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Table 13 Adults (16+) - frequency of travelling by bus in the evening ("say between 7p.m. and 10 p.m.") and how safe from crime they felt, or would feel, travelling by bus in the evening: 2006

Frequency of evening travel by bus *

How safe from crime would feel then

Sample size ( = 100% )

Most days

At least once a week

At least once a month

Less than once a month

Never

Very Safe

Fairly Safe

Not particularly Safe

Not safe at all

Don't know

row percentages

n =

All adults in 2006

3

7

4

9

76

14

41

15

8

21

14,190

by sex:

male

4

7

4

10

74

21

44

10

4

21

6,096

female

3

7

3

8

77

9

39

18

12

22

8,094

by age:

16 - 19

12

21

10

12

44

19

52

11

7

12

433

20 - 29

7

13

6

10

63

19

48

14

6

13

1,578

30 - 39

4

7

5

9

75

16

46

15

6

17

2,325

40 - 49

2

5

4

10

79

16

43

15

7

18

2,459

50 - 59

2

5

3

9

80

15

40

14

9

23

2,366

60 - 69

2

6

3

8

80

12

36

17

11

24

2,237

70 - 79

1

7

2

7

82

9

33

16

10

31

1,833

80 and over

1

5

1

4

88

7

24

13

14

42

959

by current situation $:

Self-employed

0

3

3

7

87

22

38

11

4

25

719

Employed full-time

4

6

5

11

74

19

47

12

5

18

4,667

Employed part-time

3

7

4

9

76

11

43

19

10

18

1,459

Looking after home / family

2

7

3

7

81

9

35

20

13

23

903

Permanently retired from work

1

6

2

7

82

10

33

16

12

29

4,433

Unemployed and seeking work

4

19

4

7

65

21

44

15

9

12

524

Higher / further education

13

21

11

11

44

16

58

10

4

12

414

Permanently sick or disabled

3

8

3

7

78

11

32

17

15

25

787

by socio-economic classification:

Higher managerial & prof. occs

2

5

6

17

70

22

46

11

3

17

772

Lower managerial and prof. occs

2

5

5

11

76

17

45

14

6

19

2,443

Intermediate occupations

4

8

4

11

72

13

43

17

8

18

988

Small employers & sole traders

3

2

2

7

87

20

37

16

5

22

248

Lower supervisory & tech. occs

4

7

4

8

77

19

44

14

5

18

1,082

Semi-routine occupations

5

10

5

10

70

15

46

16

8

16

1,653

Routine occupations

5

8

4

7

76

19

43

12

7

20

1,293

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20%)

5

10

4

7

73

11

37

17

15

20

2,989

2

4

7

4

8

76

14

42

17

9

18

2,841

3

3

6

3

8

79

17

39

13

7

25

3,148

4

2

5

3

10

79

16

42

12

6

24

2,703

5 (least deprived 20%)

3

7

5

11

73

15

45

14

5

20

2,506

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

5

12

6

10

67

13

44

15

11

18

5,004

Other urban areas

3

5

3

9

79

12

41

18

9

20

4,139

"Accessible" small towns

2

5

3

8

81

14

44

18

7

18

1,312

"Remote" small towns

1

4

4

10

80

25

35

8

3

29

724

"Accessible" rural areas

1

4

2

7

84

15

38

12

6

29

1,663

"Remote" rural areas

0

1

1

6

89

31

30

6

2

31

1,348

by frequency of driving 1:

Every day

0

2

3

8

86

15

42

15

7

21

5,338

At least three times a week

1

3

4

10

81

14

42

13

5

26

1,671

Once or twice a week

3

8

5

9

74

17

43

12

7

21

886

Less often

6

13

5

14

61

20

42

14

5

18

379

Never, but holds full driving lic.

5

13

5

9

68

14

43

14

8

21

711

by whether they hold a full driving licence:

Holds a full driving licence

1

4

3

9

82

15

42

14

6

22

8,985

Does NOT hold full driving lic.

7

14

5

9

65

13

39

16

12

20

5,204

by frequency of travel by bus in the evening:

Most days

33

55

7

4

1

448

At least once a week

26

60

10

3

1

1,006

At least once a month

23

64

11

1

1

523

Less than once a month

21

59

13

3

4

1,180

Never

11

36

16

10

27

10,916

* A small percentage of adults did not know, or would not say, how often they travelled by bus in the evening
$ 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. Includes only those who hold a full driving licence.

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