The Scottish Government

Use my own car

Inconv- enient

No need

Lack of service

Takes too long

Health reasons

No direct route

Prefer to walk

Sample size (=100%)

row percentages

All adults aged 16+

39

23

17

11

11

9

9

8

21,779

by sex:

men

42

23

18

12

11

7

10

8

9,846

women

36

22

17

11

10

10

9

8

11,933

by age:

16 - 19

12

15

28

9

14

1

8

14

474

20 - 29

35

23

18

10

15

2

11

12

2,225

30 - 39

43

28

15

12

14

2

12

7

4,391

40 - 49

43

26

15

14

14

4

13

7

3,888

50 - 59

40

25

16

14

11

7

9

7

3,622

60 - 69

44

19

19

11

6

13

6

8

3,184

70 - 79

37

14

22

7

4

23

4

6

2,566

80 and over

17

7

22

4

2

44

2

4

1,429

by current situation ³:

Self-employed

44

26

15

18

11

1

10

5

1,190

Employed full-time

44

31

15

13

16

1

14

6

7,813

Employed part-time

42

27

16

14

13

1

11

9

2,173

Looking after home / family

36

16

20

10

7

7

5

13

1,600

Permanently retired from work

37

15

20

8

4

22

4

7

6,286

Unemployed and seeking work

31

13

22

7

8

3

6

18

693

Higher / further education

21

17

21

9

18

2

9

21

472

Permanently sick or disabled

22

8

18

5

2

42

2

9

1,108

by socio-economic classification ⁴:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

38

26

12

15

21

0

15

7

591

Lower managerial and prof. occs

40

27

11

14

19

1

15

5

1,542

Intermediate occupations

42

29

14

13

22

1

12

8

697

Small employers & sole traders

42

19

17

21

10

1

13

8

247

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

42

21

18

16

15

1

11

9

659

Semi-routine occupations

41

20

21

11

12

1

10

10

833

Routine occupations

43

16

21

10

12

2

9

11

814

by annual net household income:

up to £ 10,000

28

12

22

8

5

17

4

12

5,428

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

36

18

20

9

7

15

7

9

4,318

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

43

22

18

11

11

8

9

8

3,215

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

43

27

16

14

12

4

11

6

2,682

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

46

27

16

13

15

3

12

5

1,996

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

44

32

13

15

17

2

14

5

2,163

over £ 40,000

40

33

10

16

19

1

15

4

1,328

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

31

15

21

4

7

17

6

12

3,470

2

41

20

18

8

9

11

8

10

4,162

3

39

21

18

16

9

8

9

7

5,107

4

40

26

18

16

13

6

11

5

4,731

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

41

30

14

11

16

4

12

7

4,287

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

34

22

16

5

13

12

9

11

6,530

Other urban areas

44

24

20

7

11

8

8

9

6,409

Small "accessible" towns

39

22

22

9

11

8

9

7

2,338

Small "remote" towns

34

17

24

11

6

7

6

10

1,241

"Accessible" rural areas

37

26

13

26

10

6

12

2

2,935

"Remote" rural areas

41

20

12

36

5

5

9

2

2,315

by usual method of travel to work:

Walking

16

11

34

7

6

2

5

31

1,577

Driver of car / van

52

34

10

15

18

1

16

2

7,070

Passenger in car / van

26

33

20

11

15

1

14

7

920

Other

19

23

23

12

18

2

12

7

1,020

Do not travel to work

36

15

19

9

5

18

4

9

11,192