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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% ) |
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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 |
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row percentages | n = |
All adults in 2006 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 14 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 14,190 |
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by sex: |
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male | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 6,096 |
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female | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 8,094 |
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by age: |
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16 - 19 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 19 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 433 |
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20 - 29 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 19 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1,578 |
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30 - 39 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 16 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 2,325 |
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40 - 49 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 79 | 16 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 2,459 |
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50 - 59 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 80 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 2,366 |
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60 - 69 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 80 | 12 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 2,237 |
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70 - 79 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 9 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 31 | 1,833 |
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80 and over | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 959 |
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by current situation $: |
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Self-employed | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 87 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 719 |
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Employed full-time | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 74 | 19 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 4,667 |
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Employed part-time | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 11 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 1,459 |
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Looking after home / family | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 903 |
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Permanently retired from work | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 10 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 29 | 4,433 |
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Unemployed and seeking work | 4 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 21 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 524 |
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Higher / further education | 13 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 16 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 414 |
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Permanently sick or disabled | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 11 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 787 |
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by socio-economic classification: |
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Higher managerial & prof. occs | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 22 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 772 |
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Lower managerial and prof. occs | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 76 | 17 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 2,443 |
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Intermediate occupations | 4 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 13 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 988 |
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Small employers & sole traders | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 87 | 20 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 248 |
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Lower supervisory & tech. occs | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 19 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 1,082 |
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Semi-routine occupations | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 15 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 1,653 |
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Routine occupations | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 76 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 1,293 |
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by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles: |
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1 (most deprived 20%) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 73 | 11 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 2,989 |
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2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 14 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 2,841 |
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3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 17 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 3,148 |
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4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 79 | 16 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 2,703 |
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5 (least deprived 20%) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 2,506 |
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by urban / rural classification: |
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Large urban areas | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 13 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 5,004 |
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Other urban areas | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 12 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 4,139 |
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"Accessible" small towns | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 81 | 14 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 1,312 |
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"Remote" small towns | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 80 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 724 |
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"Accessible" rural areas | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 84 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 1,663 |
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"Remote" rural areas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 89 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 1,348 |
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by frequency of driving 1: |
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Every day | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 86 | 15 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 5,338 |
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At least three times a week | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 81 | 14 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 1,671 |
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Once or twice a week | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 74 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 886 |
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Less often | 6 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 20 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 379 |
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Never, but holds full driving lic. | 5 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 14 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 711 |
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by whether they hold a full driving licence: |
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Holds a full driving licence | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 82 | 15 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 8,985 |
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Does NOT hold full driving lic. | 7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 13 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 5,204 |
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by frequency of travel by bus in the evening: |
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Most days | | | | | | 33 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 448 |
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At least once a week | | | | | | 26 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1,006 |
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At least once a month | | | | | | 23 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 523 |
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Less than once a month | | | | | | 21 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1,180 |
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Never | | | | | | 11 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 27 | 10,916 |
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* 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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