The Scottish Government

Every day

Almost every day

2 or 3 times per week

about once a week

once a fortnight

once a month

used bus in past month

not used in past month

Sample size (=100%)

Every day or almost every day

Men

Women

row percentages

n =

%

%

All people aged 16+

3

7

12

8

5

6

41

59

13,960

by sex:

men

3

6

9

7

4

6

35

65

5,953

8

women

4

8

14

9

5

5

45

55

8,007

12

by age:

16 - 19

7

18

17

13

7

9

70

30

420

20

29

20 - 29

6

12

12

9

7

7

51

49

1,559

13

21

30 - 39

3

6

8

6

6

5

34

66

2,574

7

10

40 - 49

2

5

7

6

4

6

31

69

2,349

6

8

50 - 59

2

5

10

6

4

6

33

67

2,176

6

8

60 - 69

4

7

16

10

4

5

46

54

2,135

8

13

70 - 79

4

6

21

9

5

5

49

51

1,804

9

11

80 and over

2

4

17

8

4

4

39

61

943

4

7

by current situation ^$:

Self-employed

1

2

3

4

3

4

17

83

646

2

5

Employed full-time

4

7

5

6

4

6

32

68

4,625

8

14

Employed part-time

3

8

10

6

6

7

40

60

1,406

10

11

Looking after home / family

2

4

16

12

6

5

45

55

1,047

8

6

Permanently retired from work

3

6

19

9

4

5

47

53

4,281

8

10

Unemployed and seeking work

4

6

19

11

8

5

53

47

492

10

10

Higher / further education

8

19

16

9

4

6

63

37

406

21

32

Permanently sick or disabled

3

6

17

10

5

6

47

53

721

10

7

by socio-economic classification:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

2

5

4

5

6

6

28

72

666

5

9

Lower managerial and prof. occs

2

5

6

5

4

6

29

71

1,772

6

8

Intermediate occupations

4

11

8

6

4

7

40

60

901

20

14

Small employers & sole traders

2

1

5

3

3

4

18

82

265

4

2

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

3

5

6

7

4

7

32

68

771

6

13

Semi-routine occupations

5

11

12

8

5

6

46

54

1,121

12

18

Routine occupations

4

6

11

8

5

5

40

60

1,028

7

16

by annual net household income:

up to £ 10,000

5

8

19

10

5

5

52

48

3,924

12

14

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

4

8

16

9

5

6

48

52

2,835

10

14

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

3

7

11

8

5

6

40

60

1,975

7

14

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

3

6

8

7

5

6

34

66

1,507

7

10

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

2

5

6

5

5

7

31

69

1,151

6

9

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

2

6

6

5

5

5

29

71

1,303

6

10

over £ 40,000

1

5

5

6

5

7

28

72

782

7

5

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

5

12

16

10

6

7

56

44

4,993

14

19

Other urban areas

3

5

12

7

5

6

38

62

3,929

6

10

"Accessible" small towns

2

4

8

6

5

6

30

70

1,438

5

6

"Remote" small towns

1

2

3

4

4

4

19

81

667

2

4

"Accessible" rural areas

1

3

6

5

3

4

22

78

1,689

2

5

"Remote" rural areas

0

2

4

4

3

4

16

84

1,244

2

3

by frequency of driving:

Every day

0

1

2

4

4

6

17

83

5,532

1

1

At least three times a week

1

4

9

7

5

7

33

67

1,431

5

4

Once or twice a week

2

8

11

8

4

6

40

60

766

9

12

Less often

6

13

15

13

5

6

58

42

412

19

19

Never, but holds full driving licence

7

15

20

10

5

7

64

36

817

19

24

by whether they hold a full driving licence:

Holds a full driving licence

1

3

6

5

4

6

26

74

8,705

4

5

Does NOT hold a full driving licence

7

14

23

12

6

5

68

32

5,255

22

21