Statistical Bulletin Trn/2005/5: Household Transport in 2004: some Scottish Household Survey results

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Table 2 People aged 17 and over - those who hold a full driving licence 1 : 2004

Age group

All
aged
17 +

Sample
size

17
to 19

20
to 29

30
to 39

40
to 49

50
to 59

60
to 69

70
to 79

80+

percentage of the relevant population sub-group2

n =

All people aged 17+ in 2004

26

61

78

78

74

64

47

28

65

14,660

by sex:

Men

31

66

83

85

82

81

70

51

76

6,222

Women

21

56

74

73

67

50

31

14

57

8,438

by current situation $:

Self-employed

*

*

94

91

93

*

*

*

92

649

Employed full-time

*

73

86

87

86

88

*

*

83

4,876

Employed part-time

*

51

77

79

64

77

*

*

71

1,522

Looking after home / family

*

33

58

56

60

*

*

*

52

999

Permanently retired from work

*

*

*

*

76

60

47

28

50

4,645

Unemployed and seeking work

*

27

46

49

*

*

*

*

41

504

Higher / further education

30

59

*

*

*

*

*

*

52

399

Permanently sick or disabled

*

*

37

47

43

52

*

*

43

824

by socio-economic classification:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

*

85

97

97

96

*

*

*

94

687

Lower managerial and prof. occs

*

75

91

92

92

90

*

*

89

2,182

Intermediate occupations

*

67

85

87

80

*

*

*

78

924

Small employers & sole traders

*

*

95

92

91

*

*

*

90

521

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

*

72

83

82

79

*

*

*

76

954

Semi-routine occupations

*

54

60

70

66

66

*

*

60

1,240

Routine occupations

*

47

76

69

63

68

*

*

63

930

by annual net household income:

up to £ 10,000

*

37

48

47

49

52

36

21

41

4,022

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

*

50

55

62

59

58

45

30

52

2,970

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

*

62

73

72

72

71

60

*

67

2,040

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

*

68

85

85

77

78

*

*

76

1,605

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

*

73

85

87

86

*

*

*

82

1,303

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

*

85

93

93

95

*

*

*

89

1,402

over £ 40,000

*

*

97

96

93

*

*

*

93

770

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

*

39

57

53

46

38

24

9

41

3,061

2

*

52

70

69

66

58

39

18

57

3,099

3

*

66

80

84

76

65

52

31

68

2,950

4

*

76

91

89

86

78

59

37

79

2,965

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

*

81

93

93

89

86

66

52

84

2,581

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

25

55

72

73

66

54

36

25

58

5,435

Other urban areas

*

60

78

79

73

65

47

23

65

4,105

"Accessible" small towns

*

70

82

80

73

66

55

33

69

1,508

"Remote" small towns

*

*

78

72

*

*

54

*

62

648

"Accessible" rural areas

*

73

91

89

88

76

65

43

79

1,736

"Remote" rural areas

*

*

89

92

87

89

67

39

82

1,225

Sample size n =

329

1,709

2,598

2,513

2,341

2,213

1,904

1,053

14,660

1 The interviewer asks whether the person holds a full driving licence (car or motorcycle).

2 The denominator includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held.

$ There are also small numbers described as "at school", "on Government work or training scheme", "unable to work due to short-term ill-health", or "other"

* A percentage has not been given, because it would be based on information which the SHS obtained in respect of fewer than 100 people

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