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Usage of the National Travel Survey

This page contains information from users who have downloaded the NTS data and who have agreed to have their project information shared. You can opt to be included or to amend the details held for you by changing your project registration.

• National Travel Survey data – Dr Xiaoyu Yan (University of Cambridge – Department of Engineering). September 2011

  The National Travel Survey data will be used to build a detailed bottom-up model to estimate energy use and emissions from the UK transport sector.

• Who emits most? An analysis of UK Households' CO2 emissions – Dr Sylke Schnepf (University of Southampton – Division of Social Statistics). August 2011

  The main objects of the research are to estimate the distribution of CO2 emissions across UK households and analyse the impact of different socio-economic variables on the distribution of household CO2 emission by taking home energy; personal transport and indirect emissions into account.
  Other surveys used: EFS INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2009.

• Step Change project – Dr Andrew Miles (University of Manchester – ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-cultural Change). July 2011

  Background and contextualising research in connection with the 'Sustainable Transport Evidence & Modelling Paradigms: Cohort Household Analysis to Support New Goals in Engineering Design'(STEP CHANGE). This is a collaboration between Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds and the ESRC Centre for Reasearch on Socio-cultural Change (CRESC), University of Manchester.

• Green Minimum Income Standards – Dr Kim Perren (Loughborough University – Centre for Research in Social Policy). July 2011

  Sustainable Income Standards: Towards a greener minimum. This research explores whether minimum income standards can still be achieved by consuming in ways that are more sustainable.
  Other surveys used: IHS.

• Green Minimum Income Standards – Dr Kim Perren (Loughborough University – Centre for Research in Social Policy). July 2011

  A study that builds in previous research into setting minimum income standard budgets for family types. The latest study considers ways of reducing the carbon footprint associated with the consumption patterns that underpin the budgets.
  Other surveys used: FES.

• Analysis of household driving behavior – Joshua Linn. July 2011

  The national travel survey will be used to investigate the relationship between household demographics (income, size etc.) and consumer behavior, including vehicle ownership, driving, and use of public transportation. In addition, the effect of fuel costs on kilometres travelled will be analyzed, as well as differences in behavior between households that own diesel vehicles and households that do not.

• Expenditure by income and car ownership – Mr Matthew Keep (House of Commons Library – Library). July 2011

  In response to a question from a Member of Parliament I would like to produce a table showing household expenditure by income groups, of those households who own/have access to a car/van.
  Other surveys used: EFS.

• Assessing impacts on travel patterns of delayed retirement – Dr Tom van Vuren (University of Leeds – Institute for Transport Studies). June 2011

  We will try to compare the travel patterns of retired and working people to quantify what the effects on travel patterns might be of the intended delayed retirement age. Interesting aspects are mode choice and licence holding between elderly and younger workers, trip lenghts (as a proxy for home location) and compensatory behaviour (e.g. a similar number of trips made but for different purposes).

• Personal Research – Mr Pierre-Olivier Chasset. June 2011

  I will analyse the resources and constraints of households when they move. The results - table, graphics, maps - will be published in a technical or scientific article or on my blog.

• Research – Dr Stephen Harwood (University of Edinburgh – International Business & Strategy). April 2011

  Data is being used to research the change in tourist arrivals within Scotland. This is part of a broader research project examining the changing trends in visitor behaviour within Scotland.
  Other surveys used: INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2000 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 1997 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 1993 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2004 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2003 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2001 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2007 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2006 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2005 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 1996 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2010: QUARTERS ONE; TWO AND THREE INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2009 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 1998 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 1995 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 1994 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2008 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 2002 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY; 1999.

• Analysis of trend in bicycle user over previous decade – Professor John Parkin (London South Bank University – Urban Engineering). March 2011

  The data will be used to analyse the change in bicycle use across the last decade. The analysis will also use National Road Traffic Estimates and data from the National Cycle Network and local authorities where available.

• Tourism Satellite Account 2008 – Mr Eddie Smith (Office for National Statistics (ONS)). February 2011

  Creation of a satellite account for tourism requires estimation of the breakdown of spend by different types of tourist into categories. Datasets within ESDS can provide information about such breakdowns. I am part of the ONS Tourism Intelligence Unit. ETIP was set up by Visit Britain, Regional Development Agencies and other tourism related organisations.
  Other surveys used: EFS IHS APS.

• Research for Office for Fair Trading – Miss Anushree PAREKH. December 2010

  This report provides a review of how people on the lowest incomes are treated in a number of case study markets and considers whether people in low income groups have less access to certain 'enabling' products; such as bank accounts and the internet; which provide improved access to other products and whether they are; as a result; disadvantaged in other markets.
  Other surveys used: HBAI FRS EFS.

• Analysing road accident data – Dr George Dunbar (University of Warwick – Psychology). October 2010

  The purpose of the study is to examine recurrent patterns in the road accident data. These patterns will be studied in relation to road user type; accident location; weather; and vehicle type. Particular interest attaches to patterns of pedestrian movement and cyclists. Funded by Warwick University.

• Daytime population modelling project – Professor David Martin (University of Southampton – Geography). August 2010

  Modelling geographical distribution of daytime populations. Working from 2001 census base; the objective is to created gridded population models for continuous days and times; updated to 2006. ESDS data is being used to provide general profiles of working patterns by industry and used in combination with NOMIS data in order to estimate size of workforce present under different scenarios.
  Other surveys used: LFS.

• Urban Energy Systems – Dr Aruna Sivakumar (Imperial College London – Civil Engineering). August 2010

  This data will be used as part of a project titled Urban Energy Systems funded by BP. The main aim of this project is to identify the benefits of a systematic; integrated approach to the design and operation of urban energy systems; with a view to at least halving the energy intensity of cities.
  Other surveys used: EFS.

• Exploring walking and cycling behaviour in Scotland – Dr Yusak Susilo (University of the West of England – Architecture and Planning). July 2010

  Has been commisioned by NHS Scotland to map datasets that related with walking and cycling behaviour in Scotland overtime. I am planning to use some multivariate stastistical analysis to explore the relationships between individual socio-demographic; built environment factor and cycling and walking behaviour in Scotland.
  Other surveys used: LFS SHES BSA APS SSA HSE SEH Omnibus.

• INTERCONNECT – Mr Pedro Abrantes (University of Leeds – Institute for Transport Studies). December 2009

  This data set is to be used in the research project INTERCONNECT (Interconnection of Long Distance Travel). Characteristics of intermodal long distance travel journeys will be compared for 1987-1997, 1995-2001 and 2002-2006 UK NTS to infer trends.

• Bus demand and competition – Dr Lars Nesheim (University College London – Economics). November 2009

  Evaluate how useful the National Transport Survey is to analyse demand for bus service. Potentially use it to estimate demand for local bus service and to analyse competition in the market.

• Understanding the social impacts of UK climate policies – Dr Demi Patsios (University of Bristol – Policy Studies). November 2009

  This project aims to provide the analysis and information necessary to underpin socially just responses to climate change in the UK, by revealing in detail the distributional consequences of a wide-range of current, proposed and possible future policies designed to mitigate UK household energy and transport-related carbon emissions.
  Other surveys used: FRS HBAI EFS.

• Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion – Tom MacInnes. November 2009

  Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion is an annual report New Policy Institute carries out for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It containss analysis of statistics relating to low income; unemployment; homelessness and education; among other issues. As well as presenting the data in a clear; understandable form; it also carries some commentary on the policy implications of the findings.
  Other surveys used: BCS FRS HBAI BSA LFS HSE SEH.

• Comparison of weekend and weekday travel patterns – Dr Tom van Vuren (University of Leeds – Institute for Transport Studies). October 2009

  NTS is one of the few datasets that can shed light on the difference in travel patterns between weekdays and weekends. I intend to analyse the NTS data to identify differences in travel patterns (particularly departure times, mode choices, destinations and trip lengths).

• Estimating the number of deaf blind people in the UK – Dr Janet Robertson (Lancaster University – Division of Health Research). October 2009

  A review of existing estimates of the number of deafblind people in the UK.
  Other surveys used: FRS HSE GHS SHES ELSA BHPS APS HBAI WHS LFS NICHS LIW MCS.

• Monitoring poverty and social exclusion – Miss Anushree PAREKH. September 2009

  Analysis of trends in low income by various characteristics like family type, age, gender, ethnicity, work status etc. to form an annual report that is released in the public domain.
  Other surveys used: LFS FRS HBAI HSE BHPS EFS SEH APS Omnibus GHS BCS.

• Travel Cost Estimation – Mr Mark Dusheiko (University of York – Centre for Health Economics). September 2009

  I will be using the data to estimate travel times and costs for attending medical appointments. I will be investigating the choice of transport mode and distanced travelled and relating it to characteristics of the individual, their household and geographical location.

• LIMEW International Comparisons – Mr Willis Walker. August 2009

  To produce estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Wellbeing for the United Kingdom for 1994 and 2000, in order to make international comparisons on household economic wellbeing between the US, Canada, Germany, France and the UK.
  Other surveys used: FRS FES TimeUse BHPS Omnibus LFS EFS.

• Vehicle ownership in the uk – Dr Dilum Dissanayake (Newcastle University – Civil engineering and geosciences). June 2009

  I am currently doing research about vehicle ownership in developed and developing countries. I have already found a database from a developing country and am now looking to use the data for the UK.
  Other surveys used: FES.

• Active travel analysis – Dr Jean Adams (Newcastle University – Institute of Health and Society). May 2009

  Analysis of socio-economic trends in active travel (walking and cycling). Will compare with data from 2005 Time Use Survey. To support application to NIHR public health research board.

• Academic research – Dr Stephen Hincks (University of Manchester – Planning and Landscape). May 2009

  I'm interested in exploring difficulties that people face in commuting to work. It will form part of an evidence base that is connected to exploring the spatial interaction of housing and labour markets in North West England.

• Transport and Social Exclusion – Dr Rebecca Fauth (National Childrens Bureau – Research, Evidence and Evaluation). December 2008

  NCB is interested in doing more research on young people and transport. As a scoping exercise, we wish to examine how access and use of transport varies depending on neighbourhood disadvantage using the NTS.

• Modal use modeling – Professor Sveinn Gudmundsson (University of Oxford – Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment). October 2008

  Research into influencing factors on private to public transport facilities, using structural equation modeling to assess latent variable association.
  Other surveys used: .

• Econometric and other analysis – Mr GIOVANNI RAZZU (University of London School of Economics – Social policy). August 2008

  Mostly econometric analysis to decompose poverty reduction into growth and inequality components following traditional approach, e.g. world bank and ravalion. This could inform policy to address inequality. Need to look at different datasets to understand what equality information they contain, in terms of strands, e.g. gender, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age etc and various dimensions, such as health, education, income, social life etc.
  Other surveys used: FRS SEH GHS BSA FACS LFS APS BCS HBAI.

• Modelling infectious disease – Dr Thomas House (University of Warwick – Biological Sciences). August 2008

  Social and economic data are useful in modelling infectious disease since they help parameterise the interactions that allow pathogens to spread.

• Income and vehicle age/band – Mr Paul Bolton (House of Commons Library – Statistics). July 2008

  Analysis of vehicle and /or VED band by household income. To answer questions about whether people from poorer households have older cars or les spolluting cars.
  Other surveys used: EFS.

• Active travel and public health geographies – Dr Benedict Wheeler (University of Bristol – Social Medicine). July 2008

  Proposed fellowship researching environmental and social influences on active travel and consequent impacts on public health and sustainability.
  Other surveys used: HSE.

• Reasoning with evidence – Mr James Nicholson (University of Durham – School of Education). April 2008

  Developing ways of visualising relationships in multi-variate data, in health, education social equity etc.
  Other surveys used: FES Vital Statistics YPSA NILTS HSE.

• Longer Distance Travel in the UK – Dr Joyce Dargay (University of Leeds – Institute for Transport Studies). April 2008

  This project will examine longer-distance non-regular travel within the UK by car, coach, rail and air. The main objective is to develop a forecasting model for long-distance travel by mode over a 20-year horizon which will be able to analyze the impact of various supply-side developments, policy measures and demographic and socio-economic developments.
  Other surveys used: BSA Omnibus.

• Analysis of regional trends inphysical activity for the North East Physical Activity Data Mapping Project – Miss Gillian Bryant (University of Durham – NEPHO). November 2007

  The data will be used to map trends in the uptake of physical activity over time, between regions and age groups. Where possible, correlations with possible confounders such as ethnicity, deprivation, employment and health status may also be performed. This data will inform the NE physical activity data mapping report, which aims to document all available physical activity data sources within the NE to help establish the current evidence base and identify possible gaps for future research.
  Other surveys used: HSE GHS TimeUse.

• Analysis at Met Level Area – Miss Michelle Haynes. November 2007

  To download and analyse data at Metropolitan level to get a better understanding of travel patterns in the West Midlands Metropolitan Area.

• Parameterise Spatially Explicit Movement Models – Mr Philip Sansom (Health Protection Agency – Emergency Response). October 2007

  As part of its infectious disease modelling activities the Health Protection Agency requires spatially explicit models of population movements. The NTS dataset will be analysed and used to supplement existing data taken from the 2001 census.

• Comparative Analysis – Dr Bing Pan. October 2007

  We plan to compare the travel behavior of the United States with U.K. residents. U.S. Department of Transportation conducted a National Travel Survey in 2001.

• Travel behaviour trends analysis – Dr Yusak Susilo (University of West of England – Built Environment). October 2007

  To explore the trends of travel behaviour in the UK over a long time period.

• Data Mining – Mr Stephen Clark (University of Leeds – Institute for Transport Studies). September 2007

  I hope to use a range of data mining techniques to understand the relationships between the data contained in the NTS. Primarily I am interested in the household car ownership variable.

• Epidemiological Modelling – Dr Thomas House (University of Warwick – Biology). September 2007

  Academic research on mathematical modelling of infectious disease epidemics, e.g. avian influenza H5N1, in the UK. We aim to model the progress of a novel infectious disease, such as pandemic avian influenza, in the UK. In modelling the progress of infectious disease in the UK, travel, household, age and other demographic data play an extremely important role in both the progression of the disease and the effective policies to control it.

• Annual vehicle mileage by age – Dr William Smith (University College Dublin – Mechanical Engineering). August 2007

  I am trying to establish the influence of vehicle age on the annual mileage covered by private cars.

• Families and cars – Leslie Humphreys (Lancaster University – Maths and Stats). July 2007

  The study is concerned with the relationship between various family variables and the use (or not) of cars.

• KITE Knowledge Base on Intermodality – Mr Tobias Kuhnimhof. June 2007

  The data usage is in the context of the KITE (Knowledge Base on intermodal passenger travel in Europe) project. Within the KITE project WP2 aims at providing an overview over existing and latent demand for intermodal passenger travel in Europe. Therefore different national and international databases are analysed with respect to long distance travel. The UK NTS is one of these databases.

• Research – Mrs Charlotte Kelly (University of Leeds – Institute for Transport). May 2007

  I am wanting to look at the data to see whether there is a link between two variables.
  Other surveys used: GHS LFS TimeUse APS FES.

• A Northern Economic Agenda – Mr Howard Reed (Institute for Public Policy Research – Research). April 2007

  This is a research project to look at the recent economic development of the economies of Northern England and assesses their likely prospects for the future. The project particularly focuses on 4 areas: (1) entrepreneurship and innovation, (2) transport, (3) the role of the public sector in the north and (4) labour markets.
  Other surveys used: FRS.

• Transport Model Development – Mr Glen Maddern. March 2007

  This data will be used in developing and calibrating a transport model or models covering some or all of the UK.

• Aunt-Sue – Dr Helena Titheridge (University of University College London – Civil and Environmental Engineering). March 2007

  A project on Accessibility and User Needs in Transport for Sustainable Urban Environments (Aunt-Sue). The data will be used to investigate differences in travel between socially-excluded groups of people, updating and extending work done using 1998-2001 NTS data.

• Teaching only – Dr Jo Wathan (University of Manchester – CCSR). December 2006

  Postgraduate teaching.
  Other surveys used: HSE BSA LFS.

• Modern bikers – Mr Stephen Mckay (University of Bristol – Geographical Sciences). October 2006

  Investigation of available information about those with motorcycle licences in Britain, those using this as a mode of transport, and the kinds of journeys they make. How this is affected by ownership of cars and other types of transport.

• North West Regional Road Casualty Analysis – Mr Peter Bearon. August 2006

  The Greater Manchester Transportation Unit (GMTU) have been asked by the North West Regional Road Safety Group (NWRRSG) to undertake some regional analysis of road casualty data. GMTU process the STATS19 data for the Greater Manchester Authorities, but do not have direct access to the rest of the NW data.

• Demographics – Ms Lesley Bailey. August 2006

  Analysis of demographic data to see if any useful data such as suggestion of migration propensity can add to my in-house existing population projection model.
  Other surveys used: APS.

• Trails of travel – Dr Roy Ruddle (University of Leeds – Computing). July 2006

  This is to perform some pilot research into the extent that string-matching trails algorithms may be used to assimilate large quantities of real world movement data.

• Re-estimation of the National Transport Model – Mr Peter Burge. April 2006

  Project for DfT to re-estimate the demand model component of the UK National Transport Model.

• Bicycle safety – Dr Iain Lang (University of Exeter – Peninsula Medical School). February 2006

  Injuries related to bicycle use.
  Other surveys used: HSE.

• PTOELMY land use transport model – Mr Duncan Forbes. January 2006

  The purpose is to build a land use and transport model of the East Midlands for the purposes of strategic, regional planning.

• Economic analysis and general equilibrium modelling – Dr Keshab R Bhattarai (University of Hull – Economics, Business School). January 2006

  Teaching for Economics 2nd and 3rd year and M.Sc. and PhD. students in the Business School of the University of Hull.
  Other surveys used: FES APS GHS LFS EFS BHPS.

• UK Visitor Travel in Scotland – Dr Geoff Riddington (Glasgow Caledonian University – Economics). November 2005

  Scottish Executive Study into travel patterns by visitors to Scotland
  Other surveys used: FES.

• Economic Value of Walking – Dr Geoff Riddington (Glasgow Caledonian University – Economics). November 2005

  To identify the numbers of walking trips and the value these have to the participants
  Other surveys used: Omnibus HSE SHES.

• UK Energy Research Centre – Dr Jillian Anable (Robert Gordon University, The – The Centre for Transport Policy). November 2005

  I am the transport topic leader in the UK Energy Research Centre, based at the Centre for Transport Policy, RGU, Aberdeen. I will be working with a team at the Environmental Change Unit to develop a model of all energy use in the UK, including travel. This will feed into academic reports and papers attempting to analyse the potential for a 60% reduction in carbon emissions from all UK sectors. The National Travel Survey Data is vital to this project.
  Other surveys used: BSA.

• Aunt-Sue (Baptist) – Ms Helena Titheridge (University of University College London – Centre for Transport Studies). March 2005

  Accessibility and User Needs in Transport for Sustainable Urban Environments. Project looking at ways to tackle transport-related social exclusion through design, operations and policy.

• ONS Focus on Health Report – Ms Velda Osborne. January 2005

  Focus on Health is one of a series of reports to be published by ONS, both as a paper volume and on the NS web site. Data downloaded from the archive will be used to create tabulations etc not available in published survey reports.
  Other surveys used: GHS HSE NICHS SHES WHS EFS.