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Table 12.11 Main means of travelling to school, and distance to school, 1998
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Children attending day school |
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Aged |
Aged |
All ages |
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Percentages |
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(a) Main means of travel to school |
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| Walking | |||
| alone |
13 |
10 |
9 |
| with friends |
24 |
46 |
32 |
| escorted by an adult |
33 |
- |
22 |
| Total |
68 |
54 |
63 |
| Bicycle |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Bus | |||
| special school bus |
7 |
26 |
14 |
| ordinary service bus |
2 |
11 |
7 |
| Total |
11 |
36 |
21 |
| Car | |||
| driven by a member of the household |
18 |
7 |
14 |
| driven by another person |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Total |
20 |
8 |
15 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| (b) Distance to school |
Percentages |
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| Less than 1 mile |
71 |
37 |
58 |
| 1 mile or more, but less than 2 miles |
15 |
26 |
20 |
| 2 miles or more, but less than 3 miles |
6 |
9 |
7 |
| 3 miles or more, but less than 4 miles |
3 |
10 |
6 |
| 4 miles or more, but less than 5 miles |
1 |
6 |
3 |
| 5 miles or more |
3 |
11 |
5 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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sample numbers |
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| Sample size |
658 |
387 |
1,045 |
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