Please help me with my university dissertation?

[Ginginho]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today?  Car
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport?  Easy, good parking spot
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how?  No
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) Season ticket holder
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes
   5b Bus Yes
   5c Train Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling   Yes
6. What were your pre-match activities:  Normally straight from home
7. What were your post match activities:  Usually straight back home
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please)  SN3 2DJ
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game?  Train
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport?  Convenience
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city affect your decision? If yes, how?  No
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+) 0 - 5
13. Occupation?  Sales office team leader
14. How do you normally travel to work?  Drive
15. Do you own a car?  Yes
16. Do you recycle?  Yes
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   31 - 45
18. Sex                Male

[dphunt88]

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Thank you all very much. Keep spreading the word! I'm switching off the laptop now but i look forward to reading more replies in the morning.

[Luci]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? Car
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Convenient
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how? Yes - free parking available close by
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) ST Holder
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No          Yes
   5b Bus Yes/No         Yes
   5c Train Yes/No        Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/No  Yes
6. What were your pre-match activities: Pub
7. What were your post match activities: Straight back home
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please) SN5 5UA
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? Yes - Train last game
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Quickest
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how? Yes - ease to reach by rail
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+) 6-15
13. Occupation? Expatriate Consultant
14. How do you normally travel to work? Car
15. Do you own a car? Yes
16. Do you recycle? Yes
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   18-30
18. Sex - Female

[RobertT]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? - Bus
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? - Allows beer to be consumed and is close enough to me to be worthwhile
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how? Yes, by being on an easy bus route, otherwise I'd never get in the blasted things, full of smelly people
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) ST
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes
   5b Bus Yes
   5c Train Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes
6. What were your pre-match activities: Beer and many games of Pool
7. What were your post match activities: Sometimes back to the pub and off to a place to eat, others back home on the bus
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please) SN3 6BZ
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? Yes, Train
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Drink, cost (much cheaper these days when booked in advance)
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how? Yes, tend to avoid horrible train journeys so less likely to go if need to drive
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+) 0-5
13. Occupation? Resource Planning Manager
14. How do you normally travel to work? Car
15. Do you own a car? yes
16. Do you recycle? Yes
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   31-45
18. Sex - Male

[Ardiles]

A subject very close to my heart.  Any football club - and especially ours - belongs at the centre of the community it serves...and not relegated to a peripheral site next to a sewerage treatment plant etc.

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today?
By train.
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport?
Travel in from out of town.  Ground and pub both walkable from Swindon station.  Enjoying a few pre- & post-match beers with friends is an integral part of my day out.
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how?
Yes.  Please see (2) above.
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder)
At the moment, due to having young family, 0-5 per season.
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No          If not, why?
Yes.
   5b Bus Yes/No         If not, why?
Yes.
   5c Train Yes/No         If not, why?
Yes.
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/No   If not, why?
Yes.
6. What were your pre-match activities:
Short visit to pubwith friends.
7. What were your post match activities:
Slightly longer visit to pub with friends.
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please)
GU14
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game?
Yes.  By train.
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport?
See answer to (2) above.
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how?
Yes.  Last away game was Brentford, which was also easily accessible by public transport.
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+)
0-5 per season.
13. Occupation?
Accountant.
14. How do you normally travel to work?
Train & Underground.
15. Do you own a car?
Yes.
16. Do you recycle?
Yes.
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   
31-45
18. Sex
Male

[reeves4england]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? Car
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Got a lift from somebody who was already driving
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how? No
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) 6-15
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No          If not, why? Yes
   5b Bus Yes/No         If not, why? Yes
   5c Train Yes/No         If not, why? Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/No   If not, why? Yes
6. What were your pre-match activities: Pub
7. What were your post match activities: Went home
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please) SN11 9JH
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? Train and tube
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Easy and cheap
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how? Easy to reach it on the tube
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+) 6-15
13. Occupation? Student
14. How do you normally travel to work? Tube in London, bus at home
15. Do you own a car? No
16. Do you recycle? Yes
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   18-30
18. Sex Male

[Bogus Dave]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? Walk
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Its how my mates were going and i didn't want to be on my own
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how? Yes. If it was miles and miles and miles away i wouldn't have walked
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) 1/2 Season ticket holder
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No          Yes
   5b Bus Yes/No         Yes
   5c Train Yes/No        Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/No  Yes
6. What were your pre-match activities: In t'winners lounge
7. What were your post match activities: None of your business
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please) SN2
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? Train
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Most fun
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how? Yes. Good rail links
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+) 0-5 a season
13. Occupation? Student
14. How do you normally travel to work? Car / Train
15. Do you own a car? Yes
16. Do you recycle? Not much
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   18-30
18. Sex - Male

[REDBUCK]

Hello Town fans. I am a new member of the forum as of today!

I am a Swindon fan in my final year studying Geography at Plymouth University. My dissertation is looking at how stadium location within a town/city affects the transport decisions of supporters attending games at that stadium. My basic hypothesis being that city centre stadiums (Home Park, Plymouth and the County Ground, Swindon in this study) will encourage 'greener' transport use than edge of city stadiums (Majedski Stadium, Reading and Kassam Stadium, Oxford in this study) because of their centrality in the city and proximity to public transport hubs (i.e. Bus and Train stations).

If you could take just a few minutes to answer the questions below as a reply to this post, it would be a massive help. Answer the questions as if you were answering them at the last home game you attended. I have numbered the questions to make responding easier.

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? - Car
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? - Only convenient way of doing the 50 miles
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how?  - No
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) - STH
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No  - Yes
    5b Bus Yes/No  - No Idea as i don't use it
   5c Train Yes/No - Yes
             5d Walking/Cycling  - No Idea as i don't do it
6. What were your pre-match activities: - Lunch, Pint
7. What were your post match activities: - Drive Hoime
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please) BS48
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? Yes by Train
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? - It was easier to get to Fulham
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how?
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+)  -   Less than 5
13. Occupation? - System Test Analyst
14. How do you normally travel to work?  - Car
15. Do you own a car? - Yes
16. Do you recycle? - Yes
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   -  46 - 60   
18. Sex - Male

I appreciate that respondents may find some answers (postcode, occupation, etc) too personal to post online so feel free to send it by email to my address which is dphunt88@hotmail.co.uk.

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond and if you haven’t then have a nice day anyway!

[Phil_S]

Hello Town fans. I am a new member of the forum as of today!

I am a Swindon fan in my final year studying Geography at Plymouth University. My dissertation is looking at how stadium location within a town/city affects the transport decisions of supporters attending games at that stadium. My basic hypothesis being that city centre stadiums (Home Park, Plymouth and the County Ground, Swindon in this study) will encourage 'greener' transport use than edge of city stadiums (Majedski Stadium, Reading and Kassam Stadium, Oxford in this study) because of their centrality in the city and proximity to public transport hubs (i.e. Bus and Train stations).

If you could take just a few minutes to answer the questions below as a reply to this post, it would be a massive help. Answer the questions as if you were answering them at the last home game you attended. I have numbered the questions to make responding easier.

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today?
Car
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport?
Live in Chippenham so cheaper & most convenient,
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how?
Nope
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder)
ST holder
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No          If not, why?
Yes, but parking not so easy
   5b Bus Yes/No         If not, why?
Not from Chippenham. Would take ages
   5c Train Yes/No         If not, why?
Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/No   If not, why?
Not from Chippenham.
6. What were your pre-match activities:
Pint in the Legends
7. What were your post match activities:
Drove straight to work
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please)
SN14 0UT
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game?
Only occasionally- Car to Brissle
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport?
My mates missus drove us there
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how?
Yes, we wanted to consume many beverages first
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+)
0-5
13. Occupation?
Mortgage Broker & part time delivery driver
14. How do you normally travel to work?
Car
15. Do you own a car?
Yes
16. Do you recycle?
No but the missus does
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   
46-60
18. Sex
Females prefered please

I appreciate that respondents may find some answers (postcode, occupation, etc) too personal to post online so feel free to send it by email to my address which is dphunt88@hotmail.co.uk.

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond and if you haven’t then have a nice day anyway!

[Talk Talk]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? Walked
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Good exercise and not too far.
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how? Yes. If it was an out of town stadium I would have got a taxi/lift.
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) Most games, but not a ST.
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes          If not, why?
   5b Bus Yes         If not, why?
   5c Train Yes         If not, why?
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes   If not, why?
6. What were your pre-match activities: Copious Guinnii in the County Ground Hotel.
7. What were your post match activities: Copious Guinnii in the County Ground Hotel.
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please) SN5 5FH
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? Yes, train/tube.
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Fast, good price (Group Saver) enables drinking.
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how? Yes, good tube links.
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+) 6-15
13. Occupation? IT Consultant
14. How do you normally travel to work? Drive
15. Do you own a car? Yes
16. Do you recycle? Yes, it is not optional
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+) 46-60 (ouch)
18. Sex Male

Note that I think your away game responses might be somewhat skewed by our last match being Fulham. It's a no-brainer to take the train and tube really (or the coach). If you had asked after a game against Brighton or Stockport you would probably have very different answers.

[Fred Elliot]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? Bus
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? So I can get lashed
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how? No
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) ST Holder
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No          Yes
   5b Bus Yes/No         Yes
   5c Train Yes/No        Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/No  Yes
6. What were your pre-match activities: Pub
7. What were your post match activities: Straight back home
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please) SN3 4NQ
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? Yes - Train last game
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? So I could get lashed
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how? Yes - None what so ever......just wanted to get lashed
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+) 6-15
13. Occupation? FM Account Manager
14. How do you normally travel to work? Car
15. Do you own a car? No
16. Do you recycle? Yes
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   31-45
18. Sex - Male

[axs]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? Walk
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Live close
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how? If it was further I aouldn't walk.
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder) ST Holder
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No          Yes
   5b Bus Yes/No         Yes
   5c Train Yes/No        Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/No  Yes
6. What were your pre-match activities: Pub
7. What were your post match activities: Pub
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please) SN1
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? Yes - Train
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? Drink en route
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how? If there wasn't a train station I wouldn't have got the train
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+) 6-15
13. Occupation? Manager
14. How do you normally travel to work? Bike
15. Do you own a car? No
16. Do you recycle? Yes
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   18-30 (woop!)
18. Sex - Male

[Dirk Diggler]

1.How did you travel to the County Ground today?- Car
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? - Personal Preference
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how?- Yes, Too far to walk
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder)- STH
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes/No          If not, why?-Yes
   5b Bus Yes/No         If not, why?-Yes
   5c Train Yes/No         If not, why?-Yes
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/No   If not, why?-Yes
6. What were your pre-match activities: None, straight to my seat in the ground
7. What were your post match activities: None, straight home for my tea
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please)-SN25 3TH
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game?- Train to Fulham but normally by car
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport?- Wanted to have a drink before and after the game
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how?-Yes, street parking in Fulham limited
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+)- 6-15
13. Occupation?- Administration Manager
14. How do you normally travel to work?- Work from home
15. Do you own a car?-Yes
16. Do you recycle?-Yes
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   -46-60
18. Sex-Male

[dphunt88]

Afternoon everyone.

It's twenty past three on a saturday and we're not following a Swindon game, what's going on?!

Adding to my previous messages, I would like to thank the following; Luci, Robert T, Ardiles, Reeves4England, StfcDave, Redbuck, Phil_S, TalkTalk, Fred Elliot, axs and Dirk Diggler. Your contributions will be a big help.

I started the whole process yesterday evening and i've been staggered by the uptake so far. Fulham away and now this... We must have some of the best fans in the league!! Keep it up....

Dan

[Arriba]

1. How did you travel to the County Ground today? car
2. Why did you choose this mode of transport? i get offered a lift every time i go.
3. Did the location of the County Ground within Swindon affect your decision? If yes, how? no
4. How regularly do you attend Swindon home games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, Season Ticket Holder)where's the more than 15 non season ticket holder option?
5. Do you think the County Ground is easily accessible by;
   5a Car Yes          If not, why?
   5b Bus Yes         If not, why?
   5c Train Yes         If not, why?
   5d Walking/Cycling Yes/   If not, why?
6. What were your pre-match activities:walking the dog
7. What were your post match activities:drinking booze and eating curry
8. Where do you live? (Postcode please)sn3
9. Do you travel to away games? If yes, how did you travel to your last away game? train
10. Why did you choose this mode of transport? can have a drink and it being in london.
11. Did the location of the stadium within the town/city effect your decision? If yes, how? yes.see above.
12. How regularly do you attend away games? (0-5 a season, 6-15, 16+)0-5
13. Occupation? lgv driver.
14. How do you normally travel to work? car.
15. Do you own a car? yes.
16. Do you recycle? yes.
17. Age (18-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+)   31-45
18. Sex.male