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Statistical Bulletin: Transport Series Trn/2009/1: Bus and Coach Statistics: 2007-08

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Table 32: [Users of local bus service] Adults (16+) use of local bus service in the previous month, 2007.

Every day

Almost every day

Two or three times per week

About once a week

About once a fortnight

About once a month

Not used in previous month

Sample size (=100%)

Every day or almost every day

row percentages

Men

Women

All adults in 2007:

4

8

12

8

6

8

55

12,119

by gender:

Male

4

6

10

7

6

7

60

5,209

10

Female

4

9

14

9

7

8

51

6,910

13

by age:

16-19

8

17

16

11

10

8

30

355

19

32

20-29

6

14

11

9

7

7

47

1,310

20

20

30-39

3

7

8

7

6

8

61

2,003

10

10

40-49

4

5

8

6

6

8

63

2,072

6

11

50-59

4

4

9

7

6

9

62

1,917

6

10

60-69

3

8

17

10

6

7

49

2,024

8

14

70-79

3

8

20

9

7

5

47

1,597

9

13

80+

3

7

18

7

5

4

58

841

8

10

by current status:

Self employed

1

1

4

6

7

7

73

675

2

3

Employed full time

4

7

5

6

5

8

64

3,930

9

14

Employed part time

5

9

10

7

6

9

54

1,227

15

14

Permanently retired

3

7

19

9

6

6

49

3,811

8

12

Unemployed and seeking work

4

8

25

14

9

7

35

365

10

12

In further/higher education

7

22

12

7

8

8

36

340

27

29

Permanently sick or disabled

7

6

19

10

6

6

47

710

13

13

Looking after the home or family*

3

6

17

11

7

8

49

799

8

by annual net household income:

up to £10,000 p.a.

5

10

21

11

7

6

41

2,569

13

15

over £10,000 - £15,000

6

9

17

9

7

7

45

2,371

13

16

over £15,000 - £20,000

5

9

12

8

7

8

53

1,714

12

14

over £20,000 - £25,000

4

8

9

8

8

7

56

1,373

11

13

over £25,000 - £30,000

4

7

8

7

5

8

62

1,045

6

15

over £30,000 - £40,000

2

6

7

5

5

9

67

1,463

6

9

over £40,000 p.a.

2

4

6

6

6

9

68

1,173

5

7

by urban/rural classification:

Large urban areas

7

11

17

11

7

8

39

4,047

16

19

Other urban areas

3

8

11

7

6

7

58

3,604

8

13

Accessible small towns

3

4

11

7

6

9

61

1,052

4

9

Remote small towns

0

3

7

7

7

7

69

712

4

3

Accessible rural

1

4

5

4

5

7

75

1,458

4

5

Remote rural

1

3

4

3

5

5

80

1,246

4

3

by frequency of driving:†

every day

0

1

3

5

6

9

76

5,202

1

1

at least three times a week

1

4

12

8

8

8

59

1,267

5

6

once or twice a week

2

8

13

8

10

6

53

644|

11

9

less often

6

12

18

8

6

7

43

338

23

15

Never, but holds full driving licence

11

13

22

10

5

8

30

496

24

25

by licence status:

Holds a full driving licence

1

3

7

6

6

9

68

7,948

5

5

Does NOT hold a full licence

9

16

23

11

7

5

29

4,171

27

25

* Sample size is too small to provide results for men
† Only includes those with a full driving licence

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