Transport and Travel in Scotland 2010
Summarises a broad range of transport statistics including road vehicles, traffic, casualties, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport and personal travel as well as providing some comparisons with GB figures. Further breakdowns of Scottish Household Survey transport data including households' access to cars and bikes, frequency of driving, modes of travel to work and school, use and opinions of public transport and access to services are also presented.
Table 15: [Travel to school reasons] Reasons for transport choice to children's full-time education establishment, 2001 - 2010*
| Usual method of travel to school | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Passenger Car/Van | School bus | Service bus | |
| cell percentages | ||||
| Close / Nearby / Not far away | 84 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Most convenient | 19 | 53 | 54 | 48 |
| Travel with friends | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Safest method | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 |
| Quickest method | 7 | 18 | 10 | 15 |
| Only method available | 2 | 8 | 21 | 17 |
| Too far to walk | 0 | 16 | 25 | 29 |
| No public transport | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Public transport unsuitable | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Good exercise / fresh air | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No car / transport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cheapest method | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| It is free | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| On way to work | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Too young to travel any other way | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Relative meets child | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other reason(s) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 11,225 | 4,804 | 3,805 | 1,403 |
*Percentages may total to more than 100% as respondents can give multiple answers. Table only includes those who have given a reason
(question asked only of a sub-sample from 2005).
| Age | All ages | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary: 4-11 |
Secondary: 12-18 |
||
| by whether they could use public transport | column percentages | ||
| Yes | 26 | 55 | 34 |
| No | 74 | 45 | 66 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 3,941 | 1,596 | 5,537 |
| If they could use public transport, reasons for not using it | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 55 | 8 | 35 |
| No service available | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Too far to bus stop | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Cost, too expensive | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| Too short a distance, not worth it | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Prefer to use car | 29 | 45 | 36 |
| Others | 38 | 44 | 41 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 818 | 713 | 1,531 |
| If they could not use public transport, reasons why they cannot | |||
| Too young to travel on own | 43 | 6 | 37 |
| No service available | 48 | 69 | 52 |
| Too far to bus stop | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cost, too expensive | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Too short a distance, not worth it | 14 | 9 | 13 |
| Prefer to use car | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Others | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 2,601 | 588 | 3,189 |
*Percentages may total to more than 100% as respondents can give multiple answers. Table only includes those who have given a reason
(question asked only of a sub-sample from 2005).
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