Hi/excuse me, my name is…… could we possibly have a moment of your time to help with our A level geography as we are doing an investigation of shopping patterns in Birmingham’s City Centre?

Male

Female  - did not actually ask people - just estimated - errors could have been made

Age Group?

0-16

17 – 25 - again did not ask, just estimated - so possible errors

26-40

41-60

61+

Where have you journeyed from today? - 

some gave the name of hotel! - some gave the town they were from                               

How long has it taken to get here?

0-10

11-20

21-30 - some gave inaccurate times e.g. 2 minutes from Wolverhampton!

31-60

61+

How did you get there?

Walk

Train

Car - might have used more than one mode of transport

Bus

Other

Why are you here today?

Shopping

Work

Tourism - could have been working and shopping

Education

Other

How regularly do you visit Birmingham’s shops?

First time

Less than once a year

Once a year

Once every 6 months - frequency needs re-assessing for future visits

Once a month

Once a fortnight

Weekly

Daily

Are you here to purchase anything specific?

- most were not willing to say, perhaps because their real reason for being in Birmingham as to go to work

Yes? What? Cost?

Further comments:-

Thank you for your time.