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 17: [Car and bicycle access] Households with cars and bicycles available for private use, 2010

Cars available for private use: 1+ Bicycles that can be used by adults Sample size (=100%)
None One Two One + Two + Three +
row percentages
All households in 2010: 30 44 22 70 26 4 34 14,214
by household type:
Single adult 48 48 4 52 4 1 28 2,347
Small adult 19 44 34 81 38 3 40 2,321
Single parent 53 43 4 47 4 0 31 747
Small family 11 45 42 89 44 2 58 1,820
Large family 10 38 42 90 52 10 63 922
Large adult 15 31 33 85 55 22 49 1311
Older smaller 18 58 21 82 23 2 22 2,415
Single pensioner 62 37 1 38 1 0 6 2,331
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. 59 35 5 41 6 1 16 2,394
over £10,000 - £15,000 52 41 5 48 6 1 18 2,627
over £15,000 - £20,000 33 56 10 67 11 1 27 2,033
over £20,000 - £25,000 19 59 19 81 22 3 37 1,557
over £25,000 - £30,000 10 58 27 90 32 5 42 1,245
over £30,000 - £40,000 5 45 42 95 49 7 53 1,886
over £40,000 p.a. 2 27 58 98 71 13 66 1,923
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 (20% most deprived) 53 38 8 47 9 1 19 2,740
2' 38 45 15 62 17 2 27 2,847
3' 26 48 22 74 26 4 35 2,983
4' 19 44 30 81 37 6 44 2,992
5 (20% least deprived) 14 45 34 86 41 7 47 2,647
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas 40 41 16 60 19 3 28 5,075
Other urban 30 45 21 70 25 4 34 4,128
Small accessible towns 23 48 24 77 29 5 39 1,275
Small remote towns 26 47 22 74 27 5 41 798
Accessible rural 14 44 35 86 42 7 47 1,761
Remote rural 15 48 30 85 37 7 43 1,175
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