Babyworld goes underground: the full results
290 travellers on a busy London Underground line were asked: "If
you saw a pregnant woman standing during a journey on the Underground, would you get up
and give her your seat?"
76 percent of travellers said 'Always', 20 percent of travellers said
'Sometimes' and four percent said 'Never':
|
No. of people |
Percentage |
| ALWAYS |
221 |
76 |
| SOMETIMES |
58 |
20 |
| NEVER |
11 |
4 |
Read what difference the following criteria made to the results:
Gender
Of the 290 passengers asked, 178 were men and 112 were women:
|
Men |
Women |
| ALWAYS |
75% |
78% |
| SOMETIMES |
20% |
19% |
| NEVER |
5% |
3% |
Age
The survey covered a wide age range of travellers, from under 25 to over 56. It
seems that the youngest and the oldest passengers are those most likely to give up their
seats, while the middle-aged seemed more reticent about getting to their
feet:
|
16-25 |
26-35 |
36-45 |
46-55 |
56+ |
| ALWAYS |
81% |
76% |
74% |
65% |
84% |
| SOMETIMES |
17% |
21% |
24% |
27% |
16% |
| NEVER |
2% |
3% |
2% |
8% |
- |
Employment
Blue collar workers appeared more likely to offer their seats than their white collar
counterparts:
|
Employed |
Unemployed |
Retired |
| ALWAYS |
75% |
79% |
79% |
| SOMETIMES |
21% |
17% |
21% |
| NEVER |
4% |
4% |
- |
|
Blue collar workers |
White collar workers |
| ALWAYS |
93% |
71% |
| SOMETIMES |
7% |
24% |
| NEVER |
- |
5% |
Frequency of travel
Frequency of travelling on the Underground does not seem to be a factor in giving up
your seat:
|
Daily |
Once a week |
Less frequently |
| ALWAYS |
78% |
75% |
75% |
| SOMETIMES |
18% |
25% |
20% |
| NEVER |
4% |
- |
5% |
|
