Overall attitudes towards rental e-scooters in Portsmouth

• Overall, a higher proportion of respondents feel positive or very positive about rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth than in previous waves (31%, compared to 23% in Wave Three)
• The younger the respondent the more likely they are to feel positively about rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth (57% of those aged 16-24 feel positive or very positive, whereas only 13% of those aged 65 or over feel this way)
• The vast majority of trial users feel positive about rental e-scooters in Portsmouth (82% positive or very positive), whereas non-trial users are more likely to feel negative (76% negative or very negative)
• Males appear to feel slightly more positive than females, whilst those without a disability are slightly more positive than those with a disability
• Respondents with a learning disability feel most positively about rental e-scooters compared to those with other disabilities (28% feel very positive), followed by those with a mental health disability (13% very positive) and a physical disability (12% very positive)
• However, over half of respondents with a mobility disability, hearing impairment or sight impairment feel very negative about rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth. 71% of respondents with a sight impairment feel very negative about rental e-scooters

An asterisk (*) indicates a small base size, caution should be taken when interpreting the results.

This chart shows how respondents feel about rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth compared between each wave of the trial.
In wave four of the trial, 18% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 13% of respondents feel positive, 7% feel neither positive or negative, 17% feel negative and 46% feel very negative.
In wave three of the trial, 12% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 11% of respondents feel positive, 8% feel neither positive or negative, 19% feel negative and 50% feel very negative.
In wave two of the trial, 17% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 11% of respondents feel positive, 7% feel neither positive or negative, 17% feel negative and 48% feel very negative.
In wave one of the trial, 13% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 15% of respondents feel positive, 14% feel neither positive or negative, 18% feel negative and 41% feel very negative.

This chart shows how respondents feel about rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth compared by age.
For the total wave four sample, 18% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 13% of respondents feel positive, 7% feel neither positive or negative, 17% feel negative and 46% feel very negative.
For respondents aged 16 to 24, 44% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 17% of respondents feel positive, 4% feel neither positive or negative, 9% feel negative and 27% feel very negative.
For respondents aged 25 to 34, 41% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 15% of respondents feel positive, 3% feel neither positive or negative, 11% feel negative and 30% feel very negative.
For respondents aged 35 to 44, 33% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 16% of respondents feel positive, 6% feel neither positive or negative, 14% feel negative and 31% feel very negative.
For respondents aged 45 to 54, 18% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 16% of respondents feel positive, 10% feel neither positive or negative, 15% feel negative and 41% feel very negative.
For respondents aged 55 to 64 , 12% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 14% of respondents feel positive, 10% feel neither positive or negative, 15% feel negative and 48% feel very negative.
For respondents aged 65 and over, 4% of respondents feel very positive about the trial, 8% of respondents feel positive, 8% feel neither positive or negative, 22% feel negative and 56% feel very negative.

This chart shows how respondents feel about rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth compared by whether they are a trial user or non-user.
For the total wave four sample, 18% of respondents feel very positive about the trail. 13% of respondents feel positive, 7% feel neither positive or negative, 17% feel negative and 46% feel very negative.
For trial users, 59% of respondents feel very positive about the trail. 23% of respondents feel positive, 4% feel neither positive or negative, 5% feel negative and 9% feel very negative.
For non trial users, 5% of respondents feel very positive about the trail. 10% of respondents feel positive, 9% feel neither positive or negative, 20% feel negative and 56% feel very negative.

This chart shows how respondents feel about rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth compared by sex.
For the total wave four sample, 18% of respondents feel very positive about the trail. 13% of respondents feel positive, 7% feel neither positive or negative, 17% feel negative and 46% feel very negative.
For males, 23% of respondents feel very positive about the trail. 13% of respondents feel positive, 6% feel neither positive or negative, 15% feel negative and 42% feel very negative.
For females, 14% of respondents feel very positive about the trail. 13% of respondents feel positive, 9% feel neither positive or negative, 18% feel negative and 46% feel very negative.

This chart shows how respondents feel about rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth compared by disability.
For the total wave four sample, 18% of respondents feel very positive about the trail. 13% of respondents feel positive, 7% feel neither positive or negative, 17% feel negative and 46% feel very negative.
For disabled respondents, 13% feel very positive about the trail. 9% of respondents feel positive, 9% feel neither positive or negative, 19% feel negative and 51% feel very negative.
For respondents with no disability, 20% of respondents feel very positive about the trail. 14% of respondents feel positive, 7% feel neither positive or negative, 16% feel negative and 43% feel very negative.

This chart shows how respondents feel overall about the rental e-scooters operating in Portsmouth compared by disability.
For respondents with a learning difficulty 28% are very positive about the rental scooters, 10% are positive, 10% are neither positive or negative, 21% are negative and 31% are very negative.
For respondents with a mental health disability, 13% are very positive about the rental scooters, 10% are positive, 11% are neither positive or negative, 19% are negative and 48% are very negative.
For respondents with a physical disability, 12% are very positive about the rental scooters, 7% are positive, 9% are neither positive or negative, 22% are negative and 50% are very negative.
For respondents with a mobility disability, 9% are very positive about the rental scooters, 7% are positive, 7% are neither positive or negative, 22% are negative and 56% are very negative.
For respondents with a hearing impairment, 8% are very positive about the rental scooters, 10% are positive, 7% are neither positive or negative, 17% are negative and 58% are very negative.
For respondents with a sight impairment, 4% are very positive about the rental scooters, 7% are neither positive or negative, 18% are negative and 71% are very negative.
For respondents with an ‘other’ disability, 12% are very positive about the rental scooters, 10% are positive, 10% are neither positive or negative, 20% are negative and 49% are very negative.