Household Transport in 2006: Some Scottish Household Survey Results

Table 12 Adults (16+) - use of local bus services, and train services, in the previous month ¹: 2006

	Every day or almost every day	2 or 3 times per week	about once a week	once a fortnight 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 fortnight or once a month	not used in past month	Sample size ² (=100%)
	Local bus services					Train services					Sample size ² (=100%)
	row percentages										n =
All people aged 16+	12	12	8	12	56	2	2	3	13	81	14,184
by sex:
men	10	10	7	12	61	2	1	2	13	81	6,093
women	13	13	9	12	52	2	2	3	14	80	8,091
by age:
16 - 19	24	19	13	18	26	3	5	6	21	65	433
20 - 29	18	12	8	14	48	4	3	4	17	72	1,578
30 - 39	11	9	7	12	61	2	1	3	16	77	2,323
40 - 49	8	7	6	12	67	3	2	2	14	79	2,458
50 - 59	9	8	7	11	66	1	1	2	13	82	2,364
60 - 69	11	18	10	12	49	0	1	2	13	84	2,236
70 - 79	13	18	10	10	48	0	1	2	7	90	1,833
80 and over	11	16	8	10	56	0	0	1	2	97	959
by current situation ^$:
Self-employed	3	3	4	8	82	2	2	3	12	82	718
Employed full-time	10	6	6	12	66	4	2	3	16	76	4,663
Employed part-time	14	10	8	11	56	2	1	3	15	79	1,458
Looking after home / family	10	18	9	12	52	0	2	2	13	83	903
Permanently retired from work	12	18	10	11	48	0	1	2	9	89	4,433
Unemployed and seeking work	12	22	13	14	38	1	1	3	12	83	524
Higher / further education	29	17	9	15	30	7	5	5	18	66	414
Permanently sick or disabled	14	17	10	10	50	0	1	2	7	91	787
by socio-economic classification:
Higher managerial & prof. occs	7	6	7	17	63	7	3	3	24	62	772
Lower managerial and prof. occs	7	6	6	13	68	3	2	4	19	72	2,441
Intermediate occupations	14	7	8	13	57	4	1	3	17	75	988
Small employers & sole traders	5	4	1	6	85	1	1	2	11	85	248
Lower supervisory & tech. occs	11	9	6	11	64	2	1	3	13	82	1,082
Semi-routine occupations	17	12	8	13	49	2	2	3	14	79	1,653
Routine occupations	14	11	9	11	56	1	1	3	11	84	1,292
by annual net household income:
up to £ 10,000	16	20	10	11	42	1	1	2	9	87	3,442
over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000	17	15	9	11	47	1	1	2	10	86	2,811
over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000	13	11	9	12	55	2	2	2	12	82	1,910
over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000	10	11	8	12	60	2	1	2	12	83	1,473
over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000	9	7	7	12	65	2	2	3	13	80	1,256
over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000	8	7	6	14	67	3	2	3	18	74	1,641
over £ 40,000	5	5	6	13	72	4	3	5	22	66	1,132
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:
1 (most deprived 20% of areas)	21	17	9	11	43	2	1	2	11	84	2,989
2	13	14	8	12	53	2	1	3	12	82	2,841
3	9	10	8	11	62	1	2	2	12	83	3,147
4	7	7	7	12	68	2	1	3	14	80	2,700
5 (least deprived 20% of areas)	9	12	9	14	56	3	2	4	18	74	2,504
by urban / rural classification:
Large urban areas	18	16	11	13	41	2	2	3	13	79	4,999
Other urban areas	10	12	7	11	60	2	1	3	16	77	4,139
"Accessible" small towns	8	9	8	12	63	1	1	3	14	81	1,311
"Remote" small towns	4	6	6	11	74	0	1	1	9	89	724
"Accessible" rural areas	5	8	5	11	72	1	1	2	12	84	1,663
"Remote" rural areas	2	3	4	10	80	0	0	1	6	93	1,348
by frequency of driving ³:
Every day	1	3	5	11	79	1	1	2	15	81	5,336
At least three times a week	4	8	8	15	64	2	2	3	15	78	1,670
Once or twice a week	9	12	7	13	58	4	2	2	11	81	885
Less often	17	17	7	14	45	3	4	1	16	75	379
Never, but holds full driving licence	23	20	13	13	33	3	1	3	10	83	711
by whether they hold a full driving licence:
Holds a full driving licence	5	7	6	12	70	2	1	2	14	80	8,981
Does NOT hold a full driving licence	25	22	12	11	30	2	2	3	11	82	5,203

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.

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