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Statistical Bulletin Transport Series - Trn/2005/1: Bus and Coach Statistics: 2003-04
Table 22 Reasons for not using buses more often: 2003
Adults (16+) who said that they had used their local bus service at most "about once a week"in the past month - or not at all
| Men | Women | All | 16-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 | 80+ |
Sample size | n = | 4,892 | 5,928 | 10,820 | 245 | 1,105 | 2,137 | 1,992 | 1,810 | 1,564 | 1,232 | 735 |
Use own car | 38% | 34% | 36% | 14% | 34% | 39% | 40% | 36% | 40% | 33% | 17% |
Inconvenient | 18% | 18% | 18% | 9% | 17% | 24% | 21% | 20% | 15% | 11% | 5% |
No need | 19% | 17% | 18% | 31% | 19% | 16% | 15% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 22% |
Takes too long | 13% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 4% | 3% |
Lack of service | 11% | 11% | 11% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% |
No direct route | 9% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% |
Prefer to walk | 8% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 5% |
Health reasons | 6% | 10% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 26% | 45% |
Cost | 6% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
Need car for / at work | 8% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 0% |
Too infrequent | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% |
Public transport unreliable | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% |
Live centrally, in walking dist. | 4% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
Too much to carry, awkward | 2% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Difficult access, on-off steps | 1% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 16% |
Dislike waiting about | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0% |
Work unsocial / unusual hrs | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
Long walk to bus stop | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Uncomfortable | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
The percentages total more than 100% because respondents could give more than one reason
With effect from April 2003, anyone who answered "inconvenient" or "use my own car" was asked why they said that, and the follow up answers were recorded. Hence the figures are on a different basis to previous years.
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