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Travel during Covid-19 Tracking research - week 6
12 June 2020
Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 6 Minimal change in transport modes used – use of
public transport remains limited
2
1%
1%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
2%
3%
1%
2%
2%
1%
1%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
2%
3%
1%
1%
1%
2%
3%
Train ( London)
Underground
Train (not London)
Bus London
Bus (not London)
Public transport used in last 7 days
Week 6
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 6 Minimal change in transport modes used – road
use and walking most common
3
6%
15%
46%
51%
2%
8%
14%
40%
48%
1%
7%
15%
39%
53%
2%
8%
18%
39%
53%
2%
9%
17%
43%
53%
2%
7%
23%
42%
54%
Taxi
Bike
Road passenger
Walking
Road - driver
Transport used in last 7 days
Week 6
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
Slightly more traffic than
earlier in lockdown but
nowhere near the peak
outside lockdown thankfully.
78%
19%
2% 1%
70%
27%
2%
63%
33%
4%1%
58%
38%
3% 1%
53%
42%
4%
52%43%
4%1%
Light Moderate Heavy Congested
Reported level of traffic when making car journeys
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 6
Level of perceived traffic volume
continues to increase
4
39%
53%
8%
3%
18%
28%
36%
55%
8%3%
18%
30%
Followinggovt advicenot to travel
No reason touse PT
Ill / selfisolating /
caring
Cycledinstead
Walkedinstead
Used car/ vanmotorcyle
Reasons public transport not used in last 7 days
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 6
Shopping is main reason for journeys and
most have no need for public transport
5
WORK 26% (23% W5)
VISITING/CARING FRIENDS/FAMILY 20% (16%W5)
SHOPPING 74% (80% W5)
PERSONAL BUSINESS (MEDICAL ETC) 17% (15% W5)
TRAVEL TO EXERCISE OR FOR LEISURE 35% (36% W5)
Reasons for making any journeys in last 7 days
Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 6 There is still caution around using public
transport and a variety of reasons will prompt use
6
16%
12%
18%
32%
13%
11%
14%
36%
7%
12%
12%
41%
7%
11%
13%
39%
7%
9%
11%
26%
34%
6%
9%
13%
24%
32%
When government says return to work
Won't go back to work until I feel safe
When employer asks me to return toworkplace
When the government no longer advisesavoiding public transport
Won't use for any reason until I feel safe
When those who previously used public transport and haven’t in last 7 days will start to travel again….
Week 6
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
32% say that they won’t use public transport again for any
reason until they feel safe to do so
Included first time at week 5
Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 6 There is still caution around using public
transport and a variety of reasons will prompt use
7
6%
6%
8%
10%
19%
20%
13%
4%
5%
5%
7%
12%
14%
12%
5%
6%
8%
8%
13%
15%
13%
Doctor's advice is safe to resume travelling
When schools, colleges & universities re-open
When sports events, concerts, festivals startup
When can go on a short break / holiday
When pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatresopen
When can visit friends and family
When more shops are able to re-open
When those who previously used public transport and haven’t in last 7 days will start to travel again….
Week 6
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
The proportion who will be happy to use
public transport when restrictions are
lifted is consistently around one in five
8
24% 20% 18% 20% 23% 22%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
As soon as restrictions are relaxed happy to travel by public transportagainAs soon as travel restrictions are relaxed, I’ll be happy
to travel by public transport again (W6 1611)
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
33% 26% 27% 21% 15% 17%
Male Female
26% 18%
Access
to car
No car
access
19% 35%
Children in
household
No children
in household
19% 23%
Any disability No disability
23% 22%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
28% 28% 18% 24% 20% 20% 15% 21% 27% 18% 24%
Public
transport user
29%
White BAME
21% 31%
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
Increased proportion in those saying
they will be wearing a face covering
outside the home in Week 6
9
38% 39% 47% 45% 40%51%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
For own and others’ safety I will wear a mask when outside home For my own and others’ safety I will be wearing a face
covering when I’m outside my home (W6 1773)
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
57% 50% 52% 44% 44% 57%
Male Female
44% 57%
Access
to car
No car
access
49% 56%
Children in
household
No children
in household
50% 51%
Any disability No disability
57% 48%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
48% 52% 45% 45% 58% 45% 49% 47% 68% 48% 44%
Public
transport user
56%
White BAME
49% 68%
And an increase in the proportion who think
that face coverings should be a requirement
on public transport to two thirds in week 6
10
51% 54% 63% 62% 58% 67%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
Not happy using public transport unless required to wear masksI wouldn’t be happy using public transport unless passengers
required to wear face coverings (W6 1696)
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
60% 63% 65% 65% 70% 74%
Male Female
62% 72%
Access
to car
No car
access
69% 59%
Children in
household
No children
in household
68% 67%
Any disability No disability
67% 67%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
58% 68% 69% 66% 69% 68% 64% 71% 69% 70% 60%
Public
transport user
63%
White BAME
67% 65%
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
The proportion of those who won’t use
public transport unless social distancing is
in place is stable at around seven in ten
11
62% 70% 72% 71% 73% 71%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
I won’t use public transport unless social distancing in place I won’t use public transport unless social distancing
is in place (W6 1565)
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
62% 65% 73% 67% 74% 79%
Male Female
65% 76%
Access
to car
No car
access
74% 59%
Children in
household
No children
in household
71% 71%
Any disability No disability
74% 70%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
64% 73% 72% 70% 79% 70% 78% 78% 64% 71% 70%
Public
transport user
66%
White BAME
71% 73%
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
The proportion thinking hand sanitiser
should be available on public transport
remains high at more than eight in ten
12
83% 85% 86% 85% 87% 85%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
Hand sanitiser should be available on public transportHand sanitiser should be available on public transport,
on vehicles, at stations, and at stops (W6 1893)
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
85% 83% 86% 86% 87% 84%
Male Female
81% 89%
Access
to car
No car
access
86% 80%
Children in
household
No children
in household
84% 85%
Any disability No disability
88% 84%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
88% 88% 86% 80% 89% 86% 91% 86% 82% 85% 79%
Public
transport user
85%
White BAME
85% 87%
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
Almost half say that in the future they are
more likely to drive for journeys where they
previously used public transport
13
60% 63% 66% 60%43% 48%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6Once restrictions relaxed, I will drive more rather than public transport
Once restrictions relaxed I will drive more for journeys where I wouldhave used public transport before
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
55% 46% 44% 45% 45% 51%
Male Female
44% 51%
Access
to car
No car
access
49% 30%
Children in
household
No children
in household
47% 48%
Any disability No disability
49% 47%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
42% 54% 42% 46% 53% 44% 53% 50% 46% 49% 51%
Public
transport user
53%
White BAME
46% 59%
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
Wording of question changed in week 5
Base (W6 1194)
Around a quarter say that in the future they are
more likely to cycle for journeys where they
previously used public transport
14
51% 54% 52% 53%27% 24%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
Once restrictions relaxed, I will cycle and walk more rather than public transport
Once restrictions relaxed I will cycle more for journeys where I would have usedpublic transport before
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
44% 29% 28% 21% 16% 9%
Male Female
24% 25%
Access
to car
No car
access
23% 29%
Children in
household
No children
in household
26% 24%
Any disability No disability
22% 25%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
26% 14% 18% 16% 31% 16% 20% 33% 37% 18% 27%
Public
transport user
30%
White BAME
22% 42%
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
Wording of question changed in week 5
Base (W6 1012)
15
51% 54% 52% 53% 46% 43%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
Once restrictions relaxed, I will cycle and walk more rather than public transport
Once restrictions relaxed will walk more for journeys where I would have usedpublic transport before
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
50% 48% 47% 36% 40% 39%
Male Female
40% 46%
Access
to car
No car
access
41% 49%
Children in
household
No children
in household
46% 42%
Any disability No disability
39% 44%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
38% 43% 45% 35% 45% 35% 38% 50% 56% 37% 35%
Public
transport user
51%
White BAME
42% 55%
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
Wording of question changed in week 5
Base (W6 1433)
Around four in ten say that in the future they
are more likely to walk for journeys where they
previously used public transport
Half say they expect to work from home
more often in the future – this has
increased since week 1
16
40% 47% 46% 52% 49% 50%
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
I expect to work from home more often in futureI expect to work from home more often in the future
(W6 966)
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
55% 55% 53% 47% 45% 25%
Male Female
51% 50%
Access
to car
No car
access
49% 54%
Children in
household
No children
household
48% 51%
Any disability No disability
49% 50%
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Mids
East
MidsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
52% 65% 50% 34% 45% 45% 49% 50% 58% 47% 57%
Public
transport user
57%
White BAME
50% 51%
Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers
17
Survey method
• c.2000 online interviews per week, nationally
representative of Great British population – not all
respondents are passengers on public transport.
• Those who have provided a response are excluded from
the subsequent wave of research
• The analysis of attitudinal questions excludes responses
from those who don’t have an opinion, or from those who
say that the question is not applicable to them.
• Fieldwork dates:
• week 1: 1-3 May 2020
• week 2: 8-10 May 2020
• week 3: 15-17 May 2020
• week 4: 22-24 May 2020
• Week 5: 29-31 May 2020
• Week 6: 5-7 June 2020
• Using Populus weekly omnibus.
• To be repeated each week.
18
Sample breakdown
Sample size by age groups, gender, and region.
ScotlandNorth
East
North
West
Yorks &
Humber
West
Midlands
East
MidlandsWales Eastern London
South
East
South
West
Week
1185 84 233 164 185 157 110 210 259 287 182
Week
2165 86 240 177 163 161 110 188 229 306 201
Week
3173 87 230 179 184 155 110 193 236 274 192
Week
4194 78 246 148 167 162 101 214 283 237 170
Week
5176 86 246 162 184 149 96 185 285 276 171
Week
6 181 82 260 155 191 155 105 171 264 263 188
TOTAL 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Male Female
Week
1 2056 234 310 324 377 314 497 1003 1053
Week
2 2026 242 361 287 332 315 489 1009 1017
Week
3 2013 223 351 332 350 300 457 1004 1009
Week
4 2000 232 327 323 318 294 506 1010 990
Week
5 2016 226 319 324 362 316 469 974 1042
Week
6 2015 184 329 386 399 291 426 968 1047