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Household Transport in 2006: Some Scottish Household Survey Results

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Table 25 Pupils in full time education at school - reasons for using each of the main methods of travel to school #: 2001 to 2006

Usual method of travel to school

Car or Van

Walking

School Bus

Service Bus

column percentages

Close, nearby, not far away

2

83

1

2

Most convenient

54

21

55

49

Travel with friends

2

6

3

4

Safest method

19

2

13

7

Quickest method

20

8

10

17

Only method available

8

3

22

18

Too far to walk

16

0

24

29

No public transport

6

2

4

1

Unsuitable public transport

4

1

3

0

Exercise / fresh air

0

9

0

0

No car / transport

0

1

1

2

Cheapest method

1

1

4

2

It is free

0

1

7

1

On way to work

5

0

1

0

Too young to travel any other way

8

0

1

1

Relative meets child

2

0

0

0

Other reason(s)

8

1

5

4

All for whom a reason is available

100

100

100

100

sample size (=100%) n =

3,481

8,515

2,880

1,045

# The percentages may total more than 100, because respondents can give more than one reason. The table excludes those who gave no reason, or who were not asked for a reason (with effect from 2005, reasons are sought only in the case of a random sub-sample)

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