National Travel Survey mid-year estimates user engagement

1. National Travel Survey mid-year estimates user engagement

The National Travel Survey (NTS) is a household survey of personal travel, from data collected via interviews and a seven-day travel diary, which enables analysis of patterns and trends.

In April 2024, the Department for Transport (DfT) has, for the first time, released National Travel Survey mid-year estimates. This release combines data from the last six months of 2022 with data from the first six months of 2023. It is intended to provide a faster, early indication of the latest trends in personal transport and is focused on a small set of the most-used statistical tables from the regular annual release.

The NTS statistics team is seeking feedback on this new mid-year release and will determine whether it should continue in future years based on an assessment of its value to users compared to the cost of producing an additional release per year.

This short survey will allow NTS users to provide their views on the value of these mid-year estimates and whether this publication meets their needs. Any feedback provided will help inform the future design and development of this statistical release. Current published statistical release and tables for this mid-year NTS publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-travel-survey-mid-year-estimates-year-ending-june-2023   

 

1. Would you like to be informed about the outcome of this user engagement? 

 

2. Please provide further details about yourself, to help us understand who our users are. Please provide your email address if you wish to be informed about the outcome of this user engagement, or are happy for us to contact you regarding your responses. For more information about Department for Transport’s privacy policy please see: DfT online form and survey privacy notice. 

 

3. The mid-year estimates consist of nine statistical tables covering a limited range of topics (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-travel-survey-mid-year-estimates-year-ending-june-2023), plus a written release including charts and commentary. What is your view of the topic coverage:

 

What is your view of the length of the release:

 

What is your view of the number of tables:

 

4. Which particular statistics have you used or could you use from these NTS mid-year estimates and for what purpose?

 

5. For what purpose have you used or could use these NTS mid-year estimates?

 

6. In general, how well does the NTS mid-year estimates meet your needs?

 

7. To what extent do you think the mid-year estimates add value, over and above the NTS statistics and data released annually?

 

8. The mid-year estimates were released approximately 4 months before the expected release of the 2023 annual statistics. Which of the following most closely matches your view of the timing of the mid-year estimates?

 

9. Are there any other topics or tables from the regular annual NTS release (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-travel-survey-statistics) which you would like us to include in this mid-year update? If so, please provide a brief explanation.

 

10. Finally, any other suggestions. We welcome any other thoughts or ideas you might have for improving any aspect of this NTS mid-year release. If you can provide brief details here, we will consider any suggestions.