Staff Travel Survey 1998 - Analysis

Question 0: Which part of the University do respondents work in and how far do they live from the University?

	Survey respondents	Total number of staff who work there	% response rate
Main precinct	1643	3155	52
BRI and other central hospitals	218	512	43
Burwalls and Botanic Gardens	11	23	48
Canynge Hall	61	108	57
Clifton Halls	25	66	38
Langford	159	274	58
Rodney Lodge	17	93	18
Stoke Bishop	69	190	36
Students' Union	35	82	43
Victoria Rooms	13	23	57
Other*	41	19	-
Total	2292	4545	50.4

*Includes Long Ashton, Frenchay Hospital, Southmead Hospital and Coombe Dingle

A rate of return of 50% is a good response rate, especially compared with travel surveys at other institutions.

• Respondents who are reserved permit holders 56% (Out of 769 reserved permit holders) 
• Respondents who are unreserved permit holders 58% (Out of 899 unreserved permit holders) 
• Staff living within 1 mile of the University precinct 20%* 
• Staff living within 2 miles of the University precinct 36%* 
• Staff living within 3 miles of the University precinct 49%*

* This data is taken from analysis undertaken by the Geography department in December 1997