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Distance travelled to work or place of study

  • Mnemonic reference

    DISTPS11

  • Applicability

    Person

  • Type

    Derived variable

Definition

The distance a person travels between their home (enumeration) address and the address they travel to for their main job or course of study (including school).

Classification

Total number of categories 11

Code Name
0 Mainly work or study at or from home
1 Less than 2km
2 2km to less than 5km
3 5km to less than 10km
4 10km to less than 20km
5 20km to less than 30km
6 30km to less than 40km
7 40km to less than 60km
8 60km and over
9 Other
X No code required - comprises schoolchildren and full-time students living at their non term-time address and those who are not currently working or studying.

Source question or variables

DTWSPS11 (Derived variable)

POWSPS11 (Derived variable)

TERMIND (Primary variable)

  • Mnemonic reference

    DTWSPS

  • Applicability

    All people who were working or studying the week before the Census with a UK postcode for place of work or study, Scotland.

Definition

This derived variable provides a measure, in kilometres, of a straight line between the postcode of residence and the postcode of the place of the person's main job or course of study.

Classification

Total number of categories 2

Not applicable category (XXXXX) comprises:
All people not working or studying the week before census and those who are working or studying mainly at or from home, with no fixed place of work or study, working on an offshore installation or working or studying outside the UK.

Code Name
00001-99999 0.1 - 9999.9 km in 0.1 km units
XXXXX Not applicable