Accessibility feedback questionaire

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this survey.

The Department for Transport (DfT) statistics teams are keen to ensure that we are providing the best service we can and that we are meeting your analytical needs as far as possible.

We are currently reviewing the transport accessibility statistics series and we would like to get your views and opinions as to whether these statistics are still needed, and if so, whether they meet your needs or whether they could be improved. We would be very grateful for a few minutes of your time to respond to some questions on this.

The results of the review will be used to help plan the future production of transport statistics, making the best use of the resources available. If you do not respond, we cannot take your needs into account.

All responses will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact me, using the details below.

Kind regards,
Accessibility Statistics team
subnational.stats@dft.gsi.gov.uk
0207 944 3077

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* 1. How useful to you are the following published outputs of DfT’s accessibility statistics?

	Essential	Helpful	Not used
The Statistical Release with high level commentary on the results	The Statistical Release with high level commentary on the results Essential	The Statistical Release with high level commentary on the results Helpful	The Statistical Release with high level commentary on the results Not used
DfT Business Plan Indicator (Households with good transport access)	DfT Business Plan Indicator (Households with good transport access) Essential	DfT Business Plan Indicator (Households with good transport access) Helpful	DfT Business Plan Indicator (Households with good transport access) Not used
Table series ACS01 – Transport accessibility measures for all households	Table series ACS01 – Transport accessibility measures for all households Essential	Table series ACS01 – Transport accessibility measures for all households Helpful	Table series ACS01 – Transport accessibility measures for all households Not used
Table series ACS02 – Transport accessibility measures for users of specific services	Table series ACS02 – Transport accessibility measures for users of specific services Essential	Table series ACS02 – Transport accessibility measures for users of specific services Helpful	Table series ACS02 – Transport accessibility measures for users of specific services Not used
Table series ACS03 – Numbers of employment and key service sites available	Table series ACS03 – Numbers of employment and key service sites available Essential	Table series ACS03 – Numbers of employment and key service sites available Helpful	Table series ACS03 – Numbers of employment and key service sites available Not used
Table series ACS04 – Detailed accessibility data for specific services at local authority level	Table series ACS04 – Detailed accessibility data for specific services at local authority level Essential	Table series ACS04 – Detailed accessibility data for specific services at local authority level Helpful	Table series ACS04 – Detailed accessibility data for specific services at local authority level Not used
Table series ACS05 – Detailed accessibility data for specific services at Lower-layer Super Output Area level	Table series ACS05 – Detailed accessibility data for specific services at Lower-layer Super Output Area level Essential	Table series ACS05 – Detailed accessibility data for specific services at Lower-layer Super Output Area level Helpful	Table series ACS05 – Detailed accessibility data for specific services at Lower-layer Super Output Area level Not used
Underlying destination data sets (on www.data.gov.uk)	Underlying destination data sets (on www.data.gov.uk) Essential	Underlying destination data sets (on www.data.gov.uk) Helpful	Underlying destination data sets (on www.data.gov.uk) Not used
Technical guidance	Technical guidance Essential	Technical guidance Helpful	Technical guidance Not used

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* 2. How useful to you are the following data elements in DfT’s accessibility statistics?

	Essential	Helpful	Not used
National/regional level data	National/regional level data Essential	National/regional level data Helpful	National/regional level data Not used
Local authority level data	Local authority level data Essential	Local authority level data Helpful	Local authority level data Not used
LSOA level data	LSOA level data Essential	LSOA level data Helpful	LSOA level data Not used
Measures for all households	Measures for all households Essential	Measures for all households Helpful	Measures for all households Not used
Measures for users of specific services (including at-risk groups)	Measures for users of specific services (including at-risk groups) Essential	Measures for users of specific services (including at-risk groups) Helpful	Measures for users of specific services (including at-risk groups) Not used
Data for public transport / walking journeys	Data for public transport / walking journeys Essential	Data for public transport / walking journeys Helpful	Data for public transport / walking journeys Not used
Data for cycling journeys	Data for cycling journeys Essential	Data for cycling journeys Helpful	Data for cycling journeys Not used
Data for car journeys	Data for car journeys Essential	Data for car journeys Helpful	Data for car journeys Not used
‘Composite’ data for public transport/ walk / cycle journeys	‘Composite’ data for public transport/ walk / cycle journeys Essential	‘Composite’ data for public transport/ walk / cycle journeys Helpful	‘Composite’ data for public transport/ walk / cycle journeys Not used
Travel time to nearest location of a given type	Travel time to nearest location of a given type Essential	Travel time to nearest location of a given type Helpful	Travel time to nearest location of a given type Not used
Number of locations of a given type accessible within a time threshold	Number of locations of a given type accessible within a time threshold Essential	Number of locations of a given type accessible within a time threshold Helpful	Number of locations of a given type accessible within a time threshold Not used
Number / Percentage of users with access to locations of a given type within a time threshold	Number / Percentage of users with access to locations of a given type within a time threshold Essential	Number / Percentage of users with access to locations of a given type within a time threshold Helpful	Number / Percentage of users with access to locations of a given type within a time threshold Not used

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* 3. How useful to you are the following service destinations in DfT’s accessibility statistics?

	Essential	Helpful	Not used
Employment	Employment Essential	Employment Helpful	Employment Not used
Primary school	Primary school Essential	Primary school Helpful	Primary school Not used
Secondary school	Secondary school Essential	Secondary school Helpful	Secondary school Not used
Further education	Further education Essential	Further education Helpful	Further education Not used
GP	GP Essential	GP Helpful	GP Not used
Hospital	Hospital Essential	Hospital Helpful	Hospital Not used
Food store	Food store Essential	Food store Helpful	Food store Not used
Town centres	Town centres Essential	Town centres Helpful	Town centres Not used

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* 4. DfT is considering a number of potential changes to the production of accessibility statistics, several of which are listed below. The implementation of changes will be affected by various practicality and resourcing constraints. However, for the moment please indicate whether each of these changes would be helpful or unhelpful to you in principle.

	Helpful	Fairly helpful	No effect	Fairly unhelpful	Very unhelpful
Removal of lesser-used destination types (based on user feedback)	Removal of lesser-used destination types (based on user feedback) Helpful	Removal of lesser-used destination types (based on user feedback) Fairly helpful	Removal of lesser-used destination types (based on user feedback) No effect	Removal of lesser-used destination types (based on user feedback) Fairly unhelpful	Removal of lesser-used destination types (based on user feedback) Very unhelpful
Removal of lesser-used data elements (based on user feedback)	Removal of lesser-used data elements (based on user feedback) Helpful	Removal of lesser-used data elements (based on user feedback) Fairly helpful	Removal of lesser-used data elements (based on user feedback) No effect	Removal of lesser-used data elements (based on user feedback) Fairly unhelpful	Removal of lesser-used data elements (based on user feedback) Very unhelpful
Inclusion of additional destination types at local level (e.g. parks, post offices, etc.)	Inclusion of additional destination types at local level (e.g. parks, post offices, etc.) Helpful	Inclusion of additional destination types at local level (e.g. parks, post offices, etc.) Fairly helpful	Inclusion of additional destination types at local level (e.g. parks, post offices, etc.) No effect	Inclusion of additional destination types at local level (e.g. parks, post offices, etc.) Fairly unhelpful	Inclusion of additional destination types at local level (e.g. parks, post offices, etc.) Very unhelpful
Inclusion of additional destination types at regional or national level (e.g. airports, major city centres, main rail stations)	Inclusion of additional destination types at regional or national level (e.g. airports, major city centres, main rail stations) Helpful	Inclusion of additional destination types at regional or national level (e.g. airports, major city centres, main rail stations) Fairly helpful	Inclusion of additional destination types at regional or national level (e.g. airports, major city centres, main rail stations) No effect	Inclusion of additional destination types at regional or national level (e.g. airports, major city centres, main rail stations) Fairly unhelpful	Inclusion of additional destination types at regional or national level (e.g. airports, major city centres, main rail stations) Very unhelpful
Inclusion of additional destination types relating to business rather than individual travel (e.g. freight and logistics hubs)	Inclusion of additional destination types relating to business rather than individual travel (e.g. freight and logistics hubs) Helpful	Inclusion of additional destination types relating to business rather than individual travel (e.g. freight and logistics hubs) Fairly helpful	Inclusion of additional destination types relating to business rather than individual travel (e.g. freight and logistics hubs) No effect	Inclusion of additional destination types relating to business rather than individual travel (e.g. freight and logistics hubs) Fairly unhelpful	Inclusion of additional destination types relating to business rather than individual travel (e.g. freight and logistics hubs) Very unhelpful
Updating accessibility statistics less frequently than annually (i.e. every 2 or 3 years)	Updating accessibility statistics less frequently than annually (i.e. every 2 or 3 years) Helpful	Updating accessibility statistics less frequently than annually (i.e. every 2 or 3 years) Fairly helpful	Updating accessibility statistics less frequently than annually (i.e. every 2 or 3 years) No effect	Updating accessibility statistics less frequently than annually (i.e. every 2 or 3 years) Fairly unhelpful	Updating accessibility statistics less frequently than annually (i.e. every 2 or 3 years) Very unhelpful
Exploring other options for publishing and communicating the data (e.g. on-line mapping)	Exploring other options for publishing and communicating the data (e.g. on-line mapping) Helpful	Exploring other options for publishing and communicating the data (e.g. on-line mapping) Fairly helpful	Exploring other options for publishing and communicating the data (e.g. on-line mapping) No effect	Exploring other options for publishing and communicating the data (e.g. on-line mapping) Fairly unhelpful	Exploring other options for publishing and communicating the data (e.g. on-line mapping) Very unhelpful