Household Transport in 2007

Table 24: [Walking] Frequency of walking in the previous seven days*, 2007

	None	1-2 days	3-5 days	6-7 days	None	1-2 days	3-5 days	6-7 days	*Sample size (n=100%)*
	Walking as a means of transport				Walking just for pleasure / to keep fit				*Sample size (n=100%)*
row percentages
All people in 2007:	49	18	19	14	53	18	14	15	6,121
by gender:
Male	50	18	18	15	51	18	15	16	2,604
Female	49	18	20	13	55	18	13	15	3,517
by age:
16-19	30	17	30	23	59	10	12	19	166
20-29	36	19	25	20	54	17	15	14	686
30-39	43	18	24	14	50	23	14	13	986
40-49	53	18	18	11	47	21	15	18	1,054
50-59	51	20	16	13	51	17	16	17	979
60-69	54	18	15	13	51	18	13	18	1,034
70-79	57	18	12	12	64	13	9	14	811
80+	70	12	12	7	74	9	11	7	405
by current situation:
Self employed	56	16	16	13	50	16	19	16	347
Employed full time	46	20	22	12	48	22	15	15	1,976
Employed part time	45	17	21	17	45	22	15	18	645
Looking after the home/family	44	19	21	16	51	16	16	17	407
Permanently retired from work	58	17	14	12	59	14	11	15	1,915
Unemployed/seeking work	34	21	24	21	55	11	14	20	183
In further/higher education	32	18	28	21	57	13	14	16	172
Permanently sick or disabled	69	13	10	8	77	11	5	7	341
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a.	50	16	18	16	59	13	11	17	1,301
over £10,000 - £15,000	52	15	20	13	61	15	11	13	1,207
over £15,000 - £20,000	49	18	18	15	56	18	12	15	843
over £20,000 - £25,000	47	21	21	12	51	16	17	16	689
over £25,000 - £30,000	48	19	18	15	50	20	13	17	543
over £30,000 - £40,000	48	21	19	13	48	21	14	17	746
over £40,000 p.a.	49	19	20	11	42	25	20	13	582
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles:
1 (20 % most deprived)	48	17	19	15	66	11	10	12	1,177
2	47	17	22	14	55	16	13	16	1,184
3	53	18	16	13	50	18	16	16	1,373
4	52	17	19	12	49	20	16	15	1,248
5 (20% least deprived)	46	21	18	15	47	22	14	17	1,139
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas	44	19	20	17	58	17	12	13	2,060
Other urban	49	19	20	12	54	18	14	15	1,796
Small accessible towns	52	18	17	14	52	17	15	16	543
Small remote towns	43	14	27	16	49	17	18	16	350
Accessible rural	61	14	14	11	45	18	16	21	745
Remote rural	67	12	13	8	43	23	13	21	627
by frequency of driving†:
Every day	57	21	15	8	47	21	16	16	2,650
At least three times a week	50	17	22	12	47	19	16	17	650
Once or twice a week	45	16	24	15	52	18	16	14	313
Less often	37	15	26	22	50	17	10	23	168
Never, but holds full driving licence	39	16	23	22	54	19	9	17	276

*Only trips longer than a quarter of a mile are recorded.
†Only includes those with a full driving licence

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