The answers to questions 19, 20 and 21 in conjunction with the address where people work or go to school/college will provide valuable information on commuting patterns for planning public transport services and infrastructure. Usual means of travel identifies the different modes of transport used by commuters. Time of leaving home will provide information on the volume of commuter travel by transport type at different times of the day. Usual travel time will give information on the efficiency of various modes of transport.
[Question 19: How do you usually travel to work, school or college?]
If the person is not at work, school or college they should mark "not at work, school or college."
If the person travels by two or more modes of transport, they should mark the box for the longest part of the journey.
Notes on answering Questions 19-21
Where different means of travel are used on different days, the most frequently used method should be indicated.
Where the time of leaving home differs on different days, the most frequent time of leaving should be indicated.
Persons who do not work or attend school or college should mark 'Not at work school or college' in questions 19 and 20 and leave question 21 blank.
Persons who work daily from a fixed center or depot and travel a lot in their jobs should indicate the means of transport and distance travelled from their residence to this center or depot.