The first ALS was conducted between November 2015 and November 2016, and data is published biannually. The Active Lives Survey ( ALS) is an annual household push-to-web survey administered by Sport England, an agency of the Department of Digital, Culture Media and Sport (DCMS).
The survey is primarily designed to track long-term development of trends therefore, care should be taken when drawing conclusions from short-term changes.įor more background on the NTS, and information on how these statistics are produced please see the statistical release and background quality report. It is part of a continuous survey that began in July 1988, following ad hoc surveys since the mid-1960s.
The NTS is a household survey designed to provide a rich source of data on personal travel. Walking and cycling statistics are estimated by looking at 2 main data sources: This document provides details on the definitions used in walking and cycling statistics and describes the key data sources used to produce the walking and cycling statistics release.
