Household Transport in 2006: Some Scottish Household Survey Results

Table 16 Adults (16+) - frequency of walking in the previous seven days ¹: 2006

	No days	1 - 2	3 - 5	6 - 7	1 + days	No days	1 - 2	3 - 5	6 - 7	1 + days	Sample size (=100%)
	As means of transport (ie to go somewhere- eg work, shopping, or friends)					Just for pleasure or to keep fit (incl. jogging and walking a dog)					Sample size (=100%)
	row percentages										n =
All people aged 16+ in 2006	47	16	21	17	53	53	16	14	16	47	7,111
by sex:
men	47	15	20	19	53	51	17	14	18	49	3,050
women	47	16	22	15	53	55	16	14	15	45	4,061
by age:
16 - 19	31	16	31	22	69	62	16	10	12	38	223
20 - 29	34	19	25	22	66	55	19	13	13	45	769
30 - 39	42	15	25	19	58	50	17	15	18	50	1,203
40 - 49	47	16	21	16	53	51	18	14	17	49	1,236
50 - 59	49	17	18	16	51	47	17	17	20	53	1,236
60 - 69	52	13	20	15	48	52	15	14	19	48	1,075
70 - 79	54	17	15	14	46	60	14	11	15	40	919
80 and over	73	10	10	7	27	78	6	7	9	22	450
by current situation ^$:
Self-employed	55	15	14	16	45	45	18	16	21	55	376
Employed full-time	42	17	23	18	58	50	20	14	16	50	2,324
Employed part-time	43	15	26	16	57	47	18	17	17	53	756
Looking after home / family	44	18	21	17	56	50	15	16	19	50	458
Permanently retired from work	56	14	17	13	44	58	13	13	16	42	2,185
Unemployed and seeking work	36	14	26	24	64	58	10	11	21	42	272
Higher / further education	29	13	30	28	71	62	13	10	15	38	209
Permanently sick or disabled	63	13	11	13	37	71	9	8	12	29	389
by socio-economic classification:
Higher managerial & prof. occs	40	16	26	18	60	44	25	16	16	56	376
Lower managerial and prof. occs	44	17	22	17	56	43	21	17	19	57	1,276
Intermediate occupations	42	17	23	18	58	47	22	16	16	53	506
Small employers & sole traders	58	16	16	11	42	48	17	16	19	52	122
Lower supervisory & tech. occs	41	14	24	21	59	51	15	15	19	49	535
Semi-routine occupations	38	17	25	20	62	56	16	11	18	44	818
Routine occupations	43	16	21	19	57	54	16	16	14	46	663
by annual net household income:
up to £ 10,000	49	13	20	17	51	62	12	11	16	38	1,732
over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000	49	14	21	16	51	59	14	12	15	41	1,392
over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000	43	18	22	17	57	56	16	12	16	44	953
over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000	50	14	21	15	50	47	19	17	16	53	708
over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000	47	18	20	16	53	49	20	15	16	51	647
over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000	42	18	22	18	58	46	19	17	19	54	821
over £ 40,000	45	16	22	17	55	45	21	16	19	55	595
by urban / rural classification:
Large urban areas	44	14	22	21	56	61	14	12	13	39	2,509
Other urban areas	42	19	24	15	58	51	17	15	16	49	2,094
"Accessible" small towns	43	20	22	14	57	49	18	14	19	51	634
"Remote" small towns	44	17	21	18	56	49	19	13	19	51	383
"Accessible" rural areas	61	12	15	12	39	44	18	15	22	56	845
"Remote" rural areas	62	12	14	11	38	40	18	16	26	60	646
by frequency of driving ²:
Every day	55	18	16	11	45	47	19	16	18	53	2,703
At least three times a week	42	17	23	18	58	45	20	15	20	55	836
Once or twice a week	43	10	28	20	57	48	18	15	19	52	438
Less often	44	9	24	22	56	53	19	11	18	47	189
Never, but holds full driving licence	40	14	24	22	60	59	12	16	12	41	384
by whether they hold a full driving licence:
Holds a full driving licence	50	16	19	15	50	48	18	15	18	52	4,550
Does NOT hold a full driving licence	41	14	24	21	59	64	12	11	13	36	2,561

1. The number of days in the previous seven days on which the person made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile by foot for the specified purpose.
$ 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"
2. Includes only those with a full driving licence

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