Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

Has figures on (e.g.) road vehicles, traffic, accidents, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport, finance, personal travel and international comparisons.


Table 1.16 People who hold a full driving licence 1, 2009

Age group

All 17 +

Sample size
(=100%)

17-20

21-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

percent of population

number

All people:

32

59

77

80

78

75

49

68

12,447

by sex:

Men

*

60

81

86

85

86

73

76

5,400

Women

*

57

73

74

71

64

33

61

7,047

by annual net household income:

up to £ 10,000 p.a.

*

*

*

58

54

61

41

47

2,302

over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000

*

43

53

58

54

65

46

51

2,442

over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000

*

51

59

66

73

74

52

61

1,836

over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000

*

62

75

85

77

77

67

72

1,380

over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000

*

*

77

78

87

88

*

75

1,096

over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000

*

80

88

87

89

93

*

83

1,491

over £40,000

*

*

97

98

95

97

*

92

1,468

by urban / rural classification:

Large urban areas

30

52

69

74

73

63

42

61

4,337

Other urban areas

*

61

79

78

74

74

46

67

3,711

Accessible small towns

*

*

83

81

82

83

50

73

1,025

Remote small towns

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

689

Accessible rural areas

*

*

93

94

90

90

66

85

1,405

Remote rural areas

*

*

84

90

92

85

66

84

1,268

Sample size (age group)

390

1,360

1,927

2,193

2,027

2,066

2,484

12,447

1. Source: Scottish Household Survey. The interviewer asks whether the person holds a full driving licence (car or motorcycle).
The denominator includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held.
* not given, because based on fewer than 100 responses.

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