Secondary analysis of existing data on disabled people’s use and experiences of public transport in Great Britain

Document summary

The research on which this report is based was commissioned by the Disability Rights Commission via tender and was conducted between April and July 2006. The research work was conducted in three phases. As this was a scoping
project, the first priority was to establish what datasets might exist for secondary analysis relating to disability and public transport (this was unknown at the outset). The research team were advised to focus on large datasets within the UK Data Archive and also to collect examples of smaller studies through personal contacts. In the first month the research team produced a list of more than 300 hundred potential datasets, together with an initial analysis of their usefulness. In the second phase it was agreed to focus on a subset of key datasets and copies of these were purchased for more detailed analysis. The research team produced an interim report of key features and findings and this was revised in consultation with DRC staff. The final phase of the research involved more specific investigation of questions and themes highlighted by DRC as particularly relevant (e.g. regional differences, changes over time, breakdown by ethnicity and impairment etc.). The material presented in this report includes a combination of findings and commentary from the various stages of the project.