Chapter 15 Appendix E2: Young person travel diary
A young person travel diary is issued for every child in the household during the placement interview. This is completed throughout the travel week either by the young person themselves, or the parent completing as a proxy on their behalf.
At the end of this appendix is a PDF of a scanned young person travel diary.
15.1 Accessible text version
Front cover page
Area [Space to be completed by the interviewer]
Add [Space to be completed by the interviewer]
H [Space to be completed by the interviewer]
CL [Space to be completed by the interviewer]
P [Space to be completed by the interviewer]
In Confidence
National Travel Survey
Young person’s travel record of [Space for name of person]
Travel week:
Start day [Space to be completed]
Finish day [Space to be completed]
Start date [Space to be completed]
Finish date [Space to be completed]
Please use black or blue ink if possible.
Thank you very much for your help.
Your interviewer [Space to be completed] will call again on:
Day [Space to be completed] Date [Space to be completed] Time [Space to be completed]
Day [Space to be completed] Date [Space to be completed] Time [Space to be completed]
Notes on the side folded flap
A few points to remember when filling in the travel record:
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We are interested in all types of transport; walks and bike journeys as well as cars and public transport.
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Use a new line for each journey (e.g. go to work, go home). From column F use a new line for each method of travel you used for each stage of your journey (e.g. car, train, bus, walk).
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On day 1 include all walks. On days 2-7 onlyinclude walks of a mile or more (it takes approximately 20 minutes to walk a mile).
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Drivers: On days 1 and 7 please remember to enter your gauge readings on the Mileage Chart.
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If you make more than 7 journeys there is space at the end of the record to write down extra journeys
Notes
| Note Letter | Note details |
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| A | What was the purpose of your journey? Please give a simple description such as ‘go to school’, ‘go home’, ‘go to cinema’, ‘go to friend’s house’, ‘go to denstists’. If you are unsure, make a note and the interviewer will sort it out. |
| B/C | What time did you leave/arrive? Write in hours and minutes (e.g. 9.15). Please tick am or pm to show the time of day. |
| D/E | Where did you start/go to? (Tick ‘Home’ or give the name of the village, town or area) Please write down the name of the place where your journey started and finished. If this was a large town or city give the name of the area. If you went to a shopping centre or visitor attraction please tell us its name. Please be as precise as possible. If your journey started or finished at home, you only need to tick ‘Home’. |
| F | What method of travel did you use for each stage of your journey? Use a different line for the method of travel you used at each stage of your journey (e.g. car, train, bus, bike). On day 1 include all walks. On days 2-7 only include walks of a mile or more (it takes approximately 20 minutes to walk a mile). |
| G | How far did you travel? (Miles) Please give us the distance you travelled in miles or metres (e.g. 3 miles, 0.5 miles, 300 metres). |
| H | How long did you spend travelling? (Minutes) Please note the amount of time you spent travelling and do not include any time you spent waiting for public transport. |
| I | How many people travelled including you? Please write in the number of adults and children, including yourself, who set out together. Only include people who were with you for at least half the distance of your journey. |
| J | Which car or other motor vehicle did you use? Please tell us which vehicle was used if it belongs to your household (e.g. Toyota). If you travelled in someone else’s vehicle, please tell us that (e.g. friend’s car). |
| K | What type of ticket did you use? Write here the type of ticket you used. Tell us if it was a single, a return, a season ticket or a one day travelcard. If you were able to buy a ticket at a cheap rate please write this in too. If you used reduced or free tickets, or a concessionary pass that allows you to travel for free, please tell us. If you used an Oyster card please tell us whether it was a pre-pay or a season ticket. |
| L | How much did your ticket cost? Please tell us the amount you actually paid. If your journey was covered by a season ticket tick ‘Nil’. If you bought a return ticket or travel card write the total amount next to the first journey you used it for. |
| M | How many times did you board? Write here the number of different trains or buses you used at each stage of your journey (e.g. if you used two separate buses enter ‘2’) |
Travel record page
Each of the following is repeated for each day, that is from Day 1 to Day 7.
For Day 1, they are instructed “On this day only, please include all walks (even walks under a mile)”, and Day 1 has a total of 14 blank trip rows. Days 2 to 7 each cover a two-page spread, with 7 blank trip rows
The example completed page which is given on the paper is given below, to allow the reader of this version to understand the travel diary and how it is completed.
| Journeys Please record each journey on a new row. Include very short ones and return journeys. | Stages These columns are for entering details of each stage of your journey | |||||||||||||
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Only fill in these columns if you used a CAR or OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE |
Only fill in these columns if you used PUBLIC TRANSPORT |
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A What was the purpose of your journey? See Note A |
B What time did you leave? See Note B |
C What time did you arrive? See Note C |
D Where did you start your journey (Tick Home or give the name of the village, town or area) See Note D |
E Where did you go to? (Tick Home or give the name of the village, town or area) See Note E |
F What method of travel did you use for each stage of your journey? See Note F |
G How far did you travel? (Miles) See Note G |
H How long did you spend travelling? (Minutes) See Note H |
I How many people travelled including you? See Note I |
J Which car or other motor vehicle did you use? See Note J |
K Were you the driver (D) or a passenger (P)? See Note K |
L How much did your ticket cost? See Note L |
M How many times did you board? See Note M |
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| Adults | Children | |||||||||||||
| To school |
Time 8:15 ☑ am ☐ pm |
Time 8:45 ☑ am ☐ pm |
☑ Home |
☐ Home Keynsham |
1 | Bus | 1.5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Bus Pass | £ : ☑Nil | 1 | |
| 2 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| 3 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| Go Home |
Time 3:30 ☐ am ☑ pm |
Time 3:50 ☐ am ☑ pm |
☑ Home Keynsham |
☐ Home | 1 | Bus | 1.5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Bus Pass | £ : ☑Nil | 1 | |
| 2 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| 3 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| To Friends |
Time 4:00 ☐ am ☑ pm |
Time 4:07 ☐ am ☑ pm |
☐ Home |
☑ Home Kingswood |
1 | Car | 1.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Mum’s | £ : ☐Nil | ||
| 2 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| 3 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| To Cinema |
Time 6:00 ☐ am ☑ pm |
Time 6:40 ☐ am ☑ pm |
☑ Home Kingswood |
☑ Home Bristol City Centre |
1 | Car | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Friend’s | £ : ☐Nil | ||
| 2 | Train | 5 | 18 | 2 | Return | £2:80 ☐Nil | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| Go Home |
Time 9:00 ☐ am ☑ pm |
Time 9:45 ☐ am ☑ pm |
☑ Home Bristol City Centre |
☐ Home | 1 | Train | 5 | 18 | 2 | Return | £ : ☑Nil | 1 | ||
| 2 | Car | 1.5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | Mum’s | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||
| 3 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
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Time : ☐ am ☐ pm |
Time : ☐ am ☐ pm |
☐ Home | ☐ Home | 1 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||
| 2 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| 3 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
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Time : ☐ am ☐ pm |
Time : ☐ am ☐ pm |
☐ Home | ☐ Home | 1 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||
| 2 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
| 3 | £ : ☐Nil | |||||||||||||
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