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 26: [Bus access] Households' bus availability, 2010

Up to 6 mins walk to nearest bus stop 5+ buses per hour (but may have a long walk) Bus stop within 6 min and 5+ buses per hour Sample size (=100%)
All households in 2010: 85 24 22 14,214
by household type:
Single adult 89 29 28 2,347
Small adult 86 24 23 2,321
Single parent 88 29 28 747
Small family 85 23 21 1,820
Large family 88 22 21 922
Large adult 85 24 22 1,311
Older smaller 80 20 18 2,415
Single pensioner 83 21 19 2,331
by annual net household income:
up to £10,000 p.a. 87 27 25 2,394
over £10,000 - £15,000 87 25 23 2,627
over £15,000 - £20,000 86 26 24 2,033
over £20,000 - £25,000 85 25 24 1,557
over £25,000 - £30,000 86 21 19 1,245
over £30,000 - £40,000 85 22 20 1,886
over £40,000 p.a. 81 19 17 1,923
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 (20% most deprived) 92 36 34 2,740
2' 90 27 25 2,847
3' 83 18 17 2,983
4' 78 15 14 2,992
5 (20% least deprived) 82 23 20 2,647
by urban/rural classification:
Large urban areas 89 44 41 5,075
Other urban 90 19 17 4,128
Small accessible towns 86 6 5 1,275
Small remote towns 85 1 1 798
Accessible rural 70 1 1 1,761
Remote rural 62 0 0 1,175
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