Travel Survey (TSNI)

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Statistics and research

The Travel Survey for Northern Ireland (TSNI) collects information on how and why people travel within Northern Ireland. Headline, technical and in-depth reports are published annually.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

Products

The latest full set of publications available are for 2021, 2020 and 2017-2019.
Previous publications are also available from 1999-2001 to 2016-2018.
Short TSNI factsheets with infographics highlighting specific topics have been produced from 2014-2016 to 2016-2018.
A background quality report on the Travel Survey for Northern Ireland reports has been produced.

UPDATE: A considerable amount of extra work has been required to investigate data collected from 2020 onwards. This, combined with the delay in receiving TSNI datasets during the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent delay to the publication of earlier reports, continues to have a knock-on effect on the usual publication timetable. The 2021 In-depth Report was published in December 2023. There was a significant delay in receiving 2022 data from the supplier and in-depth quality assurance checks have been required. When confirmed, the date for the next TSNI Report will appear in upcoming statistical releases. Further updates will be announced here.

Background

The TSNI started in 1999 and is based on the National Travel Survey run by the Department for Transport. Three years of data are normally combined to ensure the analysis carried out is robust. This ensures a wide range range of analysis can be carried out. Where it is established that there is a large enough achieved sample, it is possible to report limited information for single years.

Three TSNI reports are produced annually. Technical reports (survey methodology and questionnaire) and in-depth reports (detailed results) are available from 1999-2001. Headline reports (key results) have been published since 2007-2009.

User engagement

Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB) have carried out various user engagement activities, including a user consultation exercise in relation to the content and format of the TSNI reports. An outcome report of this user consultation and a statement of user needs have been published.

Contact

For general enquiries, data requests and feedback, contact Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch