{"id":15960,"date":"2020-08-28T12:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T12:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=15960"},"modified":"2022-02-26T23:33:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T23:33:31","slug":"are-82-of-the-public-wearing-face-masks-on-translink-buses-and-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/health\/are-82-of-the-public-wearing-face-masks-on-translink-buses-and-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"Are 82% of the public wearing face masks on Translink buses and trains?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Translink\u2019s statistics indicate that over 80% of passengers were wearing face coverings on its services at the end of July.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"http:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus-65x34.png 65w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus-75x39.png 75w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus-76x40.png 76w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bus.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At a press conference on 6 August 2020, Northern Ireland First Minister, Arlene Foster MLA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m000lf6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> (starts 54:52) \u201c82% of the public are now wearing masks on Translink buses and trains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the same day, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deptinfra\/status\/1291290747325620224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Infrastructure<\/a> and the Minister for Infrastructure, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicholaMallon\/status\/1291338656775647234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nichola Mallon MLA<\/a>, published on Twitter that this compliance rate was 80%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FactCheckNI-110-Face-Masks-Translink-DfI-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"613\" src=\"http:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FactCheckNI-110-Face-Masks-Translink-DfI-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FactCheckNI-110-Face-Masks-Translink-DfI-1.png 591w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FactCheckNI-110-Face-Masks-Translink-DfI-1-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FactCheckNI-110-Face-Masks-Translink-DfI-1-63x65.png 63w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FactCheckNI-110-Face-Masks-Translink-DfI-1-145x150.png 145w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FactCheckNI-110-Face-Masks-Translink-DfI-1-48x50.png 48w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FactCheckNI-110-Face-Masks-Translink-DfI-1-39x40.png 39w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the source of these figures?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Executive Office informed FactCheckNI that the figure stated by the First Minister came from a survey conducted by Translink. A freedom of information request to Translink revealed their methodology and a summary of their results (but not the raw data):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>On 30 July 2020, surveys were conducted on <strong>38 separate train services<\/strong> (across the Portadown, Bangor, Larne, Londonderry and Portrush lines); with a full passenger count taken by the on-board conductor along with the number of customers wearing a face covering;<\/li><li>Between 30 and 31 July 2020, similar surveys were conducted on <strong>361 Ulsterbus services<\/strong>, <strong>424 Metro services<\/strong> and an <strong>unstated number of Glider services<\/strong> in Belfast; the number of passengers embarking and alighting was recorded at Translink bus stations along with a count of the number of passengers not wearing a face covering; some services were surveyed mid-route;<\/li><li>An earlier response from the Translink freedom of information team explained that 30-31 July surveys on rail and bus services \u201cfound the number using face coverings was over 80%, showing an increasing trend\u201d; and<\/li><li>Translink informed FactCheckNI that the evidence for \u201can increasing trend\u201d came from two previous surveys.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to face-coverings becoming mandatory on Northern Ireland public transport on <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/articles\/what-are-the-rules-regarding-face-masks-coverings-in-northern-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 July 2020<\/a>, front line rail staff reported that approximately 10% of customers were wearing face coverings (based on <em>ad hoc<\/em> customer counts on train services). Surveys of passengers wearing face coverings on Metro and Glider services between 15-17 July showed a compliance rate of 71%. <em>Ad hoc<\/em> surveys of passengers on Ulsterbus services during the same period showed 60-70% compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arlene Foster&#8217;s claim is backed up by Translink&#8217;s statistics from their surveys across much of their rail and bus network. Translinks&#8217;s claim that there was an increasing trend of passengers wearing face coverings is backed up by their observations across July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>FactCheckNI is Northern Ireland\u2019s first and only dedicated independent fact-checking service and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org\/profile\/factcheckni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verified signatory<\/a>&nbsp;to the International Fact-Checking Network\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/ifcn-fact-checkers-code-of-principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code of Principles<\/a>. You can learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about FactCheckNI<\/a>, our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/about\/personnel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personnel<\/a>, what our article&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/blog\/for-your-consideration-factcheckni-verdict-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verdicts<\/a>&nbsp;mean, and how to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">submit a claim<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translink\u2019s statistics indicate that over 80% of passengers were wearing face coverings on its services at the end of July. At a press conference on 6 August 2020, Northern Ireland First Minister, Arlene Foster MLA, claimed (starts 54:52) \u201c82% of the public are now wearing masks on Translink buses and trains.\u201d On the same day,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[205,80],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Are 82% of the public wearing face masks on Translink buses and trains? - FactCheckNI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/health\/are-82-of-the-public-wearing-face-masks-on-translink-buses-and-trains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Are 82% of the public wearing face masks on Translink buses and trains? - FactCheckNI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Translink\u2019s statistics indicate that over 80% of passengers were wearing face coverings on its services at the end of July. 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