The journey to work: a descriptive UK case study
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in Facilities
- Vol. 21 (7/8), 180-187
- https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770310489927
Abstract
A descriptive survey of the journey to work is used to investigate the facilities manager’s scope for addressing the use of public transport as a workplace together with the health and well‐being implications of commuting. The results from a self‐administered descriptive survey of a random sample comprising 127 employees are the data used to explore these issues with a 83 per cent response rate (106/127). The results indicate that 87 per cent used an automobile to commute and 32 per cent reported the journey was stressful. This later finding is consistent with other commuting studies and suggests that facilities managers should consider more fully the impact that commuting has on employee health and well‐being.Keywords
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