BSIP Pre-pandemic bus travel: journey types

Summary:

• Recreation and leisure were the most popular journeys being made by bus in Portsmouth before the pandemic (71%) followed by shopping (62%)
• At a lower level were journeys for health or medical appointments (42%), visiting friends or family (40%) and travelling to and from work (35%)
• Much smaller proportions of respondents were using the bus before the pandemic to travel for work (10%), for education (7%), to attend sports clubs (3%) or for other reasons (3%)
• Before the pandemic, males were more likely to be travelling for recreation and leisure (76%) than females (71%) while females were more likely to be making journeys by bus for shopping (+9 percentage points), health or medical appointments (+9 percentage points), visiting friends and family (+10 percentage points) and commuting (+4 percentage points)
• Larger proportions of respondents with a disability were using the bus pre-pandemic for health or medical appointments (+32 percentage points), for visiting friends and family (+15 percentage points) and for shopping
• Households with children were more likely to be making journeys for recreation and leisure (+7 percentage point difference), to and from work (+8 percentage point difference), and for education (+11 percentage point difference) Respondents from households with no children were more likely to be travelling to health or medical appointments (+6 percentage point difference)

Base: Bus users (937) | Male (293) | Female (485)

This chart shows that recreation and leisure were the most popular journeys being made by bus in Portsmouth before the pandemic (71%) followed by shopping (62%). The chart also shows that At a lower level were journeys for health or medical appointments (42%), visiting friends or family (40%) and travelling to and from work (35%)
Much smaller proportions of respondents were using the bus before the pandemic to travel for work (10%), for education (7%), to attend sports clubs (3%) or for other reasons (3%).
In terms of sex, the chart shows that males were more likely to be travelling for recreation and leisure (76%) than females (71%) while females were more likely to be making journeys by bus for shopping (+9 percentage points), health or medical appointments (+9 percentage points), visiting friends and family (+10 percentage points) and commuting (+4 percentage points).

Base (Bus users): Disability (138) | No disability (628)

This chart shows that larger proportions of respondents with a disability were using the bus pre-pandemic for health or medical appointments (+32 percentage points), for visiting friends and family (+15 percentage points) and for shopping (+8 percentage points).

Base (Bus users): Children in household (174) | No children in household (609)

This charts shows that households with children were more likely to be making journeys for recreation and leisure (+7 percentage point difference), to and from work (+8 percentage point difference), and for education (+11 percentage point difference) whilst those from households with no children were more likely to be travelling to health or medical appointments (+6 percentage point difference)