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Table 3 People aged 17 and over - frequency of driving 1: 2006

Every day

Per Week

Per Month

Holds full licence, never drives

Total with a full driving licence

Does not have a full driving licence

Sample size
(=100%)

At least 3 times

Once or twice

At least 2-3 times

At least once

Less than once

row percentages

n =

All people aged 17+ in 2006

40

12

7

1

0

1

4

66

34

14,075

by sex:

Male

48

13

8

1

1

1

4

77

23

6,056

Female

34

11

5

1

0

2

5

58

42

8,019

by age:

17 - 19

16

6

1

1

0

4

2

30

70

318

20 - 29

37

7

6

1

0

2

5

59

41

1,578

30 - 39

51

12

7

1

1

1

3

76

24

2,325

40 - 49

55

12

6

1

0

1

4

79

21

2,459

50 - 59

47

13

8

1

0

1

5

75

25

2,366

60 - 69

34

16

8

1

0

1

6

67

33

2,237

70 - 79

23

13

6

1

1

1

5

50

50

1,833

80 and over

9

8

5

1

1

1

4

28

72

959

by current situation $:

Self-employed

64

16

10

1

0

0

2

94

6

719

Employed full-time

58

11

7

1

0

1

3

83

17

4,658

Employed part-time

48

14

5

1

0

1

3

71

29

1,456

Looking after home / family

28

10

6

0

0

2

5

51

49

902

Permanently retired from work

23

14

7

1

1

1

6

53

47

4,433

Unemployed and seeking work

17

4

3

1

0

1

8

34

66

516

Higher / further education

21

7

6

2

0

6

7

50

50

402

Permanently sick or disabled

13

9

5

1

0

1

9

39

61

787

by socio-economic classification:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

61

15

10

1

1

2

2

93

7

772

Lower managerial and prof. occs

62

14

7

1

1

2

2

88

12

2,440

Intermediate occupations

52

15

6

1

0

1

5

81

19

986

Small employers & sole traders

65

14

8

1

0

0

3

92

8

247

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

53

12

6

1

0

1

3

76

24

1,075

Semi-routine occupations

37

8

6

1

1

1

6

60

40

1,630

Routine occupations

41

8

6

2

0

1

5

64

36

1,281

by annual net household income:

up to £ 10,000

18

9

5

1

1

2

7

44

56

3,428

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

26

9

5

1

0

1

7

49

51

2,803

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

37

11

7

1

0

1

5

64

36

1,894

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

47

14

7

1

1

1

3

74

26

1,461

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

56

13

7

1

0

1

3

82

18

1,246

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

60

14

8

1

0

1

2

86

14

1,612

over £ 40,000

67

14

8

1

0

1

1

92

8

1,111

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

24

6

4

1

0

1

5

41

59

2,967

2

35

10

6

1

0

1

4

57

43

2,820

3

43

13

8

1

0

2

5

71

29

3,124

4

52

15

7

1

1

1

3

80

20

2,682

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

50

15

9

2

1

2

5

84

16

2,480

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

32

10

7

1

1

2

6

58

42

4,976

Other urban areas

42

11

6

1

0

1

4

65

35

4,095

"Accessible" small towns

47

13

7

1

0

1

3

72

28

1,294

"Remote" small towns

43

12

6

1

0

2

4

68

32

722

"Accessible" rural areas

53

16

8

1

0

0

2

80

20

1,649

"Remote" rural areas

50

18

8

1

1

1

3

81

19

1,339

$ 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"
1 The frequency of driving is shown only for those who hold a full driving licence.

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