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A WALKING STRATEGY FOR SCOTLAND

Table 12.15 Usual main method of travel to school1, 2001

 

Walking

Car or van

Bicycle

School bus2

Service bus

Rail3

Other4

Sample size5 (100%)

Row percentages

n=

All in full -time education at school

52

21

1

17

7

0

2

3,361

By sex:

Boys

53

20

1

16

7

1

2

1,702

Girls

52

21

0

18

8

0

1

1,659

By Age:

4-5

50

36

0

11

2

0

1

301

6-7

52

30

1

10

5

0

2

582

8-9

62

24

0

11

2

0

1

514

10-11

58

23

1

11

6

0

1

543

Total 4-11

57

27

0

11

4

0

1

1,940

12-13

49

12

1

22

13

0

2

548

14-15

45

12

1

27

13

1

1

581

16-18

42

12

1

29

10

2

3

292

Total 12-18

46

12

1

25

12

1

2

1,421

By annual net household income:

Up to £5,000

55

16

0

17

11

0

2

60

Over £5,000, up to £10,000

63

13

1

12

9

0

1

370

Over £10,000, up to £15,000

58

14

0

15

10

0

3

549

Over £15,000, up to £20,000

48

21

1

21

8

0

1

611

Over £20,000, up to £25,000

50

22

1

19

7

0

1

610

Over £25,000, up to £30,000

53

24

1

15

7

1

1

436

Over £30,000

47

27

1

16

6

1

2

702

By urban/rural classification:

Large urban areas

56

24

0

5

13

0

1

711

Other urban areas

60

20

1

12

6

1

1

1,198

"accessible" small towns

56

20

1

16

6

1

1

509

"remote" small towns

69

13

0

12

2

0

3

134

"accessible" rural areas

32

17

0

42

5

0

3

474

"remote" rural areas

26

20

2

47

1

0

3

329

1. For those who are in full-time education at school. The main method of transport is recorded if the journey involves more than one method.
2. Including those who were said to travel by "private bus", and a few who went by "work bus"
3. Including the Glasgow Underground
4. e.g. motorcycle, lorry, taxi, ferry etc.
5. The unweighted number of school children about whom the information was collected

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