Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

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Table 11.10 Frequency of driving* for people aged 17+: 2009

Per Week

Per Month

Holds fulllicence, neverdrives

Total witha full drivinglicence

Doesn't havea full drivinglicence

Samplesize(=100%)

Every day

At least 3 times

Once or twice

At least 2 or 3times

At least once

Less thanonce

row percentages

All people aged 17+ in 2009:

43

12

6

1

0

2

4

68

32

12,447

by gender:

Male

50

13

6

1

0

1

4

76

24

5,400

Female

37

11

5

1

1

2

4

61

39

7,047

by age:

17-19

17

3

2

0

1

1

1

25

75

280

20-29

37

9

3

1

1

2

6

58

42

1,470

30-39

53

12

6

1

0

2

3

77

23

1,927

40-49

58

10

6

1

0

2

3

80

20

2,193

50-59

53

13

5

1

0

1

4

78

22

2,027

60-69

40

17

8

1

1

2

6

75

25

2,066

70-79

25

15

6

1

0

1

5

55

45

1,614

80+

12

11

7

0

0

1

6

37

63

870

by current situation:

Self employed

64

16

7

2

1

2

2

93

7

745

Employed full time

63

10

5

1

1

2

3

83

17

4,048

Employed part time

50

13

5

0

0

1

2

71

29

1,308

Looking after the home or family

31

13

6

1

0

1

5

57

44

683

Permanently retired from work

26

17

7

1

0

1

6

59

41

3,873

Unemployed and seeking work

17

8

4

1

0

2

7

40

60

535

In further/higher education

21

6

5

2

1

5

7

47

53

376

Permanently sick or disabled

13

8

6

1

0

2

8

37

63

667

Unable to work due to short-term illness or injury

16

11

4

1

2

4

7

45

55

120

by annual net household income:

up to £10,000 p.a.

20

10

6

1

1

2

8

47

53

2,302

over £10,000 - £15,000

26

10

5

1

0

2

6

51

50

2,442

over £15,000 - £20,000

36

12

5

1

0

2

6

61

39

1,836

over £20,000 - £25,000

48

11

6

1

1

2

4

72

28

1,380

over £25,000 - £30,000

53

13

5

1

0

1

2

75

25

1,096

over £30,000 - £40,000

61

13

6

1

0

1

2

83

17

1,491

over £40,000 p.a.

69

14

7

1

1

1

1

92

8

1,468

by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:

1 (20 % most deprived)

27

6

4

1

0

2

5

45

55

2,387

2

38

10

5

1

0

2

5

60

40

2,590

3

46

12

6

1

1

2

4

71

29

2,688

4

53

15

7

1

0

1

3

80

21

2,644

5 (20% least deprived)

52

17

8

1

1

2

4

84

16

2,126

by urban/rural:

Large urban areas

34

11

6

1

1

3

6

61

40

4,337

Other urban

46

10

5

1

0

1

4

67

33

3,711

Small accessible towns

48

13

6

1

1

1

4

73

27

1,025

Small remote towns

44

17

5

1

0

1

4

71

29

689

Accessible rural

60

15

6

1

0

1

2

85

15

1,405

Remote rural

55

16

8

1

1

0

3

84

17

1,268

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