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Scotland's People
Results from the 2003 Scottish Household Survey Annual Report

Table 5.30: How school children normally travel to school by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2003 data Pupils in full-time education at school

Large urban areas

Other urban areas

Accessible small towns

Remote small towns

Accessible rural

Remote rural

Scotland

Walking

59

58

56

53

31

26

53

Car/van

22

22

20

19

23

20

22

Bicycle

0

1

3

8

0

1

1

Bus (ordinary or school)

17

16

20

16

41

53

22

Rail

1

0

0

-

-

-

1

Other

1

2

0

3

5

1

2

All

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Base

1,058

955

377

146

418

296

3,250

Table 5.31: Adult participation in education and training by age
Column percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

16 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 59

60 to 64

All

None

46

69

70

78

91

72

On-the-job training

19

19

20

16

3

17

Further education course

10

3

3

2

1

3

A university based course

20

5

2

1

1

4

Distance learning/university

2

3

3

1

1

2

School

4

0

0

0

0

1

Adult education or evening class

2

2

3

2

2

2

Help with reading, writing or use of numbers

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

1

1

1

1

1

1

Base

1,000

2,057

2,632

3,260

1,089

10,038

Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

Table 5.32: Adult participation in training and education by sex
Column percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

Male

Female

All

None

72

72

72

On-the-job training

18

16

17

Further education course

3

3

3

A university based course

4

5

4

Distance learning/university

2

2

2

School

1

1

1

Adult education or evening class

2

3

2

Help with reading, writing or numbers

0

0

0

Other

1

1

1

Base

4,438

5,600

10,038

Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

Table 5.33: Adult participation in training and education by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

Large urban areas

Other urban areas

Accessible small towns

Remote small towns

Accessible rural

Remote rural

Scotland

None

70

73

71

74

74

74

72

On-the-job training

16

17

19

15

17

15

17

Further education course

3

4

3

2

3

2

3

A university based course

7

3

3

2

2

1

4

Distance learning/university

2

2

2

4

2

4

2

School

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

Adult education or evening class

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

Help with reading, writing or use of numbers

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

Base

3,565

2,862

1,048

471

1,238

854

10,038

Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

Table 5.34: Adult participation in training and education by local authority grouping
Row percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

None

On-the-job training

Further education course

A university based course

Distance learning/ university

School

Adult education or evening class

Help with reading, writing or use of numbers

Other

Base

Edinburgh

65

18

2

9

2

0

5

0

2

810

Glasgow

70

18

3

6

1

1

2

0

1

1,046

Fife

73

18

4

2

2

1

2

0

1

673

North Lanarkshire

79

14

4

2

2

1

1

0

0

590

South Lanarkshire

76

14

4

4

2

0

1

0

1

548

Highlands and Islands

73

16

3

1

4

0

3

0

2

1,376

Grampian

67

17

3

7

3

1

3

0

0

808

Tayside

74

14

5

6

2

0

1

0

0

658

Central

68

23

2

3

2

1

4

0

0

643

Dunbartonshire

70

18

2

6

2

0

2

0

1

329

Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

67

20

3

5

2

2

3

0

1

717

Ayrshire

76

15

4

2

1

1

1

0

3

665

Lothians

76

16

2

1

2

0

1

0

1

683

Southern Scotland

75

15

3

3

2

0

2

0

1

492

Scotland

72

17

3

4

2

1

2

0

1

10,038

Rows add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

Table 5.35: Adult participation in training and education by qualifications held
Column percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

No qualifications

'O' Grade or equivalent

Highers or equivalent

First or higher degree

Professional qualifications

All

None

90

67

61

57

60

72

On-the-job training

6

19

23

25

28

17

Further education course

1

4

4

2

2

3

A university based course

1

5

7

9

5

4

Distance learning/university

0

2

3

4

4

2

School

0

1

1

0

0

1

Adult education or evening class

1

3

3

4

4

2

Help with reading, writing or use of numbers

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

1

1

1

2

2

1

Base

2,152

6,693

5,422

1,474

1,572

10,038

Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

Table 5.36: Qualifications held by age and by sex
Column percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

Male

Female

16 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 59

60 to 64

All

No qualifications

19

22

8

11

17

28

39

20

'O' Grade or equivalent

67

68

84

80

71

58

48

67

Highers or equivalent

60

51

63

65

59

50

34

55

First or higher degree

17

15

11

24

18

14

9

15

Professional qualifications

14

15

3

14

16

18

16

16

Base

4,438

5,600

1,000

2,057

2,632

3,260

1,089

10,038

Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

Table 5.37: Qualifications held by net annual household income
Column percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

0 - 6,000

6,001 - 10,000

10,001 - 15,000

15,001 -20,000

20,001 - 25,000

25,001 - 30,000

30,001 - 40,000

Over 40,000

All (income known)

No qualifications

35

38

31

24

19

11

7

1

20

'O' Grade or equivalent

54

53

59

65

71

76

77

82

68

Highers or equivalent

39

34

41

48

53

66

74

89

55

First or higher degree

11

6

8

11

12

16

25

49

16

Professional qualifications

6

5

6

10

12

16

26

42

15

Base

607

1,315

1,842

1,625

1,331

1,055

1,232

735

9,742

Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

Table 5.38: Qualifications held by local authority grouping
Row percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

No qualifications

'O' Grade or equivalent

Highers or equivalent

First or higher degree

Professional qualifications

Base

Edinburgh

10

76

70

34

24

810

Glasgow

27

59

50

19

11

1,046

Fife

19

72

52

11

13

673

North Lanarkshire

27

62

44

9

10

590

South Lanarkshire

22

63

55

14

12

548

Highlands and Islands

20

64

56

12

15

1,376

Grampian

14

72

61

17

13

808

Tayside

19

70

55

14

15

658

Central

15

75

52

12

15

643

Dunbartonshire

18

70

60

22

21

329

Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

24

66

59

16

15

717

Ayrshire

23

62

53

9

14

665

Lothians

23

69

47

13

15

683

Southern Scotland

25

63

52

13

17

492

Scotland

20

67

55

16

15

10,038

Rows add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

Table 5.39: Qualifications held by urban/rural classification
Column percentages, 2003 data Adult population aged 16-64 years

Large urban areas

Other urban areas

Accessible small towns

Remote small towns

Accessible rural

Remote rural

Scotland

No qualifications

21

21

20

20

17

21

20

'O' Grade or equivalent

66

69

65

68

70

66

67

Highers or equivalent

57

50

56

56

60

55

55

First or higher degree

21

10

13

10

16

16

16

Professional qualifications

15

12

17

14

18

17

15

Base

3,565

2,862

1,048

471

1,238

854

10,038

Columns add to more than 100% since multiple responses were allowed.

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