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Statistical Bulletin: Trn/2001/1 - Household Transport: some Scottish Household Survey results

Table 10 Adults (16+) - frequency of walking in the previous seven days1: 1999

 

As means of transport (ie to go somewhere- eg work, shopping, or friends)

Just for pleasure or to keep fit (incl. jogging and walking a dog)

Sample size (=100%)

none

1 - 2

3 - 5

6 - 7

1 +

none

1 - 2

3 - 5

6 - 7

1 +

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

row percentages

n =

All people aged 16+

48

19

18

15

52

60

16

11

14

40

13,703

by sex:

men

49

17

17

17

51

56

17

12

15

44

5,899

women

47

20

19

14

53

63

15

10

12

37

7,804

by age:

16 - 19

29

19

29

23

71

66

15

11

7

34

476

20 - 29

38

18

24

20

62

62

17

10

10

38

1,694

30 - 39

46

20

19

15

54

58

19

11

12

42

2,792

40 - 49

49

19

19

13

51

56

16

11

17

44

2,092

50 - 59

49

20

16

15

51

57

16

11

17

43

2,123

60 - 69

52

19

14

15

48

57

15

11

17

43

2,062

70 - 79

58

16

13

13

42

67

11

9

13

33

1,725

80 and over

69

14

9

7

31

80

8

6

6

20

739

by current situation$:

Self-employed

55

17

13

15

45

48

18

13

21

52

692

Employed full-time

48

19

19

14

52

58

19

11

12

42

4,405

Employed part-time

41

20

23

16

59

58

17

10

15

42

1,430

Looking after home / family

41

22

20

17

59

63

13

9

15

37

1,196

Permanently retired from work

56

17

14

13

44

63

13

10

14

37

3,931

Unemployed and seeking work

36

20

21

22

64

57

15

12

16

43

583

Higher / further education

25

21

30

24

75

64

18

12

6

36

369

Permanently sick or disabled

66

14

10

10

34

76

7

6

11

24

716

by social class:

Professional occupations

35

25

24

16

65

49

23

14

14

51

344

Managerial and technical occs.

49

18

19

13

51

49

22

13

16

51

1,876

Skilled non-manual occupations

45

21

20

14

55

60

18

9

13

40

1,641

Skilled manual occupations

49

19

18

15

51

57

16

13

14

43

1,432

Partly skilled occupations

39

19

22

20

61

61

14

11

14

39

1,136

Unskilled occupations

39

15

20

26

61

61

15

9

15

39

482

by annual net household income:

up to £ 5,000

50

16

18

17

50

62

14

9

15

38

1,252

over £ 5,000, up to £ 10,000

47

18

17

18

53

66

12

10

13

34

4,166

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

49

18

17

16

51

62

16

9

14

38

3,346

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

48

19

18

14

52

59

18

9

14

41

2,191

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

48

21

20

11

52

52

19

15

14

48

1,138

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

46

21

20

13

54

53

20

13

15

47

604

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

49

20

21

10

51

56

18

14

12

44

458

over £ 40,000

47

24

17

11

53

49

19

15

17

51

231

by MOSAIC area type:

High income areas

48

21

20

11

52

53

18

12

17

47

1,569

Middle income owners

48

21

19

12

52

55

19

13

14

45

1,959

Lower income owners

50

18

18

14

50

58

17

10

15

42

1,248

Better off Council

48

19

18

14

52

64

14

9

13

36

2,240

Disadvantaged Council Estates

46

18

18

18

54

66

13

9

12

34

1,524

Families in Council Flats

45

17

18

21

55

72

10

8

10

28

1,012

Renting Singles

45

17

18

19

55

69

14

8

9

31

1,182

Singles and Flats

34

21

21

24

66

58

17

12

12

42

1,203

Country Dwellers

66

13

10

11

34

47

18

13

22

53

1,300

Institutional Areas

54

18

18

10

46

58

20

12

9

42

461

by urban / rural classification:

The four cities

44

20

20

17

56

65

15

9

11

35

4,423

Other urban areas

47

20

19

15

53

62

15

10

13

38

4,455

Small "accessible" towns

46

19

19

16

54

56

16

13

15

44

1,282

Small "remote" towns

39

20

19

22

61

54

16

14

16

46

667

"Accessible" rural areas

62

16

13

10

38

52

18

12

18

48

1,687

"Remote" rural areas

62

13

12

13

38

45

20

14

21

55

1,183

1. The number of days in the previous seven days on which the person made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile by foot for the specified purpose.
$ There are also small numbers described as "at school", "on Government work or training scheme", "unable to work due to short-term ill-health" or "other"

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