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Table 15 Employed1 adults (16+) not working from home, who usually travel to work by car/van by foot or by bus - by reasons for using that means of transport#: 1999
July to December interviews only
|
Usual method of travel to work | |||||
|
Driver of car / van | Passenger in car / van | All who travel by car / van | Walking |
Bus | |
| column percentages | |||||
| Close, nearby, not far away | 1 |
3 | 2 |
67 | 4 |
| Most convenient |
68 | 76 |
70 | 32 |
63 |
| Travel with friends | 0 |
11 | 2 |
0 | 1 |
| Safest method |
3 | 3 |
3 | 1 |
1 |
| Quickest method | 30 |
28 | 29 |
16 | 18 |
| Only method available |
13 | 9 |
12 | 3 |
20 |
| Too far to walk | 7 |
8 | 7 |
0 | 19 |
| No public transport |
12 | 9 |
12 | 3 |
1 |
| Unsuitable public transport | 20 |
13 | 19 |
4 | 1 |
| Exercise / fresh air |
0 | 0 |
0 | 19 |
0 |
| No car / transport | 0 |
4 | 1 |
7 | 19 |
| Cheapest method |
1 | 3 |
1 | 3 |
3 |
| Need car at work | 17 |
3 | 15 |
0 | 0 |
| Work patterns |
10 | 7 |
9 | 1 |
2 |
| Distance |
7 | 4 |
6 | 4 |
5 |
| Too much to carry | 4 |
1 | 4 |
0 | 0 |
| Parking problems |
0 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
6 |
| One or more other reason(s) | 5 |
1 | 4 |
1 | 4 |
| All for whom a reason is available |
100 | 100 |
100 | 100 |
100 |
| sample size (=100%) n = |
1,877 | 349 | 2,226 |
542 | 436 |
1.Those whose current situation was described as "self-employed",
"employed full-time" or "employed part-time"
# The percentages may
total more than 100, because respondents can give more than one reason
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