International Survey Methods Conference 16-20th Nov 2014. Workshop session on qualitative & social research methods led by Dr Karen Lucas. www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/k.lucas www.regodirect.com.au/isctsc10/cms/769/Program

1. MERSEYSIDE LOCAL AREA TRAVEL POVERTY SURVEY
Karen Lucas, Ian Phillips and John Bates
Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds
Developing disaggregated models of mobility and immobility behaviours of low income
population groups in the context of their local accessibility to key destinations.
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Conceptual framework
1 Aims and objectives
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1. To explore how far the social and economic
disadvantages of low income populations can be
used to explain inequalities in their travel
behaviours.
2. Conversely to identify the extent to which the
low levels of travel activity of individuals living
on low incomes contributes to their social and
economic disadvantage
3. To use these models to predict the likely effects
of different policy measures on changing these
travel behavioural outcomes
Local context: 2 case study areas 3 Methodology
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POLITICAL
1. Define indicators of travel behaviour and
social disadvantage based on evidence of
previous qualitative studies
2. Set up a disaggregate model of travel
behaviours based on UK National Trip End
Model (NTEM) using National Travel Survey
data
3. Undertake a bespoke local survey of
personal travel behaviours with 3-day diary
in 2 study areas
4. Recreate NTEM model at local level and
combine with GIS-based models of
accessibility
Challenges for survey methods 5
1. Local authority consultancy call off contract
2. Decision to piggy-backing onto standard
household survey
3. Increased costs and lack of accountability to
client
4. Survey length and complexity compromised
6. Inadequate sample size & poor data quality
7. Uncompleted diary days and missing data
8. Partial models and reduced significance
9. Unreliable results and so inconclusive
evidence
10. Unable to predict policy outcomes
Want to know more detail about the conceptual approach or the methods? Contact me @ K.Lucas@leeds.ac.uk