Question

Carrying out a door to door survey

1. Find out how your friends and neighbours commute to school or office
2. Interview at least 10 friends or neighbours who commute to school or office by personal cars
3. Find out if they would be ready to switch to a non-polluting mode of transport, like a bicycle, if their schools or offices are not too far away.
4. Find out if they would like to join a carpool or travel by public transport. Do not forget to mention the advantages of shifting from the use of personal vehicles, such as reduced pollution, savings and companionship.
5. If they are not interested and would like to continue travelling in their private cars, ask them the reasons why would they not make the change.

After collecting all the data, fill in a table like the one given below:

Respondent number	Type of car (small, big, SUV	Fuel (petrol, diesel, CNG, any other)	Number of people travelling in car	Is the mode of transport polluting? Y yes; N no	Would consider change in transport? specify carpool or bus or bicycle	Cannot change their mode of transport	Reasons for not using public transport or car pooling or bicycle

At the end of your survey, find out how many interviewees are now travelling by bicycle, public transport, or car pool and how many have decided not to do so.

1. Number of people interviewed
2. Number of people who commute by private car
3. Number of people who have agreed to change their mode of transport
4. Number of people who now travel by public transport
5. Number of people who have joined a carpool
6. Number of people who are now cycling to work
7. Number of people who have not changed their mode of transport

Answer 1

Respondent number	Type of car (small, big, SUV	Fuel (petrol, diesel, CNG, any other)	Number of people travelling in car	Is the mode of transport polluting? Y yes; N no	Would consider change in transport? specify carpool or bus or bicycle	Cannot change their mode of transport	Reasons for not using public transport or car pooling or bicycle
1	Small	Petrol	1	Y	Bicycle	No	-
2	SUV	Diesel	2	Y	Carpool	No	-
3	Small	CNG	1	Y	Bus	No	-
4	Big	Petrol	1	Y	No	Yes	Office is far away
5	SUV	Diesel	3	Y	Carpool	No	-
6	Small	Petrol	1	Y	Bicycle	No	-
7	Big	Petrol	2	Y	No	Yes	Public transport is not available nearby
8	Small	CNG	1	Y	Bus	No	-
9	SUV	Diesel	1	Y	No	Yes	Needs car for family errands after work
10	Small	Petrol	2	Y	Carpool	No	-

1. Number of people interviewed - 10
2. Number of people who commute by private car - 10
3. Number of people who have agreed to change their mode of transport - 7
4. Number of people who now travel by public transport - 2
5. Number of people who have joined a carpool - 3
6. Number of people who are now cycling to work - 2
7. Number of people who have not changed their mode of transport - 3