Counterfactual survey results
Introduction
As outlined above, 101 respondents completed the Counterfactual Survey Questionnaire. Results in this section are weighted to be representative by age.
Household Profile
Respondents were asked to indicate how many adults and children were permanent residents in their household. Over three quarters (69%, n=70) of respondents indicated that there were two permanent adults in their household, with two thirds (66%, n=67) also indicating there were no children in the household.
Error loading Partial View script (file: ~/Views/MacroPartials/ImageWithoutCrop.cshtml) Error loading Partial View script (file: ~/Views/MacroPartials/ImageWithoutCrop.cshtml)Respondents were asked to indicate their working status. Table 22 below shows that 31% (n=31) worked full-time, while a further 23% (n=23) worked part-time. In addition, 31% (n=31) were retired and 15% (n=15) were unemployed.
| Employment Status | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Full time employment | 31 | 31% |
| Part time employment | 23 | 23% |
| Unemployed | 15 | 15% |
| Retired | 31 | 31% |
| Total | 101 | 100% |
Respondents were asked to indicate how many cars or vans were owned or available to their household. Table 23 below outlines the number of cars or vans per household of those who specified this. As shown, around two thirds of respondents (65%, n=55) indicated that they owned, or had access to, one car.
| Number of Cars | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 65% |
| 2 | 20 | 24% |
| 3 | 6 | 7% |
| 4+ | 3 | 3% |
| Total | 85 |
Thereafter, respondents were presented with a series of statements regarding how dependent their household was on the use of a car. As shown in Figure 37, the largest proportion of respondents (45%, n=46) noted that a car was essential for their everyday needs. Only one respondent (1%) noted that they did not own a car and were not dependent on car travel.
Error loading Partial View script (file: ~/Views/MacroPartials/ImageWithoutCrop.cshtml)Current Public Transport
Respondents were asked how satisfied they were with current public transport services with respect to their household’s travel needs. As shown in Figure 37, more respondents indicated that they were dissatisfied (39%, n=40) than satisfied (28%, n=28). Only 6% (n=6) of respondents noted that there were no public transport services where they live.
Error loading Partial View script (file: ~/Views/MacroPartials/ImageWithoutCrop.cshtml)Respondents were then asked to indicate the main factors which influenced their satisfaction with public transport. It should be noted that respondents could select all applicable factors and, as such, the percentages outlined in Figure 38 represents the percentage of cases and do not equal 100%. The most influential factor was ‘frequency’ of services with 86% (n=59) of respondents selecting this, closely followed by ‘availability of public transport services’ which was selected by 86% (n=58) of respondents. Of the 17% (n=11) of respondents who selected ‘other’, six noted that ‘cost’ was an influential factor regarding their satisfaction with services. The closest train station being far away, poor accessibility, lack of bus services and timetables that do not suit were also noted as factors.
Error loading Partial View script (file: ~/Views/MacroPartials/ImageWithoutCrop.cshtml)Around three quarters (74%, n=75) of respondents noted that if public transport services in their area improved their household would be more likely to use them. These respondents were asked to select all of the improvements they would make from the list shown in Figure 39 (again, the percentages shown are the percentages of cases). Nearly all respondents at this question, 95% (n=71), indicated that they would improve the availability of public transport services. Over three quarters of respondents also selected frequency, reliability and length of operating day. Of those who selected ‘other’, the number of destinations/connections and improving the A7 to reduce journey times were listed.
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Of the 55 respondents who indicated they were in work/education, around two thirds (65%, n=36) travelled to a fixed place of work/education entirely, 18% (n=10) had flexible arrangements and so partially worked/learned from home and partially travelled to a fixed location, while 16% (n=9) entirely worked/learned from home. The location of where respondents travelled to work/education are shown in Figure 40.
Error loading Partial View script (file: ~/Views/MacroPartials/ImageWithoutCrop.cshtml)Around half of the respondents typically travelled for work/educational purposes five days a week (52%, n=24), with all of the other respondents (n=22) travelling between two and four days a week.
Error loading Partial View script (file: ~/Views/MacroPartials/ImageWithoutCrop.cshtml)Respondents were asked how long their journey to work/education usually takes. As shown below, 31% (n=14) of respondents indicated that their journey takes between 16-30 minutes and over an hour respectively:
- <10 mins: 9%
- 10-15 mins: 27%
- 16-30 mins: 31%
- 31 mins-1 hour: 2%
- >1 hour: 31%
Just over half of the respondents drove to work/education (53%, n=24), while 32% (n=15) indicated that they travelled by bus and 12% (n=5) walked.
| Travel Mode | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Car / Van (drove myself) | 24 | 53% |
| Bus | 15 | 32% |
| Walk | 5 | 12% |
| Car / Van (dropped off) | 1 | 3% |
The respondents who travelled by bus stated that they used the following services:
- Service 20, Peter Hogg
- Service 67, Border Buses
- Service 68, Border Buses
Those who indicated that they drove themselves to work/education were asked where they parked. Most (85%, n=21) indicated that they parked at their workplace while the other 15% (n=4) used free on-street parking.
Travel for Personal Business / Leisure
Destinations Visited
All respondents were asked to identify the locations they had travelled to for personal business (including trips to/from banks, churches, hospitals, doctors’ surgeries, dentists, hairdressers, libraries, etc.) and for leisure in the last 30 days. Table 25 shows that most respondents had visited Galashiels (68%, n=69), Jedburgh (61%, n=26), Kelso (58%, n=59) and Hawick (56%, n=57) for personal business. Similarly, Galashiels (62%, n=63) and Jedburgh (46%, n=46) were also the most popular locations to visit for leisure.
| Destination | Personal Business (No.) | Leisure (No.) | Personal Business (%) | Leisure (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Boswells | 38 | 12 | 37% | 12% |
| Jedburgh | 62 | 46 | 61% | 46% |
| Melrose | 40 | 26 | 39% | 26% |
| Tweedbank | 25 | 12 | 25% | 14% |
| Galashiels | 69 | 63 | 68% | 62% |
| Kelso | 59 | 37 | 58% | 36% |
| Hawick | 57 | 38 | 56% | 38% |
| Peebles | 6 | 8 | 6% | 8% |
| Edinburgh | 38 | 32 | 37% | 32% |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 7 | 11 | 7% | 11% |
| Newcastle | 2 | 9 | 2% | 9% |
| Carlisle | 3 | 9 | 3% | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 6 | 3% | 6% |
| I've not travelled for personal business purposes in the past 30 days | 3 | 10 | 3% | 10% |
| Base* | 409 | 322 | - | - |
*Multiple responses were given at this question
The ‘other’ locations that respondents travelled to for personal business included Bonchester Bridge, Kirkcaldy, Lenzie and Newton, while the ‘other’ locations visited for leisure included Aberdeen, Ancrum, Coldstream, Dumfries, Dunbar, Eyemouth, Earlston, Lanark and Langholm.
Frequency of Visits
Table 26 shows that most locations were visited up to five times in the last 30 days for personal business. The respondents indicated that they travelled to Jedburgh most often of the locations listed, with 27% (n=16) of respondents noting that they had travelled there more than 20 times in the last 30 days.
| Personal Business Travel | Up to 5 times | 6-10 times | 11-15 times | 16-20 times | 21-30 times | >30 times | Base: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Boswells | 72% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 11% | - | n=38 |
| Jedburgh | 51% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 27% | - | n=62 |
| Melrose | 79% | 7% | 8% | 5% | - | 2% | n=40 |
| Tweedbank | 89% | 7% | - | - | 4% | - | n=25 |
| Galashiels | 78% | 19% | - | - | 3% | - | n=69 |
| Kelso | 87% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 2% | - | n=59 |
| Hawick | 75% | 18% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | n=57 |
| Peebles | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | n=6 |
| Edinburgh | 94% | 2% | - | - | 1% | 2% | n=38 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 80% | 20% | - | - | - | - | n=7 |
| Newcastle | 100% | - | - | - | - | -- | n=2 |
| Carlisle | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | n=3 |
In terms of leisure travel, once again, across all locations most respondents indicated that they travelled there up to five times in the last 30 days. Similar to the personal business travel, Jedburgh was a popular place to travel for leisure with 21% (n=10) of respondents indicating that they had travelled there between 21 and 30 times in the last 30 days.
| Leisure Travel | Up to 5 times | 6-10 times | 11-15 times | 16-20 times | 21-30 times | >30 times | Base: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Boswells | 68% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 10% | - | n=12 |
| Jedburgh | 53% | 5% | 18% | 2% | 21% | - | n=46 |
| Melrose | 93% | - | 3% | - | - | 4% | n=26 |
| Tweedbank | 94% | 6% | - | - | - | - | n=14 |
| Galashiels | 93% | 3% | 1% | - | 3% | - | n=63 |
| Kelso | 87% | 10% | - | 1% | 2% | - | n=37 |
| Hawick | 72% | 24% | - | 1% | 2% | - | n=38 |
| Peebles | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | n=8 |
| Edinburgh | 93% | 7% | - | - | - | - | n=32 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 92% | 8% | - | - | - | - | n=11 |
| Newcastle | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | n=9 |
| Carlisle | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | n=9 |
Travel Mode
Table 28 and Table 29 show which mode of transport respondents typically used to get to each of the locations for personal business and leisure. As shown, car/van travel was the most popular mode of choice for all of the locations across both travel purposes. Where rail travel was used, it was generally for trips to Edinburgh. Buses were used to travel to several of the locations, but Galashiels and Hawick were the most popular locations to travel to by bus.
| Personal Business Travel | Walk | Bus | Rail | Car/Van (dropped off) | Car/Van (drove myself) | Other | Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Boswells | 5% | 5% | - | 31% | 59% | 1% | n=38 |
| Jedburgh | 29% | 1% | - | 19% | 50% | 1% | n=62 |
| Melrose | - | 3% | - | 18% | 79% | - | n=40 |
| Tweedbank | - | 2% | - | 37% | 61% | - | n=25 |
| Galashiels | - | 16% | - | 30% | 54% | - | n=69 |
| Kelso | - | 3% | - | 22% | 73% | 2% | n=59 |
| Hawick | - | 15% | - | 17% | 68% | - | n=57 |
| Peebles | - | - | - | 21% | 79% | - | n=6 |
| Edinburgh* | - | 5% | 8% | 22% | 61% | 1% | n=38 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | - | 7% | - | 33% | 60% | - | n=7 |
| Newcastle | - | - | - | - | 100% | - | n=2 |
| Carlisle | - | - | - | 28% | 72% | - | n=3 |
*A further 20% of leisure trips to Edinburgh was indicated to be completed by ‘Bus and Rail’ and 8% of leisure trips to Edinburgh were undertaken by ‘Park and Ride (Rail)’
| Leisure Travel | Walk | Bus | Rail | Car/Van (dropped off) | Car/Van (drove myself) | Other | Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Boswells | 18% | 7% | - | 18% | 54% | 3% | n=12 |
| Jedburgh | 50% | 1% | - | 8% | 41% | 1% | n=46 |
| Melrose | 4% | - | - | 24% | 73% | - | n=26 |
| Tweedbank | - | - | 7% | 58% | 35% | - | n=14 |
| Galashiels | - | 22% | - | 33% | 45% | - | n=63 |
| Kelso | - | 1% | - | 22% | 77% | - | n=37 |
| Hawick | - | 18% | - | 19% | 64% | - | n=38 |
| Peebles | - | - | - | 33% | 67% | - | n=8 |
| Edinburgh* | - | 3% | 8% | 28% | 29% | 1% | n=32 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | - | 4% | - | 32% | 56% | 8% | n=11 |
| Newcastle | - | - | - | - | 100% | - | n=9 |
| Carlisle | - | 71% | - | 20% | 10% | - | n=9 |
Bus Services Used
Those who indicated that they travelled by bus for both personal business and leisure used the following services:
- Service 51 to St Boswells
- Service 29 to Jedburgh
- Service 68 to Melrose, Tweedbank and Galashiels
- Service 20 to Kelso and Hawick
- Service 51 or 52 to Edinburgh
- Service 60 to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Journey Times
Respondents were then asked to indicate how long it took them to travel to each location. The results of this are shown in Table 30 and Table 31. While the journey times are similar between the two travel purposes, there are some differences. For example, those travelling to Jedburgh for leisure indicated that their journey time was longer than those travelling for personal business.
Respondents generally travelled for the least amount of time to reach Jedburgh and St Boswells. Conversely, respondents travelled the longest to reach Newcastle, Edinburgh and Carlisle.
| Personal Business Travel | 0-5 mins | 6-10 mins | 11-20 mins | 21-30 mins | 31mins - 1 hour | >1 hour | Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Boswells | 27% | 14% | 46% | 9% | 4% | - | n=38 |
| Jedburgh | 42% | 36% | 21% | 1% | - | - | n=62 |
| Melrose | 5% | 22% | 56% | 12% | 4% | - | n=40 |
| Tweedbank | 4% | 9% | 74% | 12% | 2% | - | n=25 |
| Galashiels | - | 1% | 37% | 45% | 16% | 1% | n=69 |
| Kelso | 2% | 3% | 77% | 15% | 4% | - | n=59 |
| Hawick | - | 8% | 62% | 27% | 3% | - | n=57 |
| Peebles | - | - | 7% | 15% | 57%% | 22% | n=6 |
| Edinburgh* | - | - | - | - | 62% | 36% | n=38 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | - | - | - | - | 80% | 20% | n=7 |
| Newcastle | - | - | - | - | - | 100% | n=2 |
| Carlisle | - | - | - | - | 14% | 86% | n=3 |
| Leisure Travel | 0-5 mins | 6-10 mins | 11-20 mins | 21-30 mins | 31mins - 1 hour | >1 hour | Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Boswells | 36% | 29% | 21% | 7% | 7% | - | n=12 |
| Jedburgh | 23% | 40% | 19% | 16% | 2% | - | n=46 |
| Melrose | 5% | 21% | 59% | 7% | 9% | - | n=26 |
| Tweedbank | 6% | 16% | 68% | 10% | - | - | n=14 |
| Galashiels | - | 1% | 25% | 48% | 26% | - | n=63 |
| Kelso | - | 6% | 71% | 19% | 4% | - | n=37 |
| Hawick | - | 10% | 71% | 17% | 0% | - | n=38 |
| Peebles | - | - | - | 11% | 72% | 17% | n=8 |
| Edinburgh* | - | - | - | - | 58% | 42% | n=32 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | - | - | - | - | 84% | 16% | n=11 |
| Newcastle | - | - | - | - | 5% | 95% | n=9 |
| Carlisle | - | - | - | - | 5% | 95% | n=9 |