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Table 29: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons why public transport can not be used for school children, 2001 - 2007*
| Age | All ages |
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Primary: 4-11 | Secondary: 12-18 |
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by whether they could use public transport | column percentages |
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Yes | 26 | 52 | 33 |
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No | 69 | 41 | 61 |
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Sample size (n=100%) | 3,423 | 1,348 | 4,771 |
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if they could use public transport, reasons for not using it |
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Too young to travel on own | 55 | 8 | 36 |
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No service available | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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Inconvenient | 33 | 44 | 38 |
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Too far to bus stop | 3 | 6 | 4 |
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Cost, too expensive | 7 | 12 | 9 |
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Too short a distance, not worth it | 7 | 5 | 6 |
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Prefer to use car | 31 | 50 | 39 |
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Others | 42 | 46 | 44 |
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Sample size (n=100%) | 666 | 542 | 1,208 |
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If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot |
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Too young to travel on own | 44 | 6 | 38 |
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No service available | 49 | 69 | 53 |
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Inconvenient | 9 | 17 | 11 |
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Too far to bus stop | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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Cost, too expensive | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Too short a distance, not worth it | 14 | 9 | 13 |
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Prefer to use car | 6 | 10 | 6 |
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Others | 7 | 13 | 8 |
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Sample size (n=100%) | 2,059 | 443 | 2,502 |
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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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