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

Listen

Table 9 Adults (16+) - use of local bus services, and train services, in the previous month 1: 2004

Local bus services

Train services

Sample
size 2
(=100%)

Every
day
or
almost
every
day

2
or
3
times
per
week

about
once
a
week

once a
fort-
night
or
once a
month

not
used
in
past
month

Every
day
or
almost
every
day

2
or
3
times
per
week

about
once
a
week

once a
fort-
night
or
once a
month

not
used
in
past
month

row percentages

n =

All people aged 16+

11

12

8

10

59

2

1

3

12

82

14,774

by sex:

men

10

9

7

10

65

2

1

3

11

83

6,283

women

12

14

9

10

55

1

1

2

13

82

8,493

by age:

16 - 19

27

16

11

15

31

3

2

7

18

71

447

20 - 29

16

11

8

12

52

5

3

5

16

72

1,709

30 - 39

9

7

6

11

67

3

2

3

14

79

2,598

40 - 49

8

7

6

11

68

1

2

2

14

81

2,513

50 - 59

8

10

7

9

65

1

1

1

11

85

2,341

60 - 69

10

15

9

11

55

0

1

2

9

87

2,212

70 - 79

10

20

11

8

51

0

0

2

8

90

1,903

80 and over

9

16

9

7

59

0

0

1

3

96

1,053

by current situation $:

Self-employed

2

5

3

8

82

2

2

3

13

81

649

Employed full-time

11

5

5

11

69

3

2

3

15

78

4,885

Employed part-time

11

12

7

10

60

1

2

2

12

83

1,524

Looking after home / family

9

15

10

12

55

0

1

3

10

86

999

Permanently retired from work

10

18

10

9

53

0

1

2

8

89

4,643

Unemployed and seeking work

12

24

15

12

37

1

1

2

14

81

521

Higher / further education

30

14

9

11

35

6

5

6

18

66

412

Permanently sick or disabled

9

14

9

9

58

0

1

1

7

91

824

by socio-economic classification:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

8

5

5

13

69

5

3

5

17

70

687

Lower managerial and prof. occs

8

5

5

10

71

3

2

3

18

73

2,182

Intermediate occupations

13

9

7

10

61

4

1

2

15

79

926

Small employers & sole traders

3

4

4

8

82

1

0

1

10

87

523

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

10

8

5

11

66

2

1

1

11

84

960

Semi-routine occupations

18

12

7

10

52

1

2

3

12

83

1,255

Routine occupations

12

11

7

10

60

1

1

2

8

88

941

by annual net household income:

up to £ 10,000

14

20

11

10

46

1

1

2

9

87

4,039

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

14

15

9

11

51

1

1

3

11

85

2,992

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

10

10

7

10

62

1

1

2

10

86

2,055

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

10

9

7

11

63

2

1

2

13

81

1,619

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

8

6

5

11

70

2

2

3

13

81

1,316

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

6

5

5

10

74

3

2

3

15

76

1,427

over £ 40,000

5

5

5

12

72

5

3

4

21

67

780

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

18

18

10

9

44

1

1

2

11

85

3,083

2

12

13

8

11

57

2

2

2

12

83

3,123

3

10

8

7

9

66

1

1

2

9

86

2,975

4

7

8

6

10

68

2

1

3

13

82

2,992

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

7

11

7

12

63

3

3

4

16

75

2,599

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

17

17

10

11

45

2

2

3

12

81

5,471

Other urban areas

9

11

7

10

63

2

1

3

14

80

4,134

"Accessible" small towns

6

7

7

12

68

1

1

1

13

83

1,526

"Remote" small towns

3

5

4

8

80

1

1

2

10

87

652

"Accessible" rural areas

4

6

5

9

76

1

1

2

11

86

1,753

"Remote" rural areas

2

2

4

7

85

0

0

1

4

95

1,237

by frequency of driving 3:

Every day

1

3

4

9

83

1

1

2

13

82

5,613

At least three times a week

5

9

6

11

69

2

2

2

12

82

1,638

Once or twice a week

11

9

7

9

64

4

2

3

10

82

789

Less often

17

10

8

14

51

3

2

3

14

78

410

Never, but holds full driving licence

22

19

11

9

39

3

3

3

10

82

746

by whether they hold a full driving licence:

Holds a full driving licence

5

6

5

10

74

2

2

2

13

82

9,196

Does NOT hold a full driving licence

22

22

12

11

32

2

1

3

11

83

5,580

1. The interviewer asks "how often have you used your local bus service in the past month, if at all?", and later asks "how often have you used a train service in the past month?" (noting that this does not include the underground in Glasgow or London)

2. The number who gave one of the answers shown when asked about their use of the local bus service - excluding a few for whom no information is available.

$ 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"

3. Includes only those who hold a full driving licence.

Page updated: Thursday, December 15, 2005