The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a quarterly sample survey of households living at private addresses in Great Britain. Its purpose is to provide information on the UK labour market that can then be used to develop, manage, evaluate and report on labour market policies. The questionnaire design, sample selection, and interviewing are carried out by the Social and Vital Statistics Division of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on behalf of the Statistical Outputs Group of the ONS.

• Methodology: Interviewer led questions about mode of transport to work – methodology complies with EU agreed concepts and definitions.
• Start date: 1979
• Frequency of survey: Quarterly
• Most recent return: 2004
• Commissioned by: ONS
• Coverage: UK and GOR
• Caveats: Only limited application to physical activity
• Link to data source: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Source.asp?vlnk=358
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