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This bulletin presents further analyses of transport-related information collected by the Scottish Household Survey. Headline results were published earlier in the year.
1 Main points
1.1 A quarter of all households in 2007 had access to two or more cars - a steady rise since 1999. Sixty-eight per cent of all respondents had a full driving licence in 2007 (compared to 63 per cent in 1999) and of these 61 per cent drove at least once a week, with 45 per cent driving on a daily basis.[ Table 1, Table 3, Table 4].
1.2 Eighty five per cent of respondents lived within 6 minutes walk to a bus stop. Almost a quarter of all respondents had used the bus at least twice a week, over six times higher than using the train. Respondents in large urban areas were the most likely to have frequently used the bus in the past month. [ Table 2, Table 5, Table 19].
1.3 Twelve per cent of respondents travelled to work on foot - a fall from 14 per cent in 2006. Respondents who drove frequently were less like to have made any transport related walking trips over _ mile in the previous seven days but driving had little significant affect on the percentage of pleasure walking trips. [ Table 12, Table 24].
1.4 The majority of journeys to school (53 per cent) were made on foot. Rail and buses accounted for 22 per cent of the modal share. [ Table 13].
1.5 Car use increased in higher income households whilst bus use decreased. Households with multiple car access were the least likely to take the bus to work than those with no car access. [ Table 17, Table 19, Table 26].
1.6 Bicycle access was related to household income. Households with high household incomes were more likely to have access to a bicycle than those with lower incomes. Younger respondents were more likely to have made a cycling trip than older respondents. [ Table 15, Table 25].
1.7 Public transport access was dependent on urban/rural classification. Respondents in rural areas were less likely to say that public transport was convenient to access compared to non-rural areas. Respondents with a driving licence were more likely to state that services were convenient compared to non-licence owners. [ Table 30].
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