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Table 17 Employed1 adults (16+) not working from home who usually travel to work by car or van - reasons for not using Public Transport: 1999
July to December interviews only
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| If it is possible to use public transport - reasons for not using it# | If it is not possible to use public transport - why it is not possible# | ||||
| Driver of car / van | Passenger |
All | Driver of car / van | Passenger |
All | |
| column percentages | ||||||
| Takes too long | 38 |
27 | 36 |
19 | 10 |
18 |
| Inconvenient | 54 |
60 | 55 |
35 | 31 |
35 |
| No direct route | 24 |
14 | 22 |
37 | 46 |
38 |
| Use my own car | 35 |
13 | 31 |
18 | 5 |
16 |
| Need a car for, at work | 11 |
1 | 9 |
23 | 6 |
21 |
| Cost |
9 | 17 |
10 | 3 |
2 | 3 |
| Work unsociable hours |
9 | 7 |
9 | 20 |
20 | 20 |
| Public transport unreliable |
8 | 9 |
8 | 7 |
7 | 7 |
| Lack of service |
8 | 8 |
8 | 29 |
30 | 29 |
| Too infrequent |
10 | 7 |
10 | 10 |
8 | 10 |
| Health reasons |
1 | 0 |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
| Difficult access, on-off steps |
0 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
| Too much to carry, awkward |
4 | 2 |
4 | 7 |
4 | 7 |
| Uncomfortable |
3 | 2 |
3 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
| No need |
1 | 8 |
3 | 1 |
1 | 1 |
| Dislike waiting about |
3 | 1 |
3 | 1 |
1 | 1 |
| Long walk to bus stop |
3 | 3 |
3 | 2 |
2 | 2 |
| One or more other reason(s) |
4 | 7 |
4 | 1 |
3 | 2 |
| All for whom a reason is available |
100 | 100 |
100 | 100 |
100 | 100 |
|
sample size ( = 100% ) n = | 756 | 185 |
941 | 1,122 | 164 |
1,286 |
1.Those whose current situation
was described as "self-employed", "employed full-time" or "employed part-time"
#The percentages may add up to more than 100, because respondents can give more
than one reason.
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