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Scottish Household Survey: Travel Diary 2005/2006

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Table 13: Main mode of travel, 2005/2006

Walking

Car/Van

Bicycle

Bus

Taxi/
minicab

Rail

Other

Sample size
(=100%)

Driver

Passenger

row percentages

All journeys made in 05/06:

13

55

15

1

11

2

2

1

49,279

by gender:

Male

12

64

9

1

9

1

2

2

21,709

Female

14

48

20

0

13

2

2

1

27,570

by age:

16-19

23

16

31

1

21

3

4

1

1,498

20-29

19

42

16

2

14

3

3

2

5,947

30-39

12

63

11

1

8

1

2

1

9,740

40-49

12

66

11

1

6

1

2

1

9,917

50-59

11

63

14

1

8

1

1

1

8,869

60-69

12

53

18

0

14

1

1

1

7,015

70-79

13

42

21

0

20

3

1

1

4,656

80 and over

19

23

28

0

23

4

0

2

1,637

by purpose:

Commuting

10

62

10

1

11

1

3

1

12,135

Business

5

78

6

0

5

1

2

3

2,023

Education

28

32

10

2

22

1

4

1

1,270

Shopping

15

50

17

0

14

2

1

0

10,692

Visit hospital or other health

8

42

26

0

17

4

1

2

1,424

Other personal business

13

57

15

1

11

2

1

1

3,675

Visiting friends or relatives

12

54

21

0

9

2

1

0

5,487

Eating/drinking

18

30

27

1

9

12

2

2

1,408

Sport/Entertainment

12

54

20

1

7

3

1

2

2,926

Holiday/day trip

22

42

21

2

6

1

2

3

1,999

Other

27

42

18

1

8

2

1

2

1,848

Escort

11

69

10

0

6

1

2

1

4,392

by current status:

Self employed

8

80

7

1

2

1

1

1

2,926

Employed full time

10

65

11

1

7

1

2

1

20,327

Employed part time

13

58

16

1

9

1

1

1

6,321

Looking after the home/family

21

41

23

0

11

3

1

0

2,955

Permanently retired

14

43

21

0

17

2

1

1

11,298

Unemployed & seeking work

33

24

19

2

17

2

2

1

1,246

In further/higher education

24

25

15

2

23

4

5

2

1,405

Permanently sick/disabled

17

37

19

0

19

4

1

3

1,878

by annual net household income:

up to £10,000 p.a.

22

34

17

1

21

3

1

1

9,002

over £10,000, to £15,000 p.a.

18

41

15

1

18

3

2

1

8,912

over £15,000, to £20,000 p.a.

14

51

18

1

12

2

2

1

7,229

over £20,000, to £25,000 p.a.

11

59

17

1

8

2

1

1

5,978

over £25,000, to £30,000 p.a.

9

66

15

1

6

1

2

1

5,296

over £30,000, to £40,000 p.a.

9

67

13

1

6

1

2

1

7,061

over £40,000 p.a.

8

72

11

1

3

1

3

1

4,837

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:

1 (most deprived 20% of areas)

17

38

16

1

22

4

2

2

8,464

2

16

49

16

0

13

2

2

1

9,559

3

12

58

17

1

9

1

1

1

10,324

4

11

64

14

1

7

1

2

1

11,030

5 (least deprived 20% of areas)

11

63

13

1

7

1

2

1

9,863

by urban/rural classification:

Large urban areas

16

47

13

1

17

3

2

1

16,657

Other urban areas

14

54

18

1

8

2

2

1

14,460

Accessible small towns

12

62

15

1

7

1

1

1

4,999

Remote small towns

22

54

15

1

5

1

1

1

2,516

Accessible rural areas

5

70

16

0

6

1

1

1

6,262

Remote rural areas

10

70

15

1

3

0

0

1

4,352

by number of cars available to the household:

none

33

2

17

2

36

5

3

2

10,827

one

12

59

17

1

8

1

1

1

23,834

more than one

6

75

12

1

3

1

2

1

14,618

by type of driving licence held:

Holds a full driving licence

9

74

10

1

4

1

1

1

36,408

Does not hold a full licence

27

1

31

1

31

5

3

2

12,871

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