Scottish Household Survey
Quarterly Data Trends
Current data up to 2009 Quarter 2
Next update will be under review as these trends have been taken out of scope of the main quarterly data release
Commentary
Quarterly data shows that around two thirds of those who travel to work usually go by car or van. While the percentage travelling to work by car or van is relatively unchanged from 1999, there has been an increase in those driving, rather than being a passenger. Other main methods of travel to work are walking (around 10 per cent) and talking the bus (around 10 per cent).
The apparent quarter-to-quarter fluctuations in the figures may well be the result of sampling variability. Quarter-to-quarter changes should therefore be interpreted with caution.
Data
Employed adults (16+) who do not work at or from home: usual main method of travel to work
| Year | Qtr | Walking | Car or van - Driver | Car or van - Passenger | Car of van - All | Bicycle | Bus | Rail (incl. Glas u/g) | Other (e.g. m/cycle) | All |
| 1999 | Qtr 1 | 14.3 | 52.6 | 12.8 | 65.4 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 14.1 | 51.3 | 13.5 | 64.8 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 13.6 | 56.2 | 12.7 | 68.9 | 1.8 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 13.0 | 58.2 | 7.9 | 66.1 | 1.8 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 100 |
| 2000 | Qtr 1 | 11.1 | 59.3 | 10.9 | 70.2 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 14.1 | 57.2 | 10.0 | 67.2 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 14.3 | 54.6 | 9.7 | 64.3 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 14.5 | 55.4 | 12.2 | 67.6 | 2.0 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 100 |
| 2001 | Qtr 1 | 13.3 | 56.8 | 12.1 | 68.9 | 1.1 | 11.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 13.3 | 59.2 | 9.2 | 68.4 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 13.0 | 57.4 | 9.3 | 66.7 | 2.2 | 14.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 13.1 | 57.8 | 11.0 | 68.8 | 2.1 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 100 |
| 2002 | Qtr 1 | 13.2 | 57.7 | 9.9 | 67.6 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 12.7 | 55.3 | 11.3 | 66.6 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 12.5 | 55.8 | 12.3 | 68.1 | 1.5 | 12.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 13.5 | 58.3 | 10.3 | 68.6 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 100 |
| 2003 | Qtr 1 | 14.1 | 57.0 | 10.3 | 67.3 | 2.1 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 12.2 | 59.4 | 8.9 | 68.3 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 13.3 | 59.2 | 8.0 | 67.2 | 2.6 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 11.8 | 62.2 | 8.0 | 70.2 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 100 |
| 2004 | Qtr 1 | 13.1 | 59.1 | 8.1 | 67.2 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 13.0 | 57.9 | 7.9 | 65.8 | 2.2 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 12.5 | 58.7 | 8.9 | 67.6 | 1.9 | 13.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 11.3 | 61.1 | 7.6 | 68.7 | 2.0 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 100 |
| 2005 | Qtr 1 | 11.6 | 60.1 | 8.0 | 68.1 | 1.6 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 12.7 | 60.4 | 6.4 | 66.8 | 1.6 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 13.5 | 59.9 | 7.1 | 67.0 | 1.5 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 13.1 | 58.3 | 8.5 | 66.8 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 100 |
| 2006 | Qtr 1 | 13.2 | 61.5 | 7.4 | 68.9 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 16.5 | 57.4 | 5.7 | 63.1 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 13.9 | 59.7 | 7.5 | 67.2 | 2.2 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 11.4 | 61.1 | 7.4 | 68.5 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 100 |
| 2007 | Qtr 1 | 11.3 | 61.4 | 8.6 | 70.0 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 13.5 | 61.7 | 5.6 | 67.3 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 11.2 | 61.9 | 5.5 | 67.4 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 10.4 | 62.0 | 7.7 | 69.7 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 100 |
| 2008 | Qtr 1 | 13.7 | 59.0 | 5.0 | 64.0 | 2.4 | 12.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 11.7 | 61.8 | 6.2 | 68.0 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 100 |
| Qtr 3 | 13.9 | 55.9 | 7.4 | 63.3 | 2.8 | 13.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 100 |
| Qtr 4 | 12.3 | 61.8 | 5.3 | 67.1 | 1.7 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 100 |
| 2009 | Qtr 1 | 10.5 | 61.9 | 6.7 | 68.6 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 100 |
| Qtr 2 | 12.7 | 58.6 | 7.5 | 66.1 | 2.3 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 100 |
Percentage