Official Statistics

National Travel Attitudes Study: Wave 4 (final)

Public attitudes on travel and transport during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 28 January 2021

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National Travel Attitudes Study (NTAS): Wave 4 final report

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Attitudes to travel during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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Details

Statistics on attitudes around travel and transport issues during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, asked of people who have completed the main National Travel Survey.

Questions in Wave 4 were put to 5,299 individuals and includes responses on a wide array of topics, including:

• travel behaviour during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
• concerns about transport
• changes in travel behaviour
• compliance with regulations
• leisure and holidays

At least 34% of respondents who travel by walking or cycling reported an increase in these modes.

Between May and July, people reported 59% less trips to visit family and friends than in the same period in 2019. During August and September, trips to visit family and friends were down 36% compared to 2019.

Between May and September, people reported going out for exercise more than twice as often compared to before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Published 28 January 2021