Dutch Travel Survey

Summary

Strengths: In combination with MON and OViN when methodological breaks are considered, this survey provides long time series and a large sample size. The study is also linkable with registrations. Weaknesses: One consequence of the survey are the margins around outcomes. The methodological break from MON to OViN still has to be quantified (expected at the end of 2013).

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Survey different

Data gathering method
Telephone
Face-to-face

Access to data

Conditions of access
Downloadable via DANS

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
SPSS (default)

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data was collected between 2010 and 2011. The net sample varied around 40,000 individuals. Data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection
2010

Stratification if applicable
Two-step sampling: 1) sample of suburbs, stratified by province and interview region, 2) random sample of individuals

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Entire Dutch population

Age range
No age restrictions

Statistical representativeness
Population representative

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed study of: Mobility in the Netherlands: (1) origin / destination (2) travel times (3) travel distances (4) mode of transport (4) motivation of mobility (5) ownership of vehicles.

Linkage

Standardisation
Standardised

Possibility of linkage among databases
Linkable to other person databases through anonymised personal number.

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Survey errors

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Governance

Contact information
Department of Labour, Dynamics and Mobility
Statistics Netherlands
Henri Faasdreef 312
2492 JP Den Haag Netherlands Phone: Infoservice: 003188 570 70 70
Email: info(at)cbs.nl
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Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected and released annually.