-vehicle.

The information will be used to assist the Department in focusing its policies on addressing the key issues that prevent people from taking up active and sustainable travel and to encourage more people to use active and sustainable methods of travel, where possible.

Methodology changes due to COVID-19

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, data collection for the 2020/21 survey moved from face-to-face interviewing to telephone mode with a reduction in the number of questions. The results from the CHS 2020/21 are not directly comparable to previous years due to the significant changes to the survey in terms of methodology and content.

The output from the survey, in terms of the range and depth of topics covered, has been reduced from that of previous years, with the subsequent capacity for detailed analysis constrained.

More information is available on the NISRA website.

Part 1: Walking and Cycling to work in Northern Ireland

Question modules on walking and cycling to work been included biennially in the CHS since 2014/15, however trend and comparison data is limited due to methodology and content changes during the 2020/21 survey period.

This section presents data from the 2020/21 Continuous Household Survey (CHS) in relation to the proportion of respondents who walk or cycle to and/or from work. This information will be used to assist the Department in encouraging more people to incorporate active travel into their everyday routines.

1.1 Walking to work in Northern Ireland

Respondents were asked if they normally walk to or from work. Of the 1,081 who provided information, a small proportion (5%) said they work from home.

Figure 1: Do you normally walk to and/or from work? (%)

Of the remaining sample who travel to work, 10% said they normally walk to and from work, 1% said they normally walk either to or from work. Almost nine in ten (89%) respondents do not walk to or from work.

Figure 2: Do you normally walk to and/or from work? (by respondent group) (%)

Looking at those who walk to and/or from work, by respondent group, a higher proportion of those in urban areas (13%) do so than those in rural areas (7%). A similar proportion of male (11%) and female (11%) respondents said they walk to and/or from work.

Due to small sample size, breakdowns by age, LGD and Deprivation quintile are not available.

1.2 Cycling to work in Northern Ireland

Figure 3: Do you normally cycle to and/or from work? (%)

Of the 990 respondents who said they travel to work, 2% said they normally cycle to and from work and 1% said they normally cycle to or from work. The majority (97%) said they do not cycle to or from work.

Figure 4: Do you normally cycle to and/or from work? (by respondent group) (%)

Looking at those who cycle to or from work by respondent group, a higher proportion of those in urban areas (5%) said they cycle to or from work than those in rural areas (1%).

Male respondents (5%) were more likely than female respondents (2%) to cycle to or from work.

Due to small sample size, breakdowns by age, LGD and Deprivation quintile are not available.

Part 2: Walking, Cycling and Public Transport in Northern Ireland

2.1 Walking

Question modules on attitudes towards walking have been included in the CHS since 2017/18, however trend and comparison data is limited due to methodology and content changes during the 2020/21 survey period.

This section presents data from the 2020/21 Continuous Household Survey (CHS) in relation to satisfaction with walking, and likelihood to walk short journeys (up to 3 km/2 miles). This information will be used to assist the Department in encouraging more people to take up active travel.

Figure 5: Are you satisfied with the current provision for walking and walkers in your area? (%)*

^{*due to methodology changes figures from 2020/21 are not
directly comparable with previous years.}

Respondents were asked to indicate whether or not they are satisfied with the current situation for walking and walkers in their local area taking consideration of condition of footpaths, pedestrian crossings, and street lighting etc.

In 2020/21, 74% of respondents said that they were satisfied with walking conditions in their area.

Figure 6: Are you satisfied with the current provision for walking and walkers in your area? (by respondent group) (%)

A higher proportion of those aged 16-24 (80%) were satisfied with walking in their area, compared with 72% of those aged 50 to 64, and 65 and over.

Male respondents (79%) were more likely to be satisfied with walking in their area than female respondents (69%).

Respondents living in urban areas (77%) were more likely than those living in rural areas (68%) to be satisfied with walking in their area.

Figure 7: Are you satisfied with the current provision for walking and walkers in your area? (by local government district) (%)*

^{*due to small sample size, figures for Fermanagh and Omagh
are not available.}

Almost 8 in 10 (79%) respondents in Belfast City Council area were satisfied with walking in their area, which is the highest of all the LGD’s.

The council area with the lowest proportion of respondents satisfied with walking in their area was in Newry, Mourne, and Down (65%).

Figure 8: Are you satisfied with the current provision for walking and walkers in your area? (by Deprivation quintile) (%)

There was no real difference in satisfaction with walking facilities in their local area for those living in the most deprived (75%) and the least deprived areas (76%).

Figure 9: Are you likely to walk short journeys (up to 3km / 2 miles)? (%)*

^{*due to methodology changes figures from 2020/21 are not
directly comparable with previous years.}

When asked about their likelihood to walk short journeys, almost 7 in 10 respondents (69%) said they were likely to walk short journeys (up to 2 miles/3 km).

Figure 10: Are you likely to walk short journeys (up to 3km / 2 miles)? (by respondent group) (%)

Looking at the likelihood to walk short journeys by respondent group, the oldest age group (65 and over) were the least likely to walk short journeys (56%) compared to all other age groups. More than seven in ten (71%) male respondents said they would be likely to walk short journeys, compared with just over two-thirds (67%) of female respondents.

Respondents living in urban areas (76%) are more likely to walk short journeys than those in rural areas (57%).

Figure 11: Are you likely to walk short journeys (up to 3km / 2 miles)? (by local government district) (%)*

^{*due to small ample size, figures for Fermanagh and Omagh
are not available.}

By council area, more than three-quarters (78%) of respondents in Belfast City Council said they were likely to walk short journeys compared with less than half (48%) of respondents in Mid Ulster.

Figure 12: Are you likely to walk short journeys (up to 3km / 2 miles)? (by Deprivation quintile) (%)

There was no real difference in the proportion likely to walk short distances when comparing those living in the most deprived areas (75%) and those living in the least deprived areas (73%).

2.2 Cycling

Question modules on attitudes towards Cycling have been included in the CHS since 2017/18, however trend and comparison data is limited due to methodology and content changes during the 2020/21 survey period.

This section presents data from the 2020/21 Continuous Household Survey (CHS) in relation to satisfaction with cycling, and likelihood to cycle short journeys (up to 3 km/2 miles). This information will be used to assist the Department in encouraging more people to take up active travel.

Figure 13: Are you satisfied with the current provision for cycling and cyclists in your area? (%)*

^{*due to methodology changes figures from 2020/21 are not
directly comparable with previous years.}

In 2020/21, more than half (53%) of respondents said they were satisfied with cycling in their area.

Figure 14: Are you satisfied with the current provision for cycling and cyclists in your area? (by respondent group) (%)

Those aged 16-24 (65%) were most likely to say they were satisfied with cycling in their area.

Male respondents (57%) were more likely to be satisfied with cycling in their area, compared with female respondents (50%).

Figure 15: Are you satisfied with the current provision for cycling and cyclists in your area? (by local government district) (%)*

^{*due to small sample size, figures for Fermanagh and Omagh
are not available.}

More than six in ten (61%) respondents in Causeway Coast and Glens council area said they were satisfied with cycling in their area, compared with 44% of respondents in Newry, Mourne and Down council.

Figure 16: Are you satisfied with the current provision for cycling and cyclists in your area? (by Deprivation Quintile) (%)

Those living in the most deprived areas (58%) were more likely to be satisfied with cycling facilities in their area than those living in the least deprived areas (48%).

Figure 17: Are you likely to cycle short journeys (up to 5km / 3 miles)? (%)*

^{*due to methodology changes figures from 2020/21 are not
directly comparable with previous years.}

Respondents were asked if they would be likely to cycle short journeys (up to 3km/2 miles). In 2020/21, a quarter (25%) of respondents said they would be likely to cycle short journeys.

Figure 18: Are you likely to cycle short journeys (up to 5km / 3 miles)? (by respondent group) (%)

37% of those aged 16-24 said they were likely to cycle short journeys, comapred with 9% of those aged 65 and over.

Male respondents (34%) were more likely to cycle short journeys than females (16%).

Figure 19: Are you likely to cycle short journeys (up to 5km / 3 miles)? (by local government district) (%)*

^{*due to small sample size, figures for Fermanagh and Omagh
are not available.}

More than a third (35%) of respondents in Derry and Strabane said they would be likely to cycle short journeys, compared with 17% of respondents in Mid Ulster.

Figure 20: Are you likely to cycle short journeys (up to 5km / 3 miles)? (by Deprivation Quintile) (%)

There was no real difference in the proportion that said they would cycle for short journeys when comparing those living in the least deprived areas (28%) and those living in the most deprived areas (23%).

2.3 Public Transport

Question modules on attitudes towards Public Transport were previously included in the CHS (since 2017/18), however trend and comparison data is limited due to methodology and content changes during the 2020/21 survey period.

This section presents data from the 2020/21 Continuous Household Survey (CHS) in relation to frequency of public transport use, satisfaction with using, and feelings of safety while using public transport. This information will be used to assist the Department in encouraging more people to use public transport.

Figure 21: How often do you use public transport? (%)

Around a fifth of respondents use public transport ‘everyday’ (6%) or at least ‘once a week’ (11%) while more than a quarter (26%) said they ‘never’ use public transport.

Figure 22: Are you satisfied with public transport facilities in your area? (%)*

^{*due to methodology changes figures from 2020/21 are not
directly comparable with previous years.}

In 2020/21, almost 8 in 10 (79%) of respondents said they were ‘satisfied’ with public transport facilities in their area.

Figure 23: Are you satisfied with public transport facilities in your area? (by respondent group) (%)

Those aged 65 and over (85%) were more likely to say they were satisfied with public transport than those aged 16-24 (76%).

A higher proportion of respondents in urban areas (85%) said they were satisfied with public transport in their area compared with those living in rural areas (67%).

Figure 24: Are you satisfied with public transport facilities in your area? (by local government district) (%)*

^{*due to small sample size, figures for Fermanagh and Omagh
are not available.}

Almost nine in ten (89%) respondents in Belfast City Council said they were satisfied with public transport facilities in their area, compared with seven in ten (70%) in Newry, Mourne and Down.

Figure 25: Are you satisfied with public transport facilities in your area? (by Deprivation quintile) (%)

Satisfaction with public transport facilities in their area is similar when comparing those living in the most deprived areas (85%) and those living in the least deprived areas (80%).

Figure 26: Do you feel safe using public transport? (%)

More than half (52%) of respondents said they feel ‘very safe’ while using public transport, and more than two-fifths (42%) said they feel ‘fairly safe’ using public transport. A small proportion of respondents (1%) said they feel ‘very unsafe’ using public transport.

Figure 27: Do you feel safe using public transport? (by respondent group) (%)

Male respondents (97%) were more likely than female respondents (93%) to say they felt ‘very safe’ or ‘fairly safe’ when using public transport.

Figure 28: Do you feel safe using public transport? (by local government district) (%)*

^{*due to small sample size, figures for Fermanagh and Omagh
are not available.}

Feelings of safety while using public transport are generally high, and 98% of respondents in Causeway Coast and Glens District Council said they feel ‘very safe’ or ‘fairly safe’ when using public transport.

The lowest proportion of respondents who said they feel ‘very safe’ or ‘fairly safe’ when using public transport was amongst those in Derry and Strabane, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Ards and North Down, and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council although these were all above 9 in 10 respondents (93%).

Figure 29: Do you feel safe using public transport? (by Deprivation quintile) (%)

There are no real differences between feelings of safety on public transport among those living in the most deprived areas (96%) and the least deprived areas (95%).

Part 3: E-Vehicles in Northern Ireland

3.1 Likelihood to purchase an e-vehicle

In 2012, the e-car NI Project consortium introduced electric vehicle charging infrastructure to Northern Ireland. The e-car public charge point network in Northern Ireland is owned, operated and maintained by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB). It comprises 320 22kWh Fast charge points at 160 locations and a further 17 50kWh DC Rapid charge points. Charge points are now also being provided independently by a range of other organisations to provide workplace access and for customers. These can be found at shopping centres, hotels and at some locations in the public sector estate.

Question modules on attitudes towards Electric Vehicles were previously included in the CHS (2014/15, 2015/16 and 2019/20), however trend and comparison data is limited as the question set changed significantly in 2019/20, and again due to methodology and content changes during the 2020/21 survey period.

This section presents data from the 2020/21 Continuous Household Survey (CHS) in relation to the likelihood of respondents to purchase an e-vehicle. It is planned to use the results to inform policy on how to design measures which would encourage the uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles across Northern Ireland and, alongside other research, to address barriers to this uptake.

Figure 30: How likely are you to purchase an e-vehicle? (%)

When asked about their likelihood to purchase an electric vehicle, 4% of respondents said their next purchase would ‘definitely’ be an electric vehicle, while 31% of respondents said they would ‘strongly consider an electric vehicle’. Around 4 in ten respondents (39%) said they would ‘not consider an electric vehicle’ for their next purchase.

Figure 31: How likely are you to purchase an e-vehicle? (by respondent group) (%)

More than four in ten (41%) of those aged 25-34 years said they would ‘definitely’ or ‘strongly consider’ an e-vehicle as their next purchase compared with a quarter (25%) of those aged 16-24 years

A similar proportion of male respondents (35%) and female respondents (34%) said they would ‘definitely’ or ‘strongly consider’ an -vehicle as their next purchase.

There was no significant difference between respondents in urban and rural areas.

Figure 32: How likely are you to purchase an e-vehicle? (by local government district) (%)*

^{*due to small sample size, figures for Fermanagh and Omagh
are not available.}

Almost half (47%) of respondents in Lisburn and Castlereagh district council said they would ‘definitely’ or ‘strongly consider’ an e-vehicle as their next purchase, compared with less than a quarter (24%) of respondents in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district council.

Figure 33: How likely are you to purchase an e-vehicle? (by Deprivation quintile) (%)

Those living in the least deprived areas (46%) were twice as likely to say that they would ‘definitely’ or ‘strongly consider’ an e-vehicle as their next purchase than those living in the most deprived areas (23%).

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Appendices

Appendix A: Technical Notes

The Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey

Data Collection

The information presented in this publication derives from the Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey (CHS), a Northern Ireland wide household survey administered by Central Survey Unit (CSU), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).

It is based on a sample of the general population resident in private households and has been running since 1983. The survey is designed to provide a regular source of information on a wide range of social and economic issues relevant to Northern Ireland. The Active and Sustainable Travel in Northern Ireland questions which were commissioned by DfI are included in Appendix C of this report.

Note: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, data collection for the 2020/21 survey moved from face-to-face interviewing to telephone mode with a reduction in the number of questions. The results from the CHS 2020/21 are not directly comparable to previous years due to the significant changes to the survey in terms of methodology and content. The output from the survey, in terms of the range and depth of topics covered, has been reduced from that of previous years, with the subsequent capacity for detailed analysis constrained. More information is available on the NISRA website.

Data Quality

Data were collected by CSU and various validation checks were carried out as part of the processing. CSU is the leading social survey research organisation in Northern Ireland and is one of the main business areas of NISRA, an Agency within the Department of Finance. CSU has a long track record and a wealth of experience in the design, management and analysis of behavioural and attitude surveys in the context of a wide range of social policy issues. CSU procedures are consistent with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

The CHS sample was assessed and considered to be a representative sample of the Northern Ireland population at household level.

Whilst data quality is considered to be very good, note that all survey estimates are subject to a degree of error and this must be taken account of when considering results. This error will be reasonably small for the majority of Northern Ireland level results but care should be taken when looking at results based on smaller breakdowns.

Respondents

The Continuous Household Survey is a Northern Ireland wide household survey administered by Central Survey Unit, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. The sample for this survey consists of a systematic random sample of 9,000 addresses selected from the NISRA address register. The findings reported for 2020/21 are based on 1,885 respondents, aged 16 and over.

The number of respondents who answered each question, i.e. the base number, is stated in the commentary and/or the associated chart. The base number is the unweighted count.

Some questions were only asked if the respondent had answered ‘yes’ to a previous question. The base number may also vary between questions due to some respondents not answering certain questions.

Weighting

Analysis of the Active and Sustainable Travel in Northern Ireland module of the CHS has been weighted for non-response.

A chi square goodness-of-fit test showed that the CHS sample was not representative of the population by age, sex and deprivation quintiles when compared with the 2020 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland NISRA 25 June 2021. As a result, separate weights were produced for age, sex, deprivation quintile and combinations of these variables. It should be noted that this is the first year that weights for deprivation quintiles have been produced.

Non-response weighting sometimes increases standard errors, although the impact tends to be fairly small, i.e. the adjustment may be less or greater than 1, but will generally be reasonably close to 1. In the case of the walking, cycling and public transport modules of the CHS, the values of the adjustment for all three weighting systems are so close to one, it is not necessary to take account of this in the calculation of standard error and confidence intervals.

While weighting for non-response (also called post-stratification) should reduce bias, it must be acknowledged that it will not eliminate bias. The reasons individuals choose to take part in surveys are complex and depend on lots of factors specific to the individual. As a result, the non-response biases in surveys are likely to be complex. Post-stratification works on the assumption that, by aligning the survey to the population along a small number of dimensions such as age, gender and MDM, many of these complex biases will reduce. However, it would be misleading to suggest that they will be eliminated.

Confidence Intervals

No sample is likely to reflect precisely the characteristics of the population it is drawn from because of both sampling and non-sampling errors. An estimate of the amount of error due to the sampling process can be calculated. For a simple random sample design, in which every member of the sampled population has an equal and independent chance of inclusion in the sample, the sampling error of any percentage, p, can be calculated by the formula: s.e. (p) = √(p*(100 – p)/n where n is the number of respondents on which the percentage is based. The sample for the Continuous Household Survey is drawn as a random sample, and thus this formula can be used to calculate the sampling error of any percentage estimate from the survey.

Multiple Response Questions
Multiple response questions are those for which respondents can give more than one response if they wish. In such questions, when individual percentages are summed they may add to more than 100%.

Rounding Conventions
Percentages have been rounded to whole numbers and as a consequence some percentages may not sum to 100. 0% may reflect rounding down of values under 0.5.

Significant Difference
Any statements in this report regarding differences between groups such as males and females, different age groups, dependant status, etc., are statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. This means that we can be 95% confident that the differences between groups are actual differences and have not just arisen by chance. Both the base numbers and the sizes of the percentages have an effect on statistical significance.

Therefore on occasion, a difference between two groups may be statistically significant while the same difference in percentage points between two other groups may not be statistically significant. The reason for this is because the larger the base numbers or the closer the percentages are to 0 or 100, the smaller the standard errors. This leads to increased precision of the estimates which increases the likelihood that the difference between the proportions is actually significant and did not just arise by chance.

Respondent Groups
The following respondent groups were considered:

Age group
The age of the respondent is grouped into the following age bands: 16-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50,-64, 65 and over.

Sex
Sex of respondent is defined as whether the respondent is male or female.

Urban and rural areas
Urban and rural areas have been classified using the statistical classification of settlements defined by the Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group.

Bands A to E are classified as Urban. This includes Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area (Band A), Derry Urban Area (Band B) and large, medium and small towns (Bands C-E) with populations greater than or equal to 5,000 people.
Bands F to H are classified as rural. This includes intermediate settlements (Band F), villages (Band G) and small villages, hamlets and open countryside (Band H) with populations of less than 5,000 people and including open countryside.

Local Government District
Local Government Districts include the 11 district council areas:

Antrim and Newtownabbey
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
Belfast
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry and Strabane
Fermanagh and Omagh
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
North Down and Ards

Multiple Deprivation Measure

The measures, known as NIMDM 2017, were informed through public consultation and Steering Group agreement, and provide a mechanism for ranking the 890 Super Output areas (SOAs) in Northern Ireland from the most deprived (rank 1) to the least deprived (rank 890).

They include ranks of the areas for each of 7 distinct types (or domains) of deprivation, which have been combined to produce an overall multiple deprivation measure (MDM) rank of the areas.

Deprivation quintiles

1 - Most deprived 2 3 4 5 - Least deprived

Appendix B: Confidence intervals

A confidence interval represents the range of values in which the true population value is likely to lie. It is based on the sample estimate and the confidence level. As the percentages are calculated from a representative sample of the Northern Ireland population (aged 16 and over), a confidence interval can be calculated to estimate the level of uncertainty in the sample estimate.

95% confidence intervals were calculated for the headline figures. Table B1 summarizes the confidence intervals for satisfaction with Walking, Cycling and Public Transport in Northern Ireland.

Table B1: Confidence intervals for Active and Sustainable Travel in Northern Ireland

Measure	Estimate (%)	Sample (n)	95% Confidence Range +/-	Confidence Interval
% who walk to or from work	11	992	2	9-13%
% who cycle to or from work	3	990	1	2-4%
% who are satisfied with the current situation for walking and walkers in their local area at present.	74	1,875	2	72-76%
% who are likely to walk short journeys (up to 2 miles/3km)	69	1,879	2	67-71%
% who are satisfied with the current situation for cycling and cyclists in their local area at present.	53	1,794	2	51-55%
% who are likely to cycle short journeys (up to 3 miles/5km)	25	1,861	2	23-27%
% who use public transport at least once a year	64	1,883	2	62-66%
% who are satisfied with the current public transport situation and facilities in their local area at present.	79	1,801	2	77-81%
% who feel ‘very safe’ using public transport.	52	1,832	1	51-53%
% who will ‘definitely’ or ‘strongly consider’ an electric vehicle as their next purchase.	34	1,854	2	32-36%

The 95% confidence interval for respondents who walk to or from work is 11% +/- 2%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who walk to or from work lies between 9% and 13%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who cycle to or from work is 3% +/- 1%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who cycle to or from work lies between 2% and 4%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who are satisfied with the current situation for walking and walkers in their local area at present is 74% +/- 2%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who are satisfied with the current situation for walking and walkers in their local area at present lies between 72% and 76%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who are likely to walk short journeys is 69% +/- 2%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who are likely to walk short journeys lies between 67% and 71%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who are satisfied with the current situation for cycling and cyclists in their local area at present is 53% +/- 2%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who are satisfied with the current situation for cycling and cyclists in their local area at present lies between 51% and 55%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who are likely to cycle short journeys is 25% +/- 2%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who are likely to cycle short journeys lies between 23% and 27%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who use public transport ‘everyday’ is 6% +/- 1%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who use public transport ‘everyday’ lies between 5% and 7%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who are satisfied with the current public transport situation and facilities in their local area at present is 79% +/- 2%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who are satisfied with the current public transport situation and facilities in their local area at present lies between 77% and 81%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who feel ‘very safe’ public transport situation and facilities in their local area at present is 52% +/- 1%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who feel ‘very safe’ using public transport lies between 51% and 53%.
The 95% confidence interval for respondents who will ‘definitely’ or ‘strongly consider’ an electric vehicle as their next purchase is 34% +/- 2%. This means that there is a 95% probability that the proportion of the Northern Ireland adult population who will ‘definitely’ or ‘strongly consider’ an electric vehicle as their next purchase lies between 32% and 36%.

Appendix C: Active and Sustainable Travel in Northern Ireland Questionnaire

ACTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL

WALKING AND CYCLING

[WALK5] Are you satisfied with the current situation for walking and walkers in your local area at present? By this I mean condition of footpaths, pedestrian crossings, street lighting etc.

[WALK7] Would you be likely to walk any journeys you have to make that are up to 2 miles / 3kms?

[CYCLE5] Are you satisfied with the current situation for cycling and cyclists in your local area at present?

[CYCLE7] Would you be likely to cycle any journeys you have to make that are up to 3 miles / 5kms?

[WALK1] I am now going to ask a few questions about how you get to work. Do you normally walk to or from work?

Yes, I normally walk to work AND from work
Yes, I normally walk to work OR from work i.e. one way
No
Works from home → [PUBTRAN1]
Not currently employed → [PUBTRAN1]

[CYCLE1] Do you normally cycle to or from work?

Yes, I normally cycle to work AND from work
Yes, I normally cycle to work OR from work i.e. one way
No
Works from home

PUBLIC TRANSPORT & JOURNEY PLANNING

[PUBTRAN1] I am now going to ask a few questions about public transport use. How often do you travel on public transport? INSTRUCTION: THIS WOULD BE TRAVEL ON NI RAIL, ULSTERBUS, METRO OR THE GLIDER

Every day
At least once a week
At least once every 2-3 weeks
At least once a month
Once every 2-3 months
Once every 6 months
Once a year
Less frequently
Never

[TLINK5a] In general, are you satisfied with public transport in your local area at present?

[PTSAFE1] IF PUBTRAN1 <> 9 In terms of crime and personal safety, how safe do you feel when using public transport?
Would you say you feel … IF PUBTRAN1 = 9 In terms of crime and personal safety, how safe would you feel if you were to use public transport? Would you say you feel … RUNNING PROMPT

Very safe
Fairly safe
A bit unsafe
Or very unsafe?

eCAR

[eCAR2] Now I would like to ask you about electric vehicles. How likely are you to buy an electric vehicle as your next vehicle? INTERVIEWER: IF THE RESPONDENT ALREADY OWNS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, THIS QUESTION REFERS TO THEIR NEXT POTENTIAL PURCHASE.
RUNNING PROMPT

My next purchase will definitely be an electric vehicle
I would strongly consider an electric vehicle for my next purchase
I would be unlikely to consider an electric vehicle for my next purchase
I would not consider an electric vehicle for my next purchase

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