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Exciting Transas Update: TRANSAS Panel Study Extended to Wave 7

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We’re thrilled to announce that the TRANSAS panel study will be extended to a seventh survey wave this summer. Thanks to Dr. Llinos Brown receiving funding from the RAC Foundation, we’re expanding the study to Wave 7, with a special focus on working from home trends  and transportation impacts post-pandemic. 

About TRANSAS 

Initially established to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transport, travel, and lifestyles, TRANSAS has evolved into a unique longitudinal panel survey. Even after pandemic restrictions were lifted, TRANSAS has continued tracking behavior changes over time, building a rich dataset that provides valuable insights into evolving travel patterns. 

TRANSAS Core Survey Questions (50+ Themes) Content: Household: Size, work status, driving licenses, car ownership, and household characteristics. School: Mode of transport split by nursery/primary/secondary levels. Work: Job type, commute (distance/time/mode), meeting frequency, and job satisfaction. Transport: Frequency of using different modes (including planes), travel attitudes. Shopping: Grocery habits (online, in-store, food banks), distance, and transport used. Lifestyles: Social/leisure/exercise frequency, neighborhood perceptions. Survey Details: ~120 questions total (~50 core questions repeated across waves). Takes 25–30 minutes to complete. Frequency scales: Options range from "5 days a week" to "Never."

TRANSAS Core Survey Questions

TRANSAS Panel Questionnaire Timeline (2020–2025) Content: Conducted by YouGov across 10 city-regions (30-minute surveys). 6-wave panel survey (July 2020–July 2023) tracking the same respondents, with sample sizes declining from 9,362 (Wave 1) to 4,762 (Wave 6). Measured pre-pandemic (Feb 2020) and lockdown (April/June 2020) behaviors in Wave 1. Additional "deep dive" attitudes survey in Sept 2021 (N=6,517). Subsets: 3,760 completed W1 & W6; 2,277 completed all waves + attitudes survey. Final wave (Wave 7) scheduled for July 2025 (N≈3,800).

TRANSAS Panel Questionnaire Timeline

Later this year, we’ll be archiving Waves 1–6, making the dataset open and accessible for researchers, policymakers, and the public to use... so watch this space!