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Table 28: [Travel to school reasons] Main reasons for transport choice to children's full-time education establishment, 2001 - 2007*
| Usual method of travel to school |
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Walking | Car or van | School bus | Service bus |
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column percentages |
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Close / Nearby / Not far away | 84 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Most convenient | 20 | 53 | 55 | 49 |
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Travel with friends | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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Safest method | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
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Quickest method | 8 | 19 | 10 | 17 |
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Only method available | 3 | 8 | 21 | 17 |
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Too far to walk | 0 | 16 | 25 | 29 |
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No public transport | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
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Public transport unsuitable | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
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Good exercise / fresh air | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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No car / transport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Cheapest method | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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It is free | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
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On way to work | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
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Too young to travel any other way | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
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Relative meets child | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Other reason(s) | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
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Sample size (n=100%) | 9,222 | 3,783 | 3,103 | 1,132 |
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*Percentages may total to more than 100% as respondents can give multiple answers. Table only includes those who have given a reason (question asked only of a sub-sample from 2005).
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